Labour just doesn’t get it: workers feel poorer than ever. Is it any wonder Reform is rising? buff.ly/OlTGkWM If wages had grown to this day as they did prior to 2008, the average worker would be £11,000 a year better off @marisharay.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social

“I do not need more skills or experience. I am TOO ILL to work.” buff.ly/AXF9FaR Anger and frustration after DWP’s latest jobcentre announcement and McFadden’s ‘incentives’ comment @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social

The tech revolution should be for the many not the few buff.ly/yB03MNJ According to new research by the Tony Blair Institute, a large plurality of Britons see AI as a risk to the economy, rather than as an opportunity @sarahgibsonmp.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social

UN calls for human rights assessment of government’s benefit cuts bill and mental health reforms buff.ly/GNqEJkc @lisasmartmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @una-uk.bsky.social

We will fight this tooth and nail just like Blair's ID cards @eddavey.libdems.org.uk buff.ly/Kw25mLe Liberal Democrats have always stood up for people’s freedom and privacy, defending civil liberties against government overreach @marisharay.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @victoria-collins.bsky.social

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life buff.ly/8a4lcDv @marisharay.bsky.social @bigbrotherwatch.bsky.social @lisasmartmp.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @gftu.org.uk

Mother left ‘disgusted’ by DWP’s silence over secret report into Jodey Whiting’s death buff.ly/9ZulmpW The DWP claimed in the letter that releasing an IPR to her family could breach her privacy, even though she died more than eight years ago @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

The bicentenary of the pioneering Stockton and Darlington line is a moment to celebrate a form of travel which shaped our culture buff.ly/JyA8357 @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @mickwhelanaslef.bsky.social @rmtunion.bsky.social

How real is the claimed improvement in NHS performance? buff.ly/kGA9psk @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @laylamoran.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social The number of 12-hour plus trolley waits mushroomed from 371 in August 2019, to 28,494 in 2024 and to 35,909 in August 2025

Unite the Union Signs the Dying to Work Charter buff.ly/hoRnK2c Learn more about the campaign and see how your organisation can join over 400 others in signing the Dying to Work Charter @sarahgibsonmp.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social

New publications ask how disabled people can hold the state to account for welfare state killings buff.ly/I7TmNwA The three resources are being released as part of the Deaths by Welfare project at Healing Justice Ldn @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social

Thousands of students report sexual violence at university buff.ly/avXGkFl One in four students who responded reported experiencing sexual harassment @munirawilson.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemea.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social

Darling accuses DWP of ‘absolutely shameful’ cover-up over Access to Work changes buff.ly/kTRK7KL @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @sarahgibsonmp.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social

Lib Dems oppose mandatory ID cards buff.ly/C22BFRw “Here we go again. A Labour government seeking to grab people’s data and force people to take up a mandatory scheme of ID cards" @leedargue.uk @victoria-collins.bsky.social @birminghamlibdems.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

No more Mr Nice Guy: Ed Davey rebrands Lib Dems as the real opposition to Reform buff.ly/VzGgsa8 @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @tuc.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @joshbabarinde.bsky.social @vikkislademp.bsky.social

DWP is ‘dysfunctional’ and needs major review, says Lib Dem Steve Darling buff.ly/8JQBhJ9 Aa review would need to engage with disabled people and others with lived experience of the benefits system, and should be co-designed with claimants @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social

www.libdems.org.uk/nodigitalid @marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @libdemcam.bsky.social @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social @leedargue.uk

Lib Dems insist they are still focused on social care, despite leader concentrating again on carers and saying little or nothing about the issue during its annual conference buff.ly/LKLvCZb @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social

Daniel Morgan's murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose? buff.ly/MiVz4hw @marisharay.bsky.social @itvx.com @lisasmartmp.bsky.social @bigissue.com The decision to abandon the case ultimately fell to the director of public prosecutions in 2011: Keir Starmer

How tech became the new frontier of domestic violence against women and girls buff.ly/2M85G47 One in three women in the UK has experienced online abuse or harassment @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social @victoria-collins.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social

“I am paying over half of my wages on rent alone and have absolutely no savings. I can’t even afford to pay into my pension because it’s just costing me so much to live right now in Bristol" buff.ly/gYFpWEV @marisharay.bsky.social @bristollibdems.bsky.social @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Lib Dems want to use new Hillsborough Law to force DWP to release secret reports into deaths buff.ly/LERVeBY Steve Darling said he wanted the bill to produce a “culture change” within DWP and the whole of Whitehall @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social

Young people are facing big challenges at work and the government now has a chance to act buff.ly/6ecxMic A new report by the TUC shows almost a million young people aged 16 - 24 out of education, employment and training @munirawilson.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights buff.ly/VcVhQwE Disability Rights UK write about what must change to ensure that disabled children get the right support @munirawilson.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemea.bsky.social

Building our collective strength: TUC Growth Hub buff.ly/Tx013tb The Growth Hub is at the heart of our mission to build a stronger, more diverse and more powerful trade union movement @marisharay.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @sarahgibsonmp.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @libdemcam.bsky.social

Five things we learned at Lib Dem conference buff.ly/1LaIdaM Lib Dems positioned themselves as the antidote to Reform's toxic populism and Labour's overcautiousness @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

