Nigel Martin 🔶️

Former Lib Dem County Councillor for Neville's Cross, Durham. Bridge, croquet and politics, but not necessarily in that order. All views expressed are my own.

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

With the incoming Trump administration, securing closer ties to Europe is essential to protect UK interests.

A “Save Ukraine” summit in London can help unite European leaders and unlock £40 billion in frozen Russian assets, giving Ukraine critical support as winter approaches.

[Northern Soul @Northern_Soul_]

Hello again, Angel of the Morph.
@AmazingMorph

[henry 🔶 @HenryLD_]

i have just been sent this by a college friend

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

James Dyson says Reeves' budget is 'spiteful'. But it's not half as spiteful as sacking thousands of British workers and exploiting cheap labour in poor countries.

[Private Eye Magazine @PrivateEyeNews]

Who or what is 'The Badenoch'?

IT'S PRIVATE EYE WEEK! New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

The scenes from the escalating war in Sudan are horrifying.

Tens of thousands of people slaughtered. 11 million forced to flee from their homes.

This week I called on the Prime Minister to prioritise securing a new UN resolution to prevent further atrocities.

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

The Government is still ignoring the elephant in the NHS waiting room: the crisis in social care.

It's time to end the dither and delay and begin cross-party talks on social care now. Otherwise we will never truly fix our NHS.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Ed Davey, "Our economy will not grow strongly again unless we repair our broken relationship with Europe"

"Removing the Conservatives Brexit trade barriers would be a massive boost for British jobs, British business, and the British economy"

"But by ruling out important steps like the youth mobility scheme, or key long term goals like membership of the EU Single Market, the Labour government are trying to grow economy with one arm tied behind it's back"

[Nigel Martin 🔶️ @haghouse]

Or, alternatively be a shedload richer by sending your kids to the local comp.

[AWLibDem @aw_dem]

Edmund Burke is reputed to have said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing" So if you are one of the good people, why not join the Liberal Democrats? See https://t.co/ogsQBBBgqX @LibDems @ALDC @euromove @TheNewEuropean @WandFCouncil @CumberlandCoun @BandFLibDems @timfarron #edmundburke

[Gideon Amos OBE MP @GideonJAmos]

Solar panels should be standard on new homes and all should be zero carbon - the climate and cost of living crises are for addressing now.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

The UK Government should urge both Israel and Iran not to do anything that will escalate the situation any further, threatening the security of civilians across the region, in Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.

[Nigel Martin 🔶️ @haghouse]

Every time we created these in the past, they were quietly closed down after a time because they failed to increase overall economic activity while reducing the tax intake. Why are they parrotting another failed Tory policy?

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Rachel Reeves will announce five freeports at next week’s budget along with an investment zone in the East Midlands

What do people think about this?

https://t.co/lwB2ZP6KbX

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2024: $273,000,000,000

Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2024: $207,100,000,000

Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2024: $200,000,000,000

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25

Three words: tax the rich.

[Dominic Grieve @dominicgrieve_]

Excellent debate last night at the Durham Union Society on "This House would rejoin the European Union". The motion, which I proposed, was carried by a substantial majority.
More important than the result was the fact that the issue was being debated. Our national politicians who are burying their heads in the sand as our economy and well being flatlines should be doing the same.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

Probably not what the Daily Mail was expecting…

[Trump Lie Tracker (Commentary Account) @MAGALieTracker]

BREAKING: This account, which is dedicated to holding Trump accountable for his lies, now has over 56,000 followers! Thank you for being part of this fast-growing online community. Can you retweet and follow to help us get to 60,000 followers by Election Day?

[Dick Newby @RichardNewby3]

News that @UKLabour is considering making solar panels optional rather than compulsory on new homes, after pressure from housebuilders, is depressing. This should be a no-brainer on the path to @NetZero @LibDems

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Math at Halloween.