The challenges facing Lewisham are the exact reason we could be a world-leading Council. Lewisham can be clean, sustainable, safe, affordable, thriving, and be genuinely led by you. My thoughts shared with My London 👇 www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

We are at our best, as Liberal Democrats, when we have radical vision, challenge the status quo, AND have the plan to match. I've written here for @libdemvoice.org on how we could construct and communicate a plan for a Wellbeing Economy in the UK: www.libdemvoice.org/a-uk-wellbei...

This could be huge if the government finally listens to @libdems.org.uk calls and decouples the gas and electricity price

Thank you @salamandernews.org for listening ahead of London's local elections in May! If there was ever a time bring people together, start politics from a place of kindness, and aim to be world-leading on tackling the climate emergency, it's now. www.salamandernews.org/josh-matthew...

Less than three weeks to go until polling day 🗳️ More and more people realise that there is a positive, effective alternative for Catford South and an opposition for the whole of Lewisham 🔶

Looking forward to joining The More Natural Capital Coalition and @cprelondon.bsky.social on Thursday for a cross-party and cross-London discussion ahead of May's elections! @greenlibdems.org.uk You can sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10-pledges...

The economy isn't working for too many people. And too few people in positions of power realise just how deep that failing goes. Here's the start of a plan to a Wellbeing Economy for the UK. @greenlibdems.org.uk @socialliberalforum.bsky.social criticalmass-sustainability.com/2026/04/10/a...

Bringing people together. Doing the hard work. Fixing things all year round… Locally and in Parliament 🧡

A good article framing trust as an OUTCOME of responsibility rather than a goal... as well as breaking down the proverbial silos across corporate sustainability trellis.net/article/its-...

The vast majority understand that economies should be built around more than GDP and growth at all costs. The need to focus on wellbeing. Questioning the growth of what, where, and for who make instinctive sense. @greenlibdems.org.uk @socialliberalforum.bsky.social trellis.net/article/grow...

Whoever you vote for, we’ll always be the ones knocking on your door, asking you how you’re doing, responding to your messages, and helping you 🧡

It's amazing how often this comes up on people's doorsteps. Even if you don't agree on a topic or decision, when people feel heard, feel like you care, and have conviction... then most any difference of opinion can be overcome in a kind and productive way.

“When you have a half-arsed position, that drives unpopularity. People are not looking for half-baked politicians, they are looking for people with authenticity." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An important report on the links between mental health and climate change - as well as the interventions proven to make a positive impact: www.gov.uk/government/p... @greenlibdems.org.uk

The Conservatives know it is all nonsense. 90% extracted and falling by 7% a year. With investment in new fields will be 95% gone by 2050 and without will be 97% used up by the same time. This is a price crisis and we are a price taker and 80% of all oil and gas is sold on international markets.

The north sea O&G argument is a total non-starter for energy security and the cost of living. A great outline in this UK POST report @greenlibdems.org.uk @earlrussell.bsky.social post.parliament.uk/north-sea-oi...

While the UK happiness score hasn't fallen by as large a % as some, our dramatic drop in the rankings should give us food for thought around our inequality, education, politics, local environments, tech, media, housing, health, and so many other systems www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

Terrific event to launch a terrific report by @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social 💚 Read it here: climateemergency.uk/press-releas...

From Conference to Catford South 🔶

🇪🇺 Good to see in numbers. When the EU's CSRD Omnibus "streamlining" was announced, it was clear the largest firms would still affect smaller firms in their value chains... and those out of scope would still see huge value in the data @greenlibdems.org.uk www.esgtoday.com/90-of-compan...

The duty of care for mental health at work is failing I spoke to the @libdems.org.uk conference about how we can change that as part of our terrific new policy on whole-person mental health 🔶 I've also published my thoughts here: www.libdemvoice.org/he-duty-of-c...

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk outlining that the @libdems.org.uk are the party with the vision AND plan 🔶 One of the major reasons I knew I’d made a good decision in joining, for example our roadmaps to decarbonise or rejoin the EU

Trump’s destabilising effect on climate and nature hasn’t gone away So many are caught up in his horrific attacks. And his aggression will deepen the environmental emergency His withdrawal and sabotaging of global cooperation will be disastrous unless the UK and world step up

Always great to visit @libdems4er.bsky.social 🧡

In under two months I’ll be standing for Mayor of Lewisham and to represent Catford South on the Council 🔶 🌳 Cleaner, greener, safer neighbourhoods 🏡 Genuinely affordable, decent housing ☕ Thriving small businesses and community 🌟 Proper management and empowered residents

Sickening that this barely made the news in the UK 😔

I've written in Lib Dem Voice before heading to York for our spring conference to argue that we need to challenge the economic system AND build the plans to match 🔶 See you there to discuss! @greenlibdems.org.uk @socialliberalforum.bsky.social www.libdemvoice.org/the-lib-dems...

