Looking around my much tidier house and on-the-way to organised books it has dawned on me how much easier it is to keep on top of our housework when work and the Lib Dems are not happening. Usual chaos will no doubt return next week.

Reading this treasure of a book is a great start to 2026. Wise and funny and outrageous at the same time.

Bliadhna mhath ùr a h-uile duine. Here’s to a happy, healthy, fun and liberal 2026!

We had a great weekend celebrating my Dad’s 80th. We think he felt loved and appreciated but if not he has a nice bottle of cognac and the prospect of a drive in a Ferrari to console him. open.substack.com/pub/caronmli...

This is all @keris.bsky.social’s doing. She wrote a brilliant book about Harry Styles and I played his songs, which I had not listened to before, while I was reading it.

🚨It's time there was investigation into Russian interference in our politics. And the first person they should question is Nigel Farage.

Lib Dems edge closer to internal election results www.libdemvoice.org/internal-ele...

We at LDV Towers have been full of love and admiration for both Mary and Ian as they dealt with his last illness. Mary writes so movingly about the excellent palliative care Ian had in the last few days of his life - and in a hospital setting too. Everyone should have such good care.

First proper miserable commute of the Winter. Pouring rain, cold, first train cancelled, next one 3 carriages rather than 6, now having to wait in freezing cold for a bus for too long. I feel like I was born to Winter in more temperate climes.

So many island communities have suffered because of the SNP’s failures.

Voting in the Lib Dem internal party elections closes today at 14:00. We encourage as many party members as possible to vote - we have some recommendations for who to vote for, too. 👇

The last two weeks have been a tough one for @libdems.org.uk members, through no fault of their own. We're grateful to the huge number of members, internal election candidates, and fellow Affiliated Organisations like @libdemwomen.bsky.social who have stood alongside us. Statement below:

What a brilliant example of joint working! The way that the presidential and vice presidential candidates and official party organisations have worked together has been truly wonderful. Well done to all involved.

Harry’s samba was great tp look at if not technically perfect #scd #strictly

Vicky and Kai’s tango was dramatic and intoxicating. I did actually rhink for a second that she had done Kai in at the end! Also great to see such a new song get the #strictly treatment #scd

Banging salsa from Amber and Nikita! How is it possible to dance like you haven’t been swung by someone at velocity through several rotations? #scd #strictly

George and Alexis: it was good but not as perfect as Shirley said. I felt like it was a bit clunky in places. I don’t think the shadow stuff at the start was that smooth. #scd #strictly

What is wrong with Anton’s bow tie. It is very distracting. #scd #strictly

Balvindar and Julian knocked that out of the park! Loads of feels. Beautiful expression of love and positivity. #scd #strictly

Love Là Voix and Aljaz’s joyful foxtrot. Her costume, performance and the music were possibly better than the dance but I am smiling. #strictly #scd

Loved Alex and Johannes’s paso - he didn’t make it easy for her with the choreography. It was a bit muted but I love proper paso music. And she did well with a dance she found tough. #strictly #scd

I thought Karen and Carlos’s Charleston was possibly a wee bit too measured but I still enjoyed it. #strictly #scd

When you mistake something for a professional dance you know that the couple must be amazing. Very good cha cha from Lewis and Katya. It is time she won a series. #scd #strictly

So what do we think is going to happen in #celebritytraitors tonight? Alan is, I think, screwed but I hope Cat pulls it off. She has played a great game and I have not, nor will I ever, forgive the others for Stephen Fry going. The Faithfuls are in a strong position but they have bungled before.

I think this is justified. People’s homes and families are off limits.

Some thoughts on the duties of a liberal party in the current divisive political environment. www.libdemvoice.org/what-is-a-li...

How lovely was Vito with Ellie tonight? She has been a delight and I am sad to see her go. #scd #strictly

I am angry and my heart is in a million bits but I will not rest until we have the fair, free and open society that the preamble to our constitution speaks of.

Loving Shirley Ballas’s look on #thewheel. I never knew she went to Rydell High School.

Thank you very much to all those that have messaged to say that they have voted me for Party Vice President & for those still thinking, please do have a look at my manifesto. Thank you #Kamran4VP #LibDems

Well @pruebray.bsky.social just won my vote for Party President. The Party needs senior leaders like a President who is willing to stand up for members.

Please see below my article for Lib Dem Voice titled 'Have we forgotten what we stand for?'. In it I talk about why so many young and diverse members feel disillusionment with the party and what I believe needs to change. www.libdemvoice.org/have-we-forg...

Lib dems: playing 5D Chess with the transphobes - static in the polls Greens: telling the transphobes in no uncertain terms they're not welcome - overtaking us. There's a lesson there. I'm sceptical our leadership will learn it.

Are you a 🔸️🔶️ #libdem 🔶️🔸️? If so, whether you are cis or trans or consider yourself neither, you need to email compliance TODAY with something like the text in the image. If you need the address and don't have it i can supply in DM. Want to know why? 🧵 from Charley ⤵️

@pruebray.bsky.social is very articulate in her rage and 100% right. The party needs to rethink.

100% this. I am so furious about this. Of all the options for dealing with this issue the party has taken the most demeaning to our trans and non binary siblings and done it in the middle of an election the day before ballots open. This will be challenged.

Just finished @stephmcgovern.bsky.social’s brilliant debut novel Deadline. So tense at times that I could hardly breathe and twists that keep coming. Well worth a read. I heard the words in her familiar voice: I hope someone dramatises this.

La Voix got her mojo back! She took a while to warm up but she was on fire by the end! #scd #strictly

Jimmy and Lauren’s American Smooth was fantastic. Craig will not love the splayed hands though. But I felt it was really flowing well - and that last lift . #scd #strictly

Amber’s costume gave her nowhere to hide. I thought it was a pretty good cha cha. Her legs were straight I thought and the vibe was bang in. #scd #strictly

I felt like Harry’s Argentine Tango was not his best dance - not really enough A frame and smoulder. And not really fluid enough. #scd #strictly

I can relate to Vicky’s delight at her icon knowing who she is. So good to listen to that song for the first time in ages. It used to be never far from my iPod. How can it be 16 years old? #scd #strictly

Wonder what @keris.bsky.social thinks of George as Harry Styles. I felt it captured his vibe. I felt like it was very competent and the synchronisation was fabulous. #scd #strictly

Alex can definitely be Dolly! Judges will pick her up on gapping though. I don’t care. It was beautiful. #scd #strictly

Ellie is so joyful and Vito is teaching her so well. I love that she is loving this so much and taking on board all the notes she has had from the judges. #strictly #scd

Classic #saturdaykitchen dilemma: I adore Stephen Fry and I don’t want him to have to eat something he doesn’t like. But I adore the hell dish and rhink the heaven one is an abomination.

Just catching up on last week’s #strictly and I feel like the goosebumps I have from Alex and Johannes’s Rumba will ever go away. #scd

This is the latest example of the media creating a “Reform are going to win” storm and then Reform getting their backside handed to them. They can be and have been beaten in Hamilton or Caerphilly & numerous by-elections every week. We should just stop forming our narrative round Farage being PM.

I really don’t understand how we’re expected to survive till WEDNESDAY with no more #celebritytraitors. Best telly in years. Love the drama - and Evil Alan Carr is supreme. It must have been great fun to make.

Janey is a policy powerhouse and a brilliant advocate for young people, women and LGBT+ people. We need her on Federal Board