Bristol City Council has passed its new strategy concerning lived-in vehicles, which has been developed with input from across the Council, including Chair of the Public Health and Communities Committee @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

The Lib Dems have been campaigning for the introduction of a tourist tax for several years: “The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.” www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

🎉 Success! The Government has finally listened to our campaign to introduce visitor levy powers in England. However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.

Community groups are facing astronomical increases in fees to hire council venues. Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️

📻 Great to talk to Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims at Bristol Blue Glass this week. The iconic glass company is having to leave their Bath Road site due to redevelopment but finding suitable new premises is proving difficult. Listen in from 1’22”. 💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A free, independent BBC is vital to a free, informed democracy. Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.

The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.

Wow! Almost 900 signatures in less than 24 hours! Thank you everyone for signing. Please share with your family and friends so we can demonstrate strong local support for this Bristol institution: c.org/cVhr7BJDLB

Please find attached the Order of Service for our Armistice Day Act of Remembrance at the Brislington War Memorial on Bath Road.

We have sent the Government a clear message: It's time to step up and fairly fund councils for providing Council Tax exemptions. This week, Bristol City Council backed our calls for the Government to fund the value of student council tax exemptions - totalling £25m this year.

Bus franchising is an essential step to reform our bus service into one that works for Bristolians. With a new law cutting red tape, WECA should seize this opportunity to fix our buses and start the process to franchise the service immediately.

Only 10% of bike thefts in Bristol were solved last year. That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.

Lib Dems win reforms to end mouldy, flooded homes for military families The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Our hospices have been pushed to the brink. Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year. Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️

A local school - where teachers have given up their staffroom for learning - is finally getting the investment it needs to finish ongoing building works to provide places for SEND students, after construction has been stalled for months.

🌳 Tree planting in Hillsborough Road 🌳 You can view the plan online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/onetreeperchild Tree planting will take place in the 2025-26 winter planting season. Comment by 14 Nov. One Tree Per Child, Blaise Nursery, Kings Weston Road, BS11 0XF [email protected]

Following a massive hike in the cost to hire Council venues, Cllr Andrew Varney intervened to protect affordable access for local community groups. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

No one should be stuck in the awful position of waiting months on end for mental health services. It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.

The ending of two party politics is looking rather like two party politics.

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Liberal Democrats have always stood up for people’s freedom and privacy, back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.

In power, Bristol Labour decided to outsource all of our highways work. Even painting simple white lines on roads can take months and come at a high cost. We are calling to undo this outsourcing and bring some of the work back in-house, where it can be done quicker and faster.

📚 Delighted all our wonderful libraries are now safe. Under the previous administration the library service was ‘hollowed out’ with a recruitment freeze and regular unexpected closures at short notice. We got the recruitment freeze lifted, and we have secured the library budget for the future.

We know that libraries are a vital community resource. That's why we've protected Bristol's library funding in full. Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below

New NHS figures reveal that Bristol and surrounding areas saw 50,103 A&E attendances during June and July, up from 31,247 a decade ago. Bristol's health services have faced a summer crisis, and urgent action is needed to stop the annual winter crisis turning into a permacrisis

From January, all young children will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS. @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social: "Offering a free chickenpox vaccine is a much welcome step to protect children from serious illness, and many more from discomfort and infections."

This evening, councillors voted to finally launch an independent investigation into the SEND spying scandal after years of delay. We welcome this must-needed and long overdue step to rebuild the council's relationship with parents of SEND students.

Today, an investigation into the SEND spying scandal could finally be launched. Under Labour's watch, they completely lost the trust of parents of SEND students and failed to listen to councillors' calls for an independent investigation.

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.

🔥 Thank you to Avon Fire & Rescue for responding so rapidly to reports of a fire on Stockwood Open Space. 5 appliances attended and brought the blaze under control, also saving a 400-year-old oak tree. The forecasted rain this week should reduce the fire risk, but please stay vigilant.

The police need to crack down on the shoplifting epidemic facing our country. It’s time to scrap wasteful Police & Crime Commissioners and put those resources into frontline community policing.

Trump still seems to think his job is to get President Zelenskyy to cave to Putin’s demands. Keir Starmer must show real resolve and persuade him that it’s about strengthening Ukraine and weakening Putin so he accepts Europe’s terms.

Nobody should have to take themselves to A&E in a life and death situation because they can’t trust an ambulance to arrive in time. We must end the Uber Ambulance Crisis - means reversing the closure of ambulance centres, and an urgent campaign to recruit, retain and train paramedics.

Britain is living with the consequences of a broken Brexit deal forced on us by the Conservatives. We must build a new relationship with Europe to free British business of red tape and supercharge our economy.

Too many people are falling for misleading ads or outright scams in their YouTube feed. It’s time to protect consumers and crack down on these scam ads just as we do with TV ads.

We cannot allow a two-tier system where traditional broadcasters face scrutiny, while a digital giant like YouTube is allowed to mark its own homework. It's time for Ofcom to treat YouTube adverts like TV and crack down on the scam ads.

The Prime Minister must act urgently, pick up the phone to President Trump and urge him to stop this proposal, which would devastate Gazans and endanger the hostages still held by Hamas.

"YouTube is now actually only second to the BBC in the way that Brits watch TV or online, so now ad regulation needs to catch up." @Victoria-Collins.bsky.social

The Government talked a good game on sewage but their targets have failed to wash with the public. We must give the new regulator the powers it needs to hold these water companies accountable for the damage they are doing.

Trump is threatening our healthcare to score cheaper prices in the US and our government is standing by. Wes Streeting should act now to protect the NHS from shortages and soaring prices. Patients must come before Trump.

The Government talked a good game on sewage but their targets have failed to wash with the public. We must give the new regulator the powers it needs to hold these water companies accountable for the damage they are doing.

This coastline crisis threatens to wreck British summers with people afraid of swimming in the sea due to rampant sewage dumping. Labour must give the new regulator the powers it needs to hold these water companies accountable for the damage they are doing.

“It is totally unacceptable that top private SEND providers are lining their pockets exploiting a system in crisis. SEND provision is a key issue for many parents so I am deeply concerned to see this greed from private equity firms.” www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Two new SEND schools opening in Bristol in September, but the company doing it are 'profiteers' who are 'exploiting' the SEND school place shortage crisis, according to @bristollibdems.bsky.social Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Despite Government targets, public confidence in our waterways is sinking. We must hold these water companies accountable and clean up our water now.

These polluting firms have been let off the hook at every turn. The only way to reverse the Conservatives' neglect of our waterways is for Labour to give the new regulator the powers it needs to hold these water companies accountable

After years of neglect, the SEND system is broken and families have paid the price. SEND children and their loved ones deserve clarity, better support and a plan that puts children first. 👇

The crisis in SEND education is pushing Bristol's finances to the brink: rising costs, higher demand, & Government underfunding. Meanwhile, private equity companies are turning a profit. Liberal Democrats would cap these exorbitant profits and put money into the system, not shareholders’ pockets.

It is an absolute scandal that private equity companies are profiteering from the crisis in SEND education. 

 Liberal Democrats would cap these exorbitant profits at 8% to put money into the SEND system, not shareholders’ pockets. 
 It's time to put our children first, not corporate greed.

Top private SEND providers are raking in millions while families fight to receive basic support. We are demanding a profit cap to stop this exploitation and put funding back into the SEND system, where it belongs.

We can’t allow Trump to bully countries out of recognising Palestine. It’s time to recognise the Palestinian state—immediately.