Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump and ask him to set out a plan to protect civilians and support a democratic transition in Iran.
We've seen before that bombs don't bring about democracy and regime change without a plan just leads to more chaos and suffering.
Can any of you knowledgeable gardening folk identify this plant / tree since I bought it without label over 10 years ago since when it has grown wonderfully flowering reliably at this time of year, if only I knew what it was...
01.03.2026 11:44 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 12 📌 0
BREAKING: Ed Davey responds to the ongoing situation in the Middle East
28.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 759 🔁 158 💬 34 📌 2Fair play to you. I'm not a GP supporter but was pleased you won. Hopefully one more nail in the coffin of FPTP.
28.02.2026 09:38 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I was one of those divisive greens in the Denton rain on Thursday tangling with Reform guys as they overcrowded doorsteps to better emphasise their message.
Despite fear of electrocution by smouldering phone bank
I kept reaching into my bag for soggy leaflets.
Write your letters Keir.
GOOD NEWS for one of the UK’s rarest birds. 😍 🙌
There are new signs of hope for Capercaillie at RSPB Abernethy, thanks to long-term collaboration between the RSPB, landowners, partners and the Scottish Government.
Hooray for Capercaillie!
When #LibDems won Chesham & Amersham byelection in 2021, many said it was typical mid term byelection gain from govt that would be challenging to hold at next GE. Similar things were said about other LD byelection gains.
In #GE2024, LibDems *HELD EVERY SINGLE BYELECTION GAIN*. #JustSaying
Election campaigns should be about debating ideas - not fighting over bar charts and conflicting tactical voting advice.
People should be able to vote with hope, not to block the party they fear most.
If we don't want every election to look like Gorton & Denton, we must scrap FPTP.
🚨🚨 Major irony warning:
The UK decision to depart from the EU in the "hard" way opting for the TCA was the most severe barrier to EU trade that could be imposed.
Now live with it or renegotiate the basic terms of this framework. #brexit
www.ft.com/content/05e0...
Whether the move will win back Labour voters from the Greens, however, remains to be seen. What has been notable about Zack Polanski since he became the Greens' leader is how rarely he mentions the environment. His talk is of taxing billionaires: pine martens and beavers hardly get a look in.
25.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 18 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0BREAKING: MPs have agreed to release Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's vetting documents for his appointment as UK Trade Envoy following a Lib Dem motion
24.02.2026 16:00 — 👍 158 🔁 35 💬 5 📌 2
If the Liberal Democrats could talk about the economy with the same clarity and passion we display when talking about foreign policy and civil liberties, we would sweep the country.
24.02.2026 11:31 — 👍 32 🔁 8 💬 4 📌 0
"Transparency is the key. No one is above proper vetting. We deserve to know who knew what and when.”
@LaylaMoran.bsky.social
As a parent of a disabled child, you don’t want special treatment, just the right support to help your child thrive.
Yet families are battling for every assessment while private equity firms cash in.
We’ll end this racket, cap profits at 8%, and treat SEND as critical national infrastructure.
🛂 Will Forster Lib Dem MP: "It is unacceptable that British citizens could be penalised simply because of badly-communicated and ill-thought-out administrative changes" - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
23.02.2026 08:16 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona has, apparently, finally reached full height.
20.02.2026 17:45 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Fly-tipping is a stain on our rural communities. Farmers are being targeted by criminal gangs who treat their land as a dumping ground.
Our farmers are doing the right thing, working hard to feed our nation and deserve better protection from criminals who abuse our countryside.
Impressive margin.
19.02.2026 23:25 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
We can only hope that the government gets behind these reforms - neither costly nor rocket science to bring about....
Three reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey - new petition to UK Minister from Friends of the Dales raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/19/t...
📆 We're just one week away from the Gorton and Denton by-election 📆
According to @robfordmancs.bsky.social, it's "a three cornered fight in a seat of two halves"
🤓 For a short & sharp analysis of the constituency, what might happen and what's at stake, read this 👇
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/gorton-and-d...
Absolutely amazing!
19.02.2026 00:22 — 👍 16546 🔁 3213 💬 251 📌 143Fascinating - Reform lose to every other option, Lib Dems beat every other option, Greens beat every other option except Lib Dem
18.02.2026 09:55 — 👍 173 🔁 89 💬 22 📌 6Electoral reform will mean parties can focus on advocating for their policies and principles rather than spending half of every leaflet with competing speculation about who is and isn't in the two horse race.
10.02.2026 20:18 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0That's surely a question best directed at the Labour Party? They are the only party who are in a position to either change the system now, or give a cast iron pledge to do so in their next term.
18.02.2026 09:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Fixed that headline for you:
‘One (1) farmer who farms 1,000 acres doesn’t like rewilding, we’ve made that the basis of our headline in a classic example of false balance.
PS everyone else in the story loves the idea of the Wildlife Trusts buying the Rothbury Estate’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rewild, restore, reintroduce!
But for the sake of facts & integrity, stop talking about European Bison being native to Britain. They are not, never were, and that's just science.
*Introducing* European Bison is a fair debate, but it must be an honest debate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Paris' core wasn’t always so full of bikes. Just a few years ago, all of #Paris was choking in car traffic. This is new. Cities are a result of choices.
We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #transportation
📹 @Khayat_Fouad
Reform UK Durham Councillor Nick Brown has resigned.
“It’s clear that certain members of the Reform leadership including yourself but principally your deputy, Cllr Grimes, hold members of their own administration in very serious disdain and consequently refuse to engage in any meaningful dialogue.”
The Representation of the People Bill is a good start, but doesn't go nearly far enough. First Past the Post leaves millions unfairly shut out of democracy.
#Democracy #ElectoralReform
