With Andy Burnham poised to take over as PM, there is an opportunity to change our voting system. We need proportional voting so people feel their vote matters, to improve engagement in politics, and to tackle the big issues the UK faces that take longer than four years to fix 🤞

NEW: A monthly newsletter of Council-related things we've been working on this past month. Starting with June 2026 Includes contributions from Abingdon East (Councillor Tom Greenaway) and Abingdon South (Cllr Neil Fawcett) cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/abingdon-n...

Thank you @oxfordclarion.bsky.social as ever for your informative and 'non-sensational' newsletter.

We think GB News presenter Camilla Tominey needs a calculator, and a map… 🤦‍♀️

The Liberal Democrats deliver for our communities and get the job done. We listen to local people, roll up our sleeves and never take people for granted. It’s why so many voters have turned to the Lib Dems in recent elections, and why so many are backing us again this Thursday.

Good to see @whitehorsedc.bsky.social and @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social maintaining such high recycling rates ♻️ 💪💛

Stanford @whitehorsedc.bsky.social by-election is this Thursday! Lots of praise for local @libdemsoxon.bsky.social candidate Adrian Betteridge on the doorsteps this weekend 🔶😎

A fun night at the by-election count in Abingdon this evening! Congratulations to Cllr Pell who joins the @whitehorsedc.bsky.social Lib Dem group. And to Cllr Dunne who was elected to Abingdon Town Council 🔶

📣 I am looking for a committed and proactive Caseworker to join my busy constituency team. For more information about this role and how to apply please visit: www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a....

Excellent article about how potholes got so bad and how the work being down to reverse the trend will take a little time.

🚨BREAKING🚨 MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.

Ahead of the budget tomorrow, we asked some of our MPs what they want to see from Reeves’ announcement 👇

Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…

This is not a suprise. It's like the 'planning committees are blockers' argument. Call me old fashioned but I think policy should be based on facts and evidence. @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social share.google/G8AcLy7jQdP5...

Very happy to be supporting Janey for Lib Dem Federal Board 💪

ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION YET? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet member for transport, Andrew Gant, has fired back at Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds over the city’s temporary congestion charge. In a five-page open letter, the LibDem councillor calls Labour’s opposition to it “grotesque, upsetting and bizarre”.

Such a great opening jam marking the opening of the lllloooonnngggg awaited #Botley Skate Park at the weekend 🛹 Wonderful to see this facility bring the community, all ages and backgrounds, together 😍

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.

I have written to Nigel Farage in response to his visit to my constituency of Bicester and Woodstock today.

Further flags over the A34 were replaced overnight with a banner reading 'Asylum Seekers Welcome', following a protest at the Kassam yesterday. Oxfordshire has been a county of sanctuary since February 2024. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-...

An interesting tool that shows @whitehorsedc.bsky.social bucking the house building trend and exceeding governments, again www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @laylamoran.bsky.social @ollyglover.bsky.social @libdemsoxon.bsky.social

Was great to join other Friends of the Earth groups at the Westminster lobby to call for action on climate, nature and justice. We had productive meetings with Freddie van Mierlo, Anneliese Dodds, Olly Glover, Callum Miller and Sean Woodcock 🌍💚

Great result! Well done Ben! www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2530657...

Pretty happy with this result 😁🔶 Huge congratulations to my new ward colleague Cllr Ben Potter 🎉

It's Polling Day in #Botley and #Sunningwell Ward Don't forget to vote for a new District Councillor to work alongside me at @whitehorsedc.bsky.social Thank you to the council staff running the polling stations today - stay cool! @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

📣 The government is asking for feedback on reforms aimed at giving leaseholders of homes more transparency and control over service charges and quality of work. These issues are raised frequently by constituents so do respond with your views by September 26th. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Really encouraging shift towards supporting voting reform. I am definitely part of the 60%. Voter apathy is rife, and making every vote count and removing the need for tactical voting would surely help reverse that. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

🔶 Such a fun (although hot 🥵) day campaigning for Ben Potter in #Botley today. 🙏 Huge hanks to @laylamoran.bsky.social @ollyglover.bsky.social and @libdemsoxon.bsky.social friends from across the county for your help. @whitehorsedc.bsky.social #By-Election @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social

My induction into being Cabinet Member for Planning Development has included visiting some impressive energy efficient housing developments and a @bbowt.bsky.social Habitat Bank to learn more about climate and nature friendly development 🌱🏘️ @whitehorsedc.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

Congratulations @charltonathletic.bsky.social 🎉 A bit tense at time but a great match to watch

So grateful to @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social for such lovely green spaces for #Botley folk to enjoy. *Photo doesn't do the meadow and the views justice @whitehorsedc.bsky.social

This is wonderful news for #Abingdon 😊🎉

The rhetoric coming from the PM this week fills me with sadness. @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social is spot on here. For a so-called 'progressive' party, Labour has this frighteningly wrong.

Its vital we take climate change seriously and work hard together to tackle it and reach Net Zero. @calummillerld.bsky.social #bbcqt

Some useful reflections on the local elections this month from @ollyglover.bsky.social Some voting reform would help too #MakeVotesMatter @compassox.bsky.social @libdems4er.bsky.social @libdemsoxon.bsky.social

The government are wrong if they see yesterday's results as a further reason to shift right. People are certainly disillusioned, and 2024 Labour voters are looking elsewhere - but mostly to the Greens or Lib Dems, not Reform. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

What a trilogy.

It's Eve of Poll!! It's like Christmas eve for political geeks like me 🗳️ I am loving this explainer from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social about how it all works. I recommend a read... especially if you're not a politics geek and wonder why on earth we political activists do the things we do.

Don’t forget you need voter ID to vote on Thursday 🗳️ For a full list of ID that’s accepted please click the link below 👇 www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/...?

Both my kids did #Bikeability through school and it was fantastic. Gave them confidence to understand the rules of the road and ride further afield. Such a shame that funding has stalled for this vital scheme, I hope @ollyglover.bsky.social debate helped convince government to secure future funding

Pavement parking is a persistent problem in #Botley. I see children, people with limited mobility, parents with pushchairs, etc forced into the road everyday Thanks @ollyglover.bsky.social for leading the debate in Westminster and @laylamoran.bsky.social for your contribution too.

Lovely day for a stroll 🙄🥶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Had a really fun day with family climbing #Snowdon #YrWyddfa despite the lack of a view and almost being blown away a few times!

I do find it worrying that people still think that this numpty is worth their vote.

As #Oxfordshire County Council elections approach I am working with 3 excellent @libdemsoxon.bsky.social Cllrs/candidates who work their socks off for the villages in my area. Please vote: 🔶 Diana Lugova in Kennington & Radley 🔶 Judy Roberts in North Hinksey 🔶 Ricky Treadwell in Cumnor & Marcham

Starmer needs to realise that we're in 2025 not 2017