James Gurling

PR consultant by day - political activist by night

[James Gurling @JGurling]

@cllrmikeross Sad news indeed.

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

We know what happens when a US President ignores international law. My friend Charles Kennedy understood what was at stake in 2003 when he stood against the Iraq war.

Unlike the Labour government, we will not look the other way.

[James Gurling @JGurling]

@libdemlife @alansm As one of the people who helped establish the Centre for Reform - this is a great idea Simon. Now that virtual is possible perhaps easier to sustain!

[James Gurling @JGurling]

Ahead of Lab & Con conferences some thoughts from me on the Lib Dem conference earlier this week. https://t.co/NRR7YsT7MX

[James Gurling @JGurling]

So Crystal Palace become the first South London team to win the FA Cup since @AFCWimbledon in 1988! Great Stuff!

[James Gurling @JGurling]

@CarolinePidgeon @SimonHughes @swklibdems Richly deserved! Exemplary service to Southwark first as local Councillor and then London-wide Assembly Member!

[James Gurling @JGurling]

@Iainbking BBC1 !

[James Gurling @JGurling]

Oh good! Home just in time for the Eurovision semi-finals. The madness begins …

[James Gurling @JGurling]

Sad not to be joining my friends @CommsLivery this eve to hear Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen Hillier at today’s dinner honouring military communicators in the @TheRAFClub

[James Gurling @JGurling]

and the conference safely passes motion in favour of liberalisation of Sunday trading. Well chaired @cs_adams

[James Gurling @JGurling]

The first ‘counted vote’ of #LDConf comes on the motion to reform Sunday trading laws …

[James Gurling @JGurling]

The Premier League is back at ⁦@LibDems⁩ or is it the other way round?! #LDConf ⁦@LibDemConf⁩

[James Gurling @JGurling]

There’s an actual queue to get into #LDConf ⁦@LibDemConf⁩ Haven’t seen one of those for years!

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

A youth mobility scheme would give our young people fantastic opportunities to live and work across Europe, while also providing a much-needed boost to the UK economy.

It would also be a crucial first step on the road to rebuilding the ties of trust, trade and friendship with our European neighbours.

[James Gurling @JGurling]

So the election night that started with the ennoblement of good friend @CarolinePidgeon finally concludes with the return of another’s - Charles Kennedy’s - seat electing @angusmacdlibdem #LibDems And 71 other victories in between. A fantastic night for @EdwardJDavey

[Ballot Box Scotland @BallotBoxScot]

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:

Lib Dem: 18159 (37.8%, +22.7)
SNP: 15999 (33.3%, -15.4)
Labour: 6246 (13%, +3.6)
Reform UK: 2934 (6.1%, +4.1)
Conservative: 2502 (5.2%, -18.1)
Green: 2038 (4.2%, +2.8)
Socialist Equality: 178 (0.4%)

Lib Dem GAIN from SNP

[James Gurling @JGurling]

Congratulations @CarolinePidgeon - the first new @LibDems parliamentarian of the evening!

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

A lot of people are on the cusp of doing something they’ve never done before - taking a leap of faith and voting Liberal Democrat... so I decided to do something I’ve never done before too.

[Simon Atkinson @SimonMAtkinson]

PREVIOUSLY at the UK election: Amazon are happy to deliver this handy guide to your home as early as Friday morning, featuring 2019 assessments by @IslaGlaister @anthonyjwells @benatipsos @CameronGarrett_ @soniastolper @ivorgaber @JGurling @whatukthinks @anthonyjwells @lboroCRCC

[Caron Lindsay 🔶 🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 @caronmlindsay]

And that, my friends, is how you do an election announcement in the style of The Thick of It. Suit getting shinier from the rain and your opponent’s theme song from their landslide 27 years ago blasting in the background.