Don Whyte

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

It cannot be right that the government is still hounding carers for repayments, long after this scandal was exposed and even after we secured an independent review, but before it has been put right.

The government must pause repayments and get on with fixing the system so it works for carers.

Yesterday council ward by-election scorecard.
10 by-elections
7 Lib Dem Win (3 holds, wins from Tories, Labour, Greens & Independents.
Lib Dem vote up in 9 out of 10 elections.

The future is bright, the future is orange

And the sky was happy until it heard about the coastal storm that’s coming.

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.

www.libdems.org.uk/nodigitalid

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"Sadly, in recent months, we've seen politicians scapegoat marginalised groups as a form of distraction politics.

It's our duty to correct these false narratives and focus on the genuine issues affecting constituencies, such as health care and social housing," - @eointennyson.bsky.social

Today marks one year since Labour won a landslide majority on just 34% of the vote.

No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.

There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow

Why wouldn't HMG invest in pursuing tax revenue due? Another excellent thread on tax in the UK from @danneidle.bsky.social

Octopus boss says net zero is in trouble — but he has a solution Charge a different price for electricity in different parts of the country, says Greg Jackson, and the UK would save billions

Greg Jacksons (Octopus boss) long argued for regional energy pricing and how it could cut billions off costs, indeed he discussed it on my podcast, but I think this is the best explanation & analogy of it I've read (sadly it's paywalled)...

www.thetimes.com/article/a2a4...

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

@bbc-politics.bsky.social @sophyridge.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social In the real world, yet another Lib Dems victory on an increased share of the vote. Yet you still ignore @libdems.org.uk while hyping a far right company trading as a party with only 5 MP's

Thank you for providing this clarity on the situation you find yourself.

The silencing of Sangita Myska matters Why has Sangita Myska (LBC) not been on the air since interviewing Israeli Government spokesman, Avi Hyman, in April?

Maybe worth having a read of this again... 🙌

£30M Boost for Farmers Leading the Way in Nature Restoration Thousands of farmers will get a payment boost for restoring habitats and protecting landscapes.

The Labour government is helping farmers and restoring nature by increasing funding available to farmers through the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) scheme by £30m.

Farmers will receive higher payments for carrying out work like restoring habitats, protecting rare species and maintaining landscapes.

The fact that we have a Member of Parliament effectively endorsing and certainly normalising incitement to violence against a marginalised and racialised social group says everything about just how dangerous the spread of fascist logic in British society has become.

7 tips on how to get involved in the Liberal Democrats Seven top tips for how a new member can best get involved in the Lib Dems and help win the battle for liberalism, toleration and equality.

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Dan Neidle is calling out tax misbehaviour. We’re helping him stand up to bullies | Good Law Project A tax barrister is threatening to sue Dan Neidle for defamation. His work is too important to be silenced.

Dan Neidle has, righteously, been calling out tax lawyers who enrich themselves - and impoverish the public purse - giving bad tax advice. He's now being threatened with defamation proceedings - so we're backing him. goodlawproject.org/dan-neidle-i...

Pulling this one out the vaults ‘cos we could all do with a laugh. Iggy & Biggy Pop having a moment with Tweet Tweet Tweet 🦜 11 years on and still ruffling feathers.

Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report

One of the things that Blair's Labour got absolutely right was Sure Start - of course the Tories killed it. And sadly it's exactly the kind of state intervention that Starmer seems allergic to.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/may/22/sure-start-centres-saved-uk-government-2-for-every-1-s

This is extraordinary: "emissions by data centres needed to train and deliver AI services are estimated at around 3 per cent of the global total, close to those created by the aviation industry."

"If I had elderly parents going into care, I would be absolutely 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙."

As Starmer vows to crack down on net migration, @maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social ask: who will care for our most vulnerable if there aren't enough workers to do the jobs nobody here wants?

It’s #DeafAwarenessWeek! I'm proud to be the first MP to ask a question in BSL & support the BSL Bill, now law. It ensures deaf people are heard in policy & practice. I’ll always use my role to push for a fair and inclusive society and I think everyone should learn a little BSL!

Munira Wilson (LibDem), "In the light of the latest outrage from the Netanyahu Government in displacing hundreds of thousands of innocent Palestinians"

"In the name of God, as others have said, please can we get aid into Gaza so that people will stop starving?"

Reform UK councillor quits party with attack on Farage just days after election The councillor had posted on social media about her plans to defect from Reform UK after the election

Reform has lost their first councillor with Councillor Donna Edmunds who represents Hodnet in Shropshire resigning from the party.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

And I'm one of those who's been using what little influence I have to argue against progressives writing off the Labour government (e.g. my most recent @bylinetimes.bsky.social column, below). But if, as it seems with this, they're really going down the Glasman 'Blue Labour' route then, sorry, no.

As soon as Greta Thunberg spoke out about Israel she disappeared off the Media.

'Don't you dare try to invest in our area or create jobs'.

Just imagine this lot in charge of the country

The shift towards LibDems in local councils is going to become more prevalent given they’re the only party advocating to rejoin the EU but watch Reform reframe that narrative shortly by saying something like “we will make the EU a deal that benefits us so we can increase our sovereignty”

It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace It will take a 700 years to replace the UK’s water network if companies continue at their current pace, a watchdog report has found.

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to learn that it will take 700 years to replace the UK's ageing water network at current pace

www.bigissue.com/news/environ...