Tessa Munt MP: Labour ‘not being very Labour’ buff.ly/nOx2eGf "I suspect there is real surprise, indignation and horror that they haven’t been a Labour government" @tessamunt.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemea.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

Did you watch The Hack? We can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why we've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation Join us you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-... @marisharay.bsky.social

Black women are still 4 times more likely to die in childbirth, so campaigners are demanding action buff.ly/gejPk0l “During my labour, I was labelled ‘aggressive’ simply for being in pain" @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @laylamoran.bsky.social

Principals of 77 colleges have been warned they face formal trade disputes with their teachers unless they agree to pay and workload demands buff.ly/2y2jClj @drjogrady.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @munirawilson.bsky.social @libdemea.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

Ed Davey warns NHS will be privatised and gun laws rolled back by ‘hypocrite’ Farage buff.ly/Se4BUop Lib Dems the last block against ‘forces of darkness’ led by Farage, says Ed Davey @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @tuc.org.uk @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social

How government inaction is radicalising Britain buff.ly/1gCWO72 When people lose the sense of their own security, and that of their family, they can turn away from liberal thinking and become reactionary @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @lisasmartmp.bsky.social

Ed Davey says ‘don’t let Nigel Farage turn the UK into a version of Trump’s America’ buff.ly/ECarR8i "...unlike Farage, I actually love Britain. I’m proud of our country. There’s no doubt that a lot needs fixing.” @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @libdemcam.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money, “probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time.” buff.ly/jWSOdzY @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @nhsfed.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social @itvx.com

Influencer Holly Morris: 'I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I'm ready to be me' buff.ly/Juk7riR Holly Morris writes about her childhood with undiagnosed autism and ADHD, and how she masked her neurodivergence and with it her true self @marisharay.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social

'We can help people take control of their energy security and bring down energy bills permanently.' buff.ly/K8iJY9W Daisy Cooper MP announces Lib Dem energy loan policy funded by windfall tax on banks @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @pippaheylings.bsky.social

Why not come to the LDDA stall (number 45), next to @aldtu.bsky.social . We don’t bite honestly and you will learn a few things that might help

Don't forget to visit our Stall today to pick up a copy of ALDTU News and Join ALDTU (number U46 in the Solent Hall) buff.ly/NLaZWvb @rebeccajones03.bsky.social @rachelbentleyld.bsky.social @richardmwhelan1.bsky.social @rchieyes.bsky.social @syhrtaylor.bsky.social

Lib Dem Reform Watch slams Reform councils’ failure to tackle local issues buff.ly/oE9hGaT An opposition councillor said Reform in Kent even tried to link parking issues to immigration… @marisharay.bsky.social @leftfootforward.bsky.social @vikkislademp.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

Pippa Heylings MP says Labour must work more closely with unions to deliver ‘Just Transition’ buff.ly/g9ZZcg8 Lib Dem energy spokesperson tells Left Foot Forward she doesn’t think Labour is doing enough for oil and gas workers @marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @pippaheylings.bsky.social

No LibDems Conference would be complete without a visit to the ALDTU Stall (number U46 in the Solent Hall) buff.ly/NLaZWvb @hinabokharild.bsky.social @libdemcam.bsky.social @wendychambld.bsky.social @ludotc.bsky.social @janeyislittle.bsky.social @politicgem.bsky.social

The media has claimed the Lib Dems have ‘toughened’ their stance on immigration – have they really? buff.ly/ehMm68D @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemcam.bsky.social @lisasmartmp.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @calummillerld.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @leftfootforward.bsky.social

Don't forget to visit our Stall today and Join ALDTU whilst chatting to our ALDTU Team (number U46 in the Solent Hall) buff.ly/NLaZWvb @thedoctorkhan.bsky.social @jonworcesterman.bsky.social @josssheldon.bsky.social @charleyhasted.bsky.social @rebeccajones03.bsky.social

After last week, UK ministers should know this: a huge rebellion is coming – we will fight for our children’s rights buff.ly/tpDXgFD @munirawilson.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemea.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @allfieuk.bsky.social

£24 billion of benefits went unclaimed last year – but the way Labour government talk about benefits is why buff.ly/btV5VTB Billions going unclaimed while DWP claims welfare spending is out of hand @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

If you are a LibDem member and a member of a Trade Union then you should join ALDTU either by following the link below or visiting our stall at the LibDem Conference (number U46 in the Solent Hall) buff.ly/NLaZWvb @jackpriceharbach.bsky.social @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social

Tim Farron slams nationalists for using flag as symbol of division buff.ly/97dNPIZ ‘My message to the nationalists is this. I am afraid that you do not really love your country at all.’ @timfarron.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

If you are at the Liberal Democrat Conference, please visit our stall and chat to the ALDTU Team (number U46 in the Solent Hall) and pick up a copy of ALDTU News and join ALDTU @libdemcam.bsky.social @janebrophy.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @richardmwhelan1.bsky.social

Praise for ‘incredible’ new plan to replace ‘deeply-flawed’ PIP has been welcomed by MPs, disabled people and unions buff.ly/6mbZoVP @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social

Opponents of assisted dying outnumber supporters as bill starts Lords journey buff.ly/N6p0fsY “I worry that people will feel that they must end their lives simply because they feel that they are a burden on others." @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social