🇿🇦 We need transition plans that integrate sustainability, AI, people, skills, and more Good read on how these transitions are playing out in SA More thoughts on transition planning, systems change, and economics also here: criticalmass-sustainability.com/blog/ theconversation.com/south-africa...

Thank you to the Blackheath team for joining us in Catford South this weekend! 🧡 Looking forward to a positive and effective opposition back in Lewisham come May 7th 🗳️

A really fantastic day in Catford South as we hit the two months to go mark 🗳️ Lewisham needs some positive opposition. Politics needs some bloody positivity. Even with such a chaotic and at times horrifying world. It doesn’t need to be this bad. You can demand better 🔶

Morning 🏃‍♂️ and leaflet deliveries as we head into the last 2 months of our campaign to bring back some positive opposition to Lewisham on May 7th 🧡

Have they learnt literally nothing? Cruel policy and language is not even a winning political strategy, let alone a human one… our government keeps going further beyond a point of no return they reached way back 💔 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Found this an interesting breakdown of apparel emissions... including that over half comes from the production and finishing stage What's missing are the downstream emissions and impact on nature through washing, waste, and 'recycling' @greenlibdems.org.uk trellis.net/article/fash...

The ultimate irony will be the scale and speed of change needed after years of governments being accused of exaggerating the climate and nature emergency. In reality it is so often downplayed or hidden👇 @greenlibdems.org.uk theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...

"Sitting on the fence will just give you splinters in your ass" A good summary of a good read on sustainability comms and strategy for 2026 👇 @greenlibdems.org.uk trellis.net/article/how-...

Delighted to have been elected onto the @libdems.org.uk Federal Policy Committee 🔶 Looking forward to helping push the party to be as progressive and ambitious as possible with our policy and communication 🧡 As well as tying in my work on sustainability 🌍

It feels like we’re at an inflection point 🔶 With less than 3 months until May’s local elections people are becoming clearer and clearer that they want a positive alternative A real effective opposition for Lewisham And that in Catford South it’s the @libdems.org.uk 🧡

Great to hear Lord John Russell, long time Lewisham Lib Dem, talk about his energy and climate change portfolio in Parliament

The sun was shining on our Conisborough Crescent conversations 🔶 Literally only for that time though before I got soaked cycling home… with a rainbow for company 🌈 I’ll take it as a good sign that Lewisham might just have new positive opposition come May 🗳️

It’s beyond irresponsible to think you can accurately predict tipping points and their precise financial effects within the system triggering those tipping points @greenlibdems.org.uk 1/3 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From my very real discussion this weekend: “Improving GDP-per-person should be the ultimate aim, the UN Sustainable Development Goals are full of nice-to-haves.” … “What, like no poverty?!” @greenlibdems.org.uk

The United Kingdom is at its best when we’re true to our values: tolerance, decency, respect for individual freedom and the rule of law. We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America. Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.

Good outline of a common misconception of what better economics could be It is NOT fitting nature with a $ figure It IS having nature as a core goal alongside climate, equality, health, democracy, opportunity +++ @greenlibdems.org.uk trellis.net/article/dang...

The view doesn’t stop my visceral anger spilling over at the housing failures in Lewisham It’s emotionally overwhelming But we take it up. We make sure people have someone in their corner who won’t give up, forget about them, or pass them off to someone else’s responsibility 🧡

Taken before I lost a fight with a letterbox 📮 The wire wasn’t half as sharp as the sentiment toward Labour And the sharp desire for a far far more positive and kind politics in Catford South, Lewisham, nationally, and globally 🔶

🫳🎤 indeed! Ballots in actual boxes 🧡

This is the kind of warning Europe and the UK needs

Positive signs from the @iea.org that low-emission power, grids, and storage are dominating power sector jobs - and the power sector is dominating energy industry job creation. Getting people is still tough. More thoughts: criticalmass-sustainability.com/2025/10/08/t... @greenlibdems.org.uk

Passfields power hour in the sun 🌞 Lots of casework taken up across far too many housing failures for far too many people

After 3 months of resident and Lewisham @libdems.org.uk nagging, the Arngask Road fridge is gone! As bizarre and horrifying as the world is now, take the small wins alongside the bigger campaigns, one bit of fly tipping at a time 😅