Working all year round - councillor surgeries in the North Cotswolds constituency @libdems.org.uk @richard-stanley.bsky.social

The @tewkesburylibdems.bsky.social and North Cotswolds @libdems.bsky.social out in force today in Severn Vale campaigning for @richard-stanley.bsky.social plus of course the Lib Dem dog Rufus!

Following the recent row with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's reputation has improved in the UK Favourable: 71% (+7 from 16-17 Feb) Unfavourable: 14% (-2) yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

In 2.5 weeks, Donald Trump has gone from a +38 net favourability rating among Reform UK voters to -8 All Britons Favourable: 15% (-7 from 16-17 Feb) Unfavourable: 80% (+7) Reform UK voters Favourable: 45% (-21) Unfavourable: 53% (+25) yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.”

The change.org/savegloucestershire petition has smashed through 1500 signatures this weekend. Please stand up for Gloucestershire : 👍 Our voice is stronger together 👍 More money into front line services 👍 Joined up infrastructure 👍 No unfair East/West divide 👍 No to costly disruption & break up

Is #Gloucestershire missing a trick by not listening to #Tewkesbury on #devolution? #glosbiz @businesswest.bsky.social @uniofglos.bsky.social @cheltgreenparty.bsky.social @gloucesterchamber.bsky.social @tewkesburylibdems.bsky.social @tewkeslabour.bsky.social @tewksgreenparty.bsky.social

Just published my last newsletter of 2024, a review of the year looking back on: - building the micro:bit escape room - teaching Year 9's about cyber security via the medium of dancing like chickens! - and posting our first tutorial on YouTube

Great to be on @radiowinchcombe.bsky.social / @radiowinch.bsky.social this evening. I actually got to talk at length about devolution and housing. Two of my new favourite topics

Really great to attend the repair cafe with my fellow councillors and @libdemcam.bsky.social Cameron Thomas MP in Bishop’s Cleeve this weekend. So many people came and Transition Cleeve are doing a great job

Really great to attend the repair cafe with my fellow councillors and @libdemcam.bsky.social Cameron Thomas MP in Bishop’s Cleeve this weekend. So many people came and Transition Cleeve are doing a great job

A really positive day out campaigning and talking to voters in Churchdown today. A really cold day, but a very warm reception on the doorstep for our @libdems.org.uk message. Thanks to @richard-stanley.bsky.social @cllrsarahhands.bsky.social @cllrlizskelt.bsky.social and the rest of the team

Today district and county council leaders and chief executives met for talks on unitary and devolution. I set out the need to listen, understand our different views constructively for the good of Gloucestershire. I look forward to working together in the coming weeks and months

Today I joined a debate in parliament on Violence Against Women and Girls. It's important that men occupy this space, call out inappropriate behaviour and guide our fellow men and boys. #Tewkesbury #LibDems #ReformUK #Enables #Violent #Criminals #In #Parliament youtu.be/f10AE03BQ9c?...

I believe we must keep Gloucestershire as a county intact: there are some suggestions of splitting into more than one authority, but this would be wasteful and we need to keep the county together #LocalGovernmentReorganisation #UnitaryCouncils #Gloucestershire m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Happy New Year! 2024 will be a pretty tough year to beat.

Rounding off an incredible year for @libdems.bsky.social in North Cotswolds & Tewkesbury @lizskelt.bsky.social @libdemcam.bsky.social @cllrsarahhands.bsky.social @richard-stanley.bsky.social

Governments Devolution white paper is now out www.gov.uk/government/p...

Absolutely great to be a part of Christmas in Cleeve and tonight’s #Rotary tour of the village with Santa and the elves 🎅🏻🛷

Lovely evening with @alexhegenbarth.bsky.social attending Bishop’s Cleeve FC and meeting members of the Gardeners Club ⚽️🌼

Excl: Government will move to scrap district councils in its devolution white paper on Monday, sparking the biggest local government reorganisation in 50 years on.ft.com/3VBH0ui

What a way to celebrate Council Leader Richard Stanley's one year Baldiversary! @richard-stanley.bsky.social

As a Member of Parliament for a rural constituency, I am gravely concerned by the Government's decision to abolish the Rural Services Delivery Grant from the local government funding settlement. I am pleased to have signed @timfarron.bsky.social and @vikkislademp.bsky.social letter to the SoS.👇

I spoke in Westminster on the importance of cycling infrastructure to our rural constituency, and the need for long-term integrated planning. Having received complaints from residents along the route of the existing cycle spine, I called for greater public engagement and improved implementation.

Some highlights of the months in pictures. Full update on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/share/p/1KZb...

Wonderful to be a part of this years Christmas on the Green event. Thank you to everyone involved

Here it is. Your new favourite Christmas classic. ‘Love is Enough’ by Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir ft Ed Davey is available now! 🎁🎄 youtu.be/4dnoVc5sv9o?...

Huge thanks to @gloslive.bsky.social for today’s coverage of Tewkesbury being open for business and for the supportive reply to my email for careful use of stock images depicting flooding. Much appreciated 🙏

@gloslive.bsky.social, please re-think the use of these misleading stock images of Tewkesbury whenever any part of Gloucestershire experiences adverse weather. Tewkesbury Town is full of small businesses who rely on visitors and these old images are deeply unhelpful and deter visitors.

Today @cllrsarahhands.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to meet with @libdemcam.bsky.social before sitting in on the #EnvironmentalAuditCommittee to hear MPs raise questions before they produce their report on the National Planning Policy Framework #NPPF. Thanks Cameron for inviting us.

Last week I joined 11 of my Liberal Democrat colleagues in inviting the Managing Director of FirstPort to Westminster. Homeowners across the country feel ripped off and underserved by Estate Management companies such as FirstPort... I am one of them.

Tewkesbury Liberal Democrats are on Bluesky, serving our communities across Tewkesbury Constituency and Tewkesbury Borough.

The Milestone School in Longlevens is one of the largest special schools in Gloucestershire, hosting over 300 of our most vulnerable children. They've been awfully affected by flooding this year and I've written to the Education Secretary, to try to help them secure funding for a new building.

Last week I had a wonderful time getting grilled by the children of Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School. "Messi is the more gifted footballer, Ronaldo is the greater athlete. Both are incredible." Thank you to the staff and children who are making this school so special.

Caught up with Channel 5 about excessive sewage dumping in Cotswolds rivers and the need for robust action from the new government 👇

Bluesky already so much more friendly looking that the hate fest on X! So in the spirit of happy posting here’s one of my dog trying to guilt me into extra treats 🦴🐶

A quick round up of last month! Really enjoyed the #LGA conference, meeting volunteers from GWSR railway, helped residents affected by flooding and met a royal visitor to name just a few highlights