Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a billboard campaign across the UK to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum today. The billboards call out Reform leader Nigel Farage’s £5 million "reward for campaigning for Brexit, whilst people across the country feel the pinch."

Do not want

Omg, come on Oranje!!

One of my great-grandparents was Dutch so supporting Netherlands in today's match

Also I built a high speed railway!

Pleased to share that I finished my first playthrough of #Suzerain and apparently I was a radical centrist (who knew?) but I did good changes to the constitution, improved women's rights and put the old dictator on trial :)

Earlier this year we asked residents across Reading #rdguk what matters most to them. You responded in huge numbers — and you were loud and clear. 📣 The biggest issue? The anti-social use of e-bikes and e-scooters — and their link to drug dealing in our neighbourhoods. 1/3

Proud to spot a Reading #rdguk landmark in this collage! Happy Pride Month to everyone - it feels like it's needed more than ever, this year. Love from us, to all. 🧡🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Sitting by riverbank, watching waterbirds (inc. a swan with cygnets) and listening to these, apparently

For those of you in the UK (or at least your computer says you're in the UK well enough to fool the BBC, cough cough) the #WSL relegation/promotion playoff between Leicester and Charlton is LIVE on BBC Sport (and probs through iPlayer) starting at 12:15 BST www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Out for a walk to Tescos

Hurrah, all went really smoothly! Got tickets for the 3 concerts I wanted :)

6800 in proms queue, this may take awhile #BBCProms

Narrowing down my choices of which proms concerts to book

If you only looked at the national headlines, you would assume Huntingdonshire turned Reform blue overnight. The actual result was messier than that – and probably more politically important. Why? Malcolm Lynn explains 👇

Local election day in the UK. Polling stations will be open until 10pm, remember to take ID. Let's do some local democracy! (Vote LibDem!)

There is another..... Lib Dems could be the largest party in local govt on friday

The diablo 4 expansion was so, so good. My decision to pick the class with the fanciest looking gear paid off because your char appears in the cut scenes. #diablo4

Voters without ID have just one day left to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate to use at the upcoming local elections in England. To vote at a polling station, voters must present an accepted form of photo ID. A Voter Authority Cert. is a free form of ID for those who lack any.

On Thursday, Reading Liberal Democrats were honoured to lay a memorial wreath at the unveiling of a permanent stone in memory of PC Andrew Harper, outside Forbury Gardens. Andrew was just 28 years old when he was killed in the line of duty in Berkshire in August 2019. 1/3

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

We are proud to announce a full slate of #LibDems candidates in this year's elections to Reading Borough Council. Wherever you are, from Abbey to Whitley, from Abbatoirs Road to Zinzan Street, help us demand a fair deal for Reading #rdguk. 👇

Love my new phone background (thanks NASA)

Come on in. The rats are lovely #MERLRatTrail

This is a good piece. We simply accept 1000s of unnecessary deaths because we won't force all of us who drive to accept we have a dangerous machine in our hands. And then fail to enforce that fact as police have basically stopped policing the roads. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

On #TransDayOfVisibility we celebrate trans people and stand with the trans community against hatred and discrimination. To all our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members, supporters, friends and followers: We respect you, we value you - today and every day.

Not too bad here as it's quite a snug theatre, but I have def been places where I wondered how often people tripped on the stairs and had nasty falls

Picture of the safety curtain and stage at a London production of John Proctor is the Villain, at Royal Court Theatre

Not sure about chess but I have seen this in other board games, where it can be more difficult to play against someone less familiar with the strategies, as they are likely to be less predictable

For 20 years, AI pushed chess toward perfect play, leading to more draws at elite tournaments. Now players are winning by being less optimal — and more human.

Fun fact about the IOC's one time only, all or nothing, SRY gene test 'to identify men'. It's entirely possible to test positive after being pregnant with a boy. Fetal DNA can cross the placental barrier and linger in the maternal bloodstream for decades.

Day out at Kew Gardens

Absolutely wonderful reception for us and @rwmblibdems.bsky.social in Tilehurst on a sunny spring day. Thanks to everyone who turned out. Very clear that residents know who does the hard work! 🧡

“Care leavers who were given a one-off, no strings attached £2,000 grant were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, according to a new study” The BBC reports on the results of our landmark trial with @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social

Liverpool and Manchester United want offensive posts on X by the AI chatbot Grok that reference Hillsborough, the Munich air disaster and Diogo Jota's death to be removed. Full story from @dansheldon.bsky.social ⬇️ 🔗www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

I think there is a vg case for the Alternative Vote (pluralist majoritarianism) UK's evolving party system - not least as of balanced use for voters on different sides of political spectrum. It allows sincere voting by every voter + strategic choices by those who care www.ft.com/content/38d8...

Azerbaijan accuses Iran of drone attack on airport that injured two people

Happy first day of meteological spring (northern hemisphere)

I never realised curling was so exciting!

Starmer should sue Trump over tariff damage, claims Ed Davey www.lbc.co.uk/article/star...

At long last, we’re launching in Leeds! Ever since I started The Mill, people have asked us to create a publication across the Pennines. If 500 people pledge to become members, we’re going to hire two journalists and do it. Please share with Leeds friends. leeds.ghost.io

We see that Reform UK continues to be a retirement home for failed Conservatives, as erstwhile RBC Tory leader Clarence Mitchell defects to them. A shameful, if predictable, move for the former press spokesperson for Cambridge Analytica. We wonder how long his Ukraine lapel pin will last?

For those joining Bluesky from the Bad Place: welcome. Yes, you could/should have made the decision sooner, but it is never too late to make a good decision. And there is a lot on this site which will remind you of the Bad Place before it was bad.

@bskycheck.com presents a different picture. There is an unprecedented surge of verifications over the weekend, and their data shows that the vast majority of the newly verified are British, German, and Canadian elected officials/ political organizations, plus European agencies

Sure but you're stuck talking to the other people who didn't quit

Defend the BBC. It’s not perfect. But it’s worth fighting for, iv said many times, we would be so much poorer without it.

Urge to hibernate increasing

Care providers feel like they’re on their own. The SNP wasted four years and £30 million on a bureaucratic takeover of social care that they ultimately had to ditch. Meanwhile, the UK Labour Government only made things worse by clobbering providers with a cruel tax hike.