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Richard Wingfield

@richardwingfield.bsky.social

Chair of the Southwark Liberal Democrats / Campaigner in Herne Hill and Dulwich πŸ”Ά

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Some new member from Kingston, I think, now talking. One to watch out for.

11.10.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to have such a strong team from @southwarklibdems.bsky.social at London Lib Dem Conference today, and proud to be hosting it here in Southwark.

We're here to raise awareness of Labour's unfair funding cuts to local government in London, and the urgent need for more investment in policing.

11.10.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@maxwilkinson.bsky.social and @victoria-collins.bsky.social are doing a brilliant job at leading the fight against digital ID cards. Forcing 13 year olds to have digital ID is just weird and shows exactly why concerns about mission creep are valid.

10.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Abandoning the ECHR. Abandoning the Climate Change Act. The Tories are simply Diet Reform at this point.

04.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer to end asylum β€˜golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities say is β€˜straight from populist playbook’

Labour cannot have it both ways. Starmer talks about compassion in the asylum system, and within days splits up the families of those granted asylum. This on top of forcing doctors and nurses coming here from abroad to do community work to prove that they contribute to this country. Just shameful.

02.10.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha ha we can discuss this at the special conference they'll have to call!

30.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I could just about cope with confidence and supply provided that we get PR.

30.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No thank you.

30.09.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope @torstenbell.bsky.social will immediately apologise for this. Yes, politics is about taking on your opponents, but comments about people's appearance and size should be out of bounds. Really disappointing to hear this from a Labour minister. πŸ₯€

28.09.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant day with the @southwarklibdems.bsky.social talking to people across London Bridge, Bermondsey and Chaucer. Thanks for everyone who took the time to speak to us!

No love for Labour here, and great to speak to so many former Labour voters now coming over to the Lib Dems! πŸ”ΆπŸ”Ά

27.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No to Digital ID Cards! Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.

In government, the Lib Dems scrapped Labour's last authoritarian ID card scheme, and it's fallen on us to lead the fight against this reheated version.

It's illiberal, dangerous, and a waste of money when our public services are on their knees. Join our campaign!

www.libdems.org.uk/nodigitalid

27.09.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ming Campbell was a dedicated public servant and a true Liberal giant.

His principled leadership opposing the Iraq War was a mark of his morality, courage and wisdom.

But more than that, he was an incredibly warm and caring friend and colleague.

We will miss him terribly.

26.09.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1923    πŸ” 338    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 39

I hope this provides some reassurance! The views of the members were heard loudly and clearly over the last few days and I think that's made the difference.

25.09.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quite right. Thank you @victoria-collins.bsky.social!

25.09.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital ID to be compulsory for all British workers under Starmer plan The ID card would be part of efforts to tackle illegal migration by verifying right to live and work in UK

I am a Liberal and I am against this sort of thing.

www.thetimes.com/article/3fed...

25.09.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Great thread from @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social. Ignore the (many!) human rights concerns for a moment, but if the government's issue is with employers skipping right to work checks, then establishing a mandatory ID system for the entire country is a ridiculous and dangerous policy solution.

25.09.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I suspect @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social might agree with me!

bsky.app/profile/amca...

25.09.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ID Cards? We must be barking … Unlike many Lib Dems I came to politics relatively late in life, but opposition to ID cards, along with the Iraq war, were absolutely key to my β€œTony Blair made me a Liberal Democrat” political origin...

With ID cards likely to be proposed tomorrow, good to see this piece on @libdemvoice.org. I (sort of) understand why @lisasmartmp.bsky.social and others are reviewing our position, but the proposals will be for mandatory ID, not voluntary, and that should be enough for us to vote against them.

25.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic showing polling changes: Lib Dems +3, Labour +1, Conservatives -2, Reform -1. Headline reads 'Lib Dems winning: Lib Dems overtake Conservatives in bombshell poll'.

Graphic showing polling changes: Lib Dems +3, Labour +1, Conservatives -2, Reform -1. Headline reads 'Lib Dems winning: Lib Dems overtake Conservatives in bombshell poll'.

We are overtaking the Conservatives and on the cusp of overtaking Labour too.

More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.

25.09.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

The constant in fighting and leadership speculation was one of the most frustrating parts of the last Conservative government. Labour promised change, but only one year in, they're doing the exact same thing as the Tories. The hallmark of a party that just does not know what it stands for.

25.09.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still recovering from Friday's disco... I blame the DJs!

24.09.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was so proud of the party when Chris received her award. Not only is she a brilliant councillor but it showed our party's commitment to inclusion in practice. 🧑

24.09.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Farage needs to be scrutinised and held accountable not only for his own party's ridiculous and abhorrent policies, but those of his allies. He supported Trump and welcomed anti-vax conspiracy theorists to his party's conference. This is disinformation, pure and simple, and needs calling out.

24.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are fed up with the two old parties letting you down.

If you are scared of the rise of racism and extremism.

If you believe in decency, tolerance and the rule of law.

Join us.

Because we believe in the British people.

We love our country.

And together, we can change it for good.

23.09.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic end to #LDConf with @eddavey.libdems.org.uk's speech.

In the absence of either the Tories or Labour standing up to Farage and Reform, it falls to the Lib Dems to stand up for our British values here and abroad. Decency, kindness, tolerance, respect for human rights and the rule of law. πŸ”Ά

23.09.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great thread from @markjohnson.bsky.social here. πŸ‘‡πŸ»

There are huge risks to civil liberties with mandatory digital ID systems, and it would be irresponsible to build one when the threat of a Reform government is so real.

The @libdems.org.uk need to be firmly opposed if this is what Labour propose.

23.09.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lib Dems have moral duty to defeat Nigel Farage, says Ed Davey Speaking at the Lib Dem conference. Sir Ed tells the BBC he's afraid of Nigel Farage and is offering

One of the biggest topics of discussion at #LDConf has been the threat from Reform and how we fight back.

The depressing spectacle of the Conservatives' capitulation to the populist right, and Labour's equivocation, means it falls to the Lib Dems to lead the charge against Farage. And we will! πŸ’ͺπŸ»πŸ”Ά

22.09.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The issue with Farage's plan for mass deportation is not that is is unworkable or unfunded, but that it's morally repulsive.

An absolutely pathetic (but wholly unsurprising) response from Starmer. πŸ₯€

22.09.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform branded β€˜threat to democracy’ over Farage plan to remove thousands of migrants with leave to be in UK – politics live Nigel Farage says Reform UK would scrap the main route that migrants take to gain British citizenship

Reform is absolutely a threat to our democracy and would lead us down the same authoritarian path as Trump in the US.

We must do everything we can to make sure Farage never gets close to power.

22.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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