The River Cam should be safe for everyone but it’s now rated ‘poor’ for water quality. Urgent action is needed to tackle sewage pollution and protect one of Cambridge’s most treasured spaces. I've written to our MP & the CEO of Anglian Water to ask for urgent action to address this.

An update on Cambridge City Councils Leadership election and events at the AGM yesterday.

The Liberal Democrats have been clear from the start that the final guidance must be inclusive, workable and provide clarity to business and providers, trans, non-binary people and women so that no one is left exposed to legal risk, or worried about whether they can safely access public facilities.

I am very concerned that not only does this guidance not appear to do this, but that it actively creates a situation where anyone could be challenged about accessing facilities based simply on how well someone else believes they visually conform to gender stereotypes.

This is unworkable and a huge step backwards for human rights. I will be calling on the Government to urgently rethink this before it's too late.

Britain was perhaps the leading nation in maintaining a consistent principled line on Ukraine. We just threw that reputation away.

We won every seat on Richmond upon Thames Council last week. But that doesn’t mean we’ve changed our mind on electoral reform. It’s time the Government stopped defending a broken system out of self-interest and backed proportional representation.

Logan's Meadow is proving to be a fantastic success.

@rspbtitchwellsnett.bsky.social - the freshwater lagoon is always a particular joy. On Tuesday I captured this especially excellent duck (Northern Shoveller):

Great Crested Grebe by Kasia Bukowska - BirdGuides share.google/NFE5gTmelrSt... This should definitely be included in any puteketeke updates @lastweektonight.com

A glorious beast on Wulfstan Way #cambridge at the weekend.

This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws. Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.

Council Tax has become increasingly regressive. It now takes nearly 5% of income from the poorest families but barely 1% from the richest. For many, it's become a grinding monthly obligation to rival the Poll Tax.

Perhaps we should cut Farage a bit of slack on this as the commute to Mar e Lago is a long one. #Farage #Trump #Russia #ReformUK

Lib Dem source: “Just 45 more Tory defections until Ed becomes Leader of the Opposition.”

The backs are beautifully illuminated in the golden hour atm; it'll be glorious for photos again at about 3pm tomorrow.

"If the US President is doing things that are against British values and against the British national interest someone has to point them out." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

Arthur Christmas.

This week, the govt wrote to Cambridge City Council, giving Labour the option to cancel May's local elections. I believe they should go ahead. Before 15th Jan, please write to the Labour Councillors here - democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.… & tell them democracy delayed is democracy denied.

I'm delighted that the UK will be re-joining the Erasmus scheme. This is something the Lib Dems and I have long championed. Erasmus opens doors for young people from the UK and across Europe to share experiences, broaden horizons, and build lasting connections. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

Pandemics don’t start in hospitals. They often start in animals. That’s why university vet schools matter so much for public health and pandemic preparedness. I’ve written about the proposed closure of Cambridge Vet School and why it has national consequences. open.substack.com/pub/dannycha...

🚨 Today Al Pinkerton will introduce a 10-minute bill that calls for a UK-EU customs union. It's time for Labour MP's to back our bill and help turbocharge our economy.

Labour Cambridge says it’s One Cambridge Fair for All. In deeds money talks. Shame on them @CambridgeLDs

Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week. See you in the Aye lobby?

Aggregate Result of the 170 Council By-Elections (for 173 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections: RFM: 59 (+51) LDM: 50 (+18) CON: 18 (-20) LAB: 14 (-40) GRN: 14 (+2) Ind: 9 (-5) Local: 4 (-6) SNP: 3 (=) PLC: 2 (=) Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...

State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.

The Liberal Democrats are proud to have stopped Nigel Farage’s attempt to pull Britain out of the ECHR, a move that would have torn up people’s rights and abandoned Churchill’s legacy.

Yesterday, Cambridge's Labour MP abstained on Farage's Bill to leave the EHCR. The @libdems.org.uk stood up for human rights and decency. Cambridge deserves better than Labour.

Lib Dem MPs showed up in force today to vote down Farage's destructive bill to withdraw from the ECHR. No thanks, Nigel!

As so often, @laylamoran.bsky.social finds gracious, unifying words. "I choose to believe that peace is possible. Everyone who went on a protest, wrote to their MP, cares about it, shouted at their TV - from whatever point of view - what were those deaths for, if not for a sustainable peace?" ~AA

The only thing my new camera appears to be good for:

Once again, it is the political satirists I feel sorry for.

Some ludicrous restrictions on public questions being proposed by the Combined Authority. Currently the deadline for public questions is 3 working days before a meeting; they want to change this to 7. Guess what the deadline for publishing the agenda is? shorturl.at/DQdrk (item 7)

This really shouldn't even need saying, let alone agitating for. It is a truism more than a proposition.

They must be able to criticise Tommy Robinson fascism or we're completely lost. This isn't even Farage we're talking about here. Goddamn them for even needing to hear that.

Go for a stroll; end up with a 6-part folk band singing about the fossilisation process (and the Jurassic coast of Yorkshire)... So another day in Cambridge.

Truth is: stopping Farage (tonight, in Newmarket) is gonna look a lot like this for the next few years. It can also be quite fun and does at least get you out of your own echo chambers. @libdems.org.uk @cambridgelds.bsky.social

The most important news from today's reshuffle:

Best thing about canvassing... meeting new cats (sorry people).

The Conservatives have lost overall control of Surrey County Council for the first time since the 1990s after the Lib Dems won a local by-election. Voters in Surrey are backing the Liberal Democrats' community politics over the Conservatives, just as they did in the General Election.

It was great to welcome @eddavey.libdems.org.uk o Cambridge this weekend to test out his punting skills & show him the lock islands which urgently need fixing. Read mpre about our Plan for the Cam & sign our petition here - www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/campaigns/sa...

More coverage of @cambridgelds.bsky.social plan for the Cam with thanks to @cambridgeindy.bsky.social www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/petitio...

Petition launched demanding funding for River Cam locks that are at risk of failure www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/petitio...

Do you want to save our rivers and wildlife? Take a punt: www.libdems.org.uk/join

Finding from our trip to Normandy and Brittany: Fougeres is really, really under-advertised!

Keir Starmer to young people:

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