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Menzies Campbell, 1941-2025, in white on a black background, with Ming's sombre Parliamentary portrait picture in the centre, and the party logo in white at the bottom.

Ming Campbell was one of the most influential Lib Dems of the last few decades - his opposition to the Iraq War inspired a whole generation of Lib Dems to join, and his allyship on LGBT+ matters was always both strong, and appreciated.

He was also remarkably kind. We will miss him.

#ldconf | Brandon Masih And that’s a wrap for Liberal Democrats Conference in Bournemouth this year! The past 4 days have had exciting speeches and fringes from across the party! It was a busy few days for me across the ...

Now of course, I lied, I have done a full conference round up already, I was just too lazy to transpose it here. See below for my full round up on LinkedIn below!

www.linkedin.com/posts/brando...

Brandon Masih standing on Lib Dem conference stage in Bournemouth speaking

Twice in two conferences I have stood up defending our digital rights, and I really appreciate the opportunity given to me by @libstemm.bsky.social , @victoria-collins.bsky.social & @ulyssea.bsky.social by supporting me at each step…

Ensuring that we protect LGBTQ+ forums and other areas that deal with sensitive subjects, ensure freedom of access to information for public interest and ensure news isn’t monopolised online by big publishers and ensure privacy measures like End-to-End encryption are upheld! …

And of course, in a big part of my Lib Dem career thus far, I spoke on, and helped pass @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social & @liberalreform.bsky.social motion challenging the implementation of the OSA, and I will come to push the party on overhauling legislation to truly protect digital rights…

Late #LDConf follow up but very pleased to have spoke on the importance of the space sector as a key growth area that shows the immediate applications of emerging and novel technologies and ensuring the operational independence of the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social following Labour’s plans…

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.

The Express asked us about awarding the Patsy Carlton Prize to Cllr Chris Northwood. We responded:

"This prize acknowledged an exceptional woman in Cllr Chris Northwood. The message it sends to women members and voters is that the Liberal Democrats honour and value all of our women members."

Finally, I am officially a formal candidate for @libdems.org.uk Federal Policy Committee- manifesto will follow on here and on Facebook, I will push the party to develop policy that is credible and addresses problems young people face are certainly what I want to see

Also pleased to announce @liberalreform.bsky.social and @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social emergency motion on the OSA has been selected by members for debate on Tuesday morning. Huge opportunity to make a statement that the OSA implementation is not working and the party is willing to ensure it does

Very pleased to have summate this amendment today at #LDConf , and seeing this, the other two amendments and the motion as a whole passed with an overwhelming vote in favour! Thanks again to the work and supportfrom @libstemm.bsky.social ‘s Chair, Chris Lomax

LibSTEMM proposed policy passed! LibDem policy now includes employee organisations, learned societies and trades unions to be harnessed in adult skills provision.

… an amendment committing to rejoining Galileo and the independence of UKSA given Government actions to absorb it into DSIT & the joint effort from YL & @liberalreform.bsky.social on challenging the Online Safety Act, ensuring its regulations are protecting children and that privacy is preserved

You can see other amendments brought to conference libdems.org.uk/fileadmin/grou…

Including a pro nuclear power amendment by @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social that would get us being open to new nuclear power stations…

Text to Amendment One of F11: Opportunity for All, reading: '...in conjunction with existing learned societies and institutions, trade unions, employee organisations or collectives with a responsibility for training and continued professional development of their members.'

Pleased to announce that I’ll be summating @libstemm.bsky.social’s amendment to the Opportunity and Skills Paper this Saturday at #LDConf ! This strengthens the ability to pool training resources by recognising the role of unions, societies & institutions in continued personal development.

LibSTEMM are now on bluesky social!

Beg you to please engage properly, you can’t go around shouting you lose like Willy Wonka without engaging

Wikipedia isn’t going to be the authority on everything… the citation in that part of the article doesn’t call it a stealth tax - you don’t notice VAT day to day but you can and do notice a rise in VAT when it happens, the private school VAT rise is noticeable as a bit more than ordinary rises

It’s not a stealth tax, no one serious would think it is, and the 2011 rise was not stealthy lmao.

VAT is progressive for people over their lifetimes practically no matter the country (not that single tax progressivity matters vs overall tax and redistribution system)

VAT is not a stealth tax??? It’s also broadly a flat tax, well slightly progressive in the UK’s case

Welcome to the party!

There has been a lot of speculation over the past 24 hours regarding my removal as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities and Scotland. I can now confirm I have been removed from that position, and have shared my response below.

Lib Dems win ward not contested five previous times After five no-shows in a row for the party in the Ashford Town ward, Spelthorne, it now has a Lib Dem candidate.

Lib Dems win ward not contested five previous times

Maiden Erlegh and Whitegate - Wokingham BC

Liberal Democrat Gain from Conservative

🔶Mike Smith Lib Dem 1028 31.2%
🔴Lab 793 24.1%
🔵Con 788 23.9%
➡️Reform 486 14.8%
🟢Green 189 5.5%
🔘TUSC 17 0.5%

Congratulations to Mike and the team - gained the seat and the Council!!!

Alt text: A graphic map showing England's best local authority areas for starting a business. Highest is Guildford with 9.14 out of 10. Second equal are West Oxfordshire and Stratford-on-Avon with 8.98. Sixth is Vale of White Horse with 8.57. All of these scores are higher than the highest score in London, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. (Image and analysis credit: Utility Bidder)

Oxfordshire has two of the top ten places to start a new business in the UK, according to analysis by Utility Bidder. West Oxfordshire came 2nd for its high business survival rate and fast broadband, and Vale of White Horse was 6th, out of 400 Local Authorities.

The Empty Homes Delusion This week: no, there aren’t enough empty homes to solve the housing crisis; and a live map of the London Underground. But first: the sad, man-made decline of the king of the jungle.

This by @jonnelledge.bsky.social is great at explaining why empty homes aren’t the solution to the housing supply crisis.

(And far better than the part written piece I have in my drafts, which I can now delete).

Some good stuff on lions too.

open.substack.com/pub/jonn/p/t...

@lauragordon.bsky.social was probably one of the first Lib Dems I had a chance to speak to when I started uni, before I even joined the party. Great to see her elected nearby in Kidlington!

YouTube video by Trans Actual Reading Trans Rights Protest - 19th April 2025

Absolutely brilliant speech by our 2024 GE candidate @helenbelcherobe.bsky.social at the Trans Rights protest in Reading on Saturday.

Welcome to Gilead, indeed.

#LibDems
#transrights
#ReadingUK #rdguk
@pluslibdems.bsky.social