Dr Caroline Gooch

Money secured for cleaner streets, community groups and planning enforcement Bristol’s Liberal Democrat Councillors have secured additional funds for the party's priorities in the City Council’s draft budget.

Our input to Bristol City's Council annual budget has secured additional money for cleaner streets, local community groups, better planning enforcement, and more.

Read about the other areas we have secured money for below ⬇️

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How Britain privatised itself into failure Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong

How Britain privatised itself into failure yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

Well this is anti democratic. @darrenpjones.bsky.social Bristol voted 60-40 for a committee model. Are you really going to ban the committee system?

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Bristol Budget Backed by Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat Councillors support Bristol City Council budget for 25/26 after two amendments successfully pass.

Yesterday, we were proud to back Bristol City Council's first budget under the committee system and to receive cross-party support for our two amendments that seek to find alternative income streams for our city ✅💷🤝⬇️

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‘Cowardliness at the top’: Science agency staff revolt over cuts At an emotional meeting, foundation officials announced layoffs for about 10 percent of their workforce and warned of more firings to come.

This is what obeying in advance looks like. The NSF fires 10% of its total staff in a move that went beyond what was requested by the current regime. The NSF is the flagship of US basic research infrastructure. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Save The Prince Charles Cinema The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Bristol Labour’s £9.7 million footpath A 400m footpath demonstrates the incredible waste of public money under the former Labour Mayor – and it hasn’t even been finished.

A 400m footpath demonstrates the incredible waste of public money under the former Labour Mayor – and it hasn’t even been finished 📈💷🥀👇

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Its pretty stark just how much warmer 2023 and 2024 were globally than any prior year on record. For more details, see our Berkeley Earth global temperature report here: berkeleyearth.org/gl...

Great to use the newly opened Canford Lane pedestrian crossing today with those who’ve campaigned for it for almost a decade.

Bristol Lib Dems fight against proposed library closures Bristol Liberal Democrat Councillors are standing up against drastic cuts to the city’s libraries.

Libraries are a vital community resource. That's we are fighting drastic cuts proposed for Bristol's library service 📚💵🛑👇

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YouTube video by Marsh Family "Turd on a Wire" - Marsh Family parody of Cohen's "Bird on the Wire" about Elon Musk's UK Tweeting

Hats off to @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social and sod off to Elon Musk. Here's a 🎶 parody of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire" about Musk's recent spate of diarrhoea tweets about the UK, called "Turd on a Wire" (with an attempted nod to the wonderful k.d. lang version ❤️).

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Batteries made from industrial waste could store renewable energy Industrial waste can make rudimentary batteries. That's likely no good in electric cars etc, but could be ideal for stashing away vast surpluses of renewable power.

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Christine Jardine, "Ideally, politicians would not have anything to do with the NHS, it would be run by people who know about medicine and who don't care about the politics" #BBCQT

Bristol City Council Backs Lib Dem MP Roz Savage's Climate and Nature Bill Lib Dems lead Bristol’s support for the CAN Bill, introduced in Parliament by Lib Dem Roz Savage MP.

Our motion today has pledged Bristol City Council's support for Lib Dem MP Roz Savage's Climate and Nature Bill in Parliament, and has called on Bristol's Labour MPs to do the same ✅🧡👇 www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Bristol Lib Dems Call on Tory WECA Mayor Candidate to Condemn Colston Plaque Comments Made by a Bristol Councillor Lib Dem Jos Clark calls on Tory Steve Smith to condemn comments by former Council colleague

We are calling on Tory WECA Mayor Candidate Steve Smith to condemn disgraceful comments made by Tory Bristol City Councillor regarding the wording of the Colston Plaque

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Anger over Wessex Water sewage spills in Bristol rivers Bristol Live readers have weighed in on the recent news that councillors have unanimously backed calls to clean up the city's rivers after hearing it is the fourth-worst in the UK for sewage spills

Read BristolLive readers' reactions to the passing of our 'Save Our Rivers' motion here!

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