In Wokingham the Lib Dems are +1 after the local elections, Tories +0. 19 seats up in total - the Lib Dems got 12 of them. The borough covers 2 constituencies. Tory leader's speech at council "we won the election in constituency A." Yes, more votes but 3 seats to our 4. And that's "winning"??

"the arrogance combined with the absolutely deliberate refusal to think is quite remarkable." - not remarkable at all, it's the hallmark of the current Tory party and of Reform.

This needs more scrutiny. 8 Green councillors and 5 Reform elected this month have already gone, costing £££ in by-elections. This is unprecedented and shows how por both parties are at proper vetting

does hump in the US mean the same as it does in the UK?

Tonight, Labour MPs face a simple choice on our King’s Speech amendment for a UK-EU Customs Union: vote to cut bills, boost trade and strengthen our security, or choose to continue the Brexit mayhem.

Andy Burnham is not the saviour of the Labour party, or the country. Not just because he is not a superstar, but because no one individual can save either of them. Stop looking for simple solutions where someone else does the rescuing, and start knuckling down and helping sort out the mess!

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.

Breathing a sigh of relief that Streeting is no longer Health Secretary. The 10 year plan bit was ok. The Palintir and private company influence and the attacks on health care for trans people were not ok.

Powerful speech by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calling for electoral and constitutional reform. It’s time…

Steve McManus, CEO of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for nearly 10 years, is officially retiring this week after an incredible four decades of service in the NHS. I’ve had the privilege of working with Steve for many years, and I wish him the best for his next venture.

Look, we all know why Farage didn't declare the helicopter, won't come clean about thr Clacton house and laughs off the antisemitism accusations. It's because he thinks the rules don't apply to him

Good to see the LibDems gradually rebuilding the Kingdom of Wessex one shire at a time under King Ædward of Davey. Just Hamtunscīr, Wiltunscir and the Vale of Teste to conquer before the kingdom is reunited to fight back the Reforme hordes of Mercia and Essex

@libdemwomen.bsky.social do you know the answer?

I guess she hopes people will just give up on asking. After all, that's what's happened with every other Farage scandal.

Labour, the Tories, Reform and the Greens are all getting more extreme. The Liberal Democrats are still liberal democrats. Despite not getting any hype or coverage, we are working away in our communities. We've gained councillors at the last 7 local elections. Because we do a good job.

Personal view: they must all be fans of Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and other Gerry Anderson shows

When park home residents sell their homes, they must handover 10% of the sale price to the site owner. Today, I backed the Park Home Owners Justice Campaign and called for change to end this unfair treatment of homeowners.

Good luck to King Charles over the next few days. He's going to need it. I imagine much swearing will take place in private.

I have to say that Ed comes across well in these more relaxed-style interviews. Disruptor or centrist dad? Davey on why Lib Dems will do 'really well' in May elections news.sky.com/video/share-...

Funny - no, not funny, INFURIATING - how people criticise Madonna for being too old to perform but idolise the likes of Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart.

White House, days without incident: 0

has anyone done any analysis on Trump's speech patterns recently? Because this article from 2017 suggests he was already showing signs of cognitive decline www.statnews.com/2017/05/23/d...

I'm not a Labour supporter but I'm finding it VERY hypocritical of the Tories and right wing press to set up hue and cry for Starmer's blood given Johnson failed his vetting but got appointed anyway - and he met with suspected Russian agents!

I think the word "male" might be relevant too...

Bluesky doesn't seem to be working correctly? Server issues?

so Vance is either monumentally stupid or monumentally arrogant. Or conceivably both.

The IFS is scathing about the Green Party manifesto in Wales. Basically, a lot of spending with no plan to pay for it. This is a shame because for progressives to succeed we need plans that will work. ifs.org.uk/articles/ini...

A little noticed sign of the Trump effect: about 80 of the 195 US ambassadorships are vacant. Many of the others are filled by Trump's mates, not diplomats. The US's links with other countries are being willfully weakened. Vance is not the only isolationist. Short-sighted mistake.

husband cooking roast lamb. Smells wonderful

Reports in the press today that Trump has suggested he might go in with Iran to collect tolls on shipping in the Stait of Hormuz. So maybe he really does think he has a victory: in the form of a way of making money he didn't have before.

It's hard to tell from here in the UK, so can someone in the US please say whether Mike Johnson has seen anything of what's been happening?

Who's with me that people from the Carolinas should be called Carolingians?

GCs are out in force in my timeline. Their inability to see beyond "there are only 2 sexes" is quite remarkable. They want to retrofit science and society to fit their own prejudices and can't even see they are doing it.

You know what? I don't care if Kristi Noem's husband cross-dresses. It looks like he only interacted with consenting adults. Seems much preferable to protecting paedophiles, terrorizing US citizens, using $$$$ of tax payer's money to advantage yourself and all the other stuff his wife did

surely even the idiot sycophants around Trump are going to realise at SOME point that he is not mentally capable of being president?

I've got a feeling this broke a day earlier. Got to be an April Fool!

It's Trans Day of Visibility, and it's time to update the Equality Act! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ We believe it should do what its drafters intended from the start. Sign our petition here 👇 lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti... #transrights #tdov #ea2010 #equalityact #LibDems

I understand why people are turning to the Green party in the hope of something better than Labour, just like they turned to Corbyn. But also just like Corbyn, the Green party can't deliver, because reality will get in the way (and their plans are sketchy at best). Cue even more disillusionment.

Residents across Wokingham have been hit hard by Thames Water bill increases, while the company continues to pump raw sewage into our rivers. This cannot continue. That’s why I’ve signed a Lib Dem motion calling for the Government’s Water White Paper to urgently reform England’s water industry.

all these GCs in my timeline going on in various ways about how there are only 2 sexes and stopping dangerous men going into women's spaces. Well, science contradicts the first, and yes, completely agree with the second - except the risk is overwhelmingly from hetero cis men not trans women!

Having a cold and hay fever at the same time is not fun

I am not a Labour voter but even so, I admire Gordon Brown. Not that good as PM, but seems like a very decent human being.

This is what GCs fail to understand, when they go on about their beliefs being protected. It is their beliefs that are protected, not their behaviour. They are not immune from the rules that everyone else has to follow.

L'etat, c'est moi

Well done Clive, curtailing juries is the wrong thing to do

So why don't we have bank notes which start with a picture of someone's nose on the £5, add a bit more of their face for £10 and so on all the way up to £50 when you get to see the whole of Frankenstein's monster?

why on earth does anyone think the King going to the US at the moment is a good idea?

Seems to me that right now would be a good time to invest in renewable energy

I don't think Trump is knowingly working for the Russians. It's just that his whole life has been about getting his own way, selfishness and greed, without a single thought about consequences because he's never had to face any. He thinks he controls reality and can do whatever he wants. So he does.

Uh oh looks like I may have triggered the snowflakes over at GB News ❄️