Rob Austin 🔶

Interim Charity Manger @HeadlinersUK |@NewcastleLibDem Fawdon and West Gosforth Councillor | Mostly Personal |

[Daniel Holland @danhollandnews]

CONFIRMED: Liberal Democrats will run Newcastle City Council, with support of the Greens.

Lib Dems will operate a minority administration, with the Greens providing votes under a confidence and supply agreement promising 'stability and co-operation'.

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Particularly pleasing that I was there and can clearly be seen near the back

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Saturday afternoon and I have to work…

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

In demand 🔶

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

@gm_stone Greens 23*

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Lib Dems will be the largest party on Newcastle City Council with 25. Reform will have 24, the Greens will (probably) have 24, the Chapel Independents 3, and Labour 2.

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Fun fact: unseated Gosforth councillor Doc Anand, the first Tory elected to Newcastle council for over thirty years, did not speak once in council meetings in his two years on the council and attended no committees. He will be fondly remembered for his many fancy dress costumes

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Very pleased my Fawdon colleague Rob Austin has sent me this - newly installed at Fawdon shops. Brenda never would have wanted a fuss to be made of her but I think she would have been quietly chuffed by this. She deserves to be remembered by the local community.

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Anyone know how to photoshop shadows out of pictures? 🙃

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

@cllrjameshunt Did reform not let you in?

[Greg Stone 🔶 @gm_stone]

Good to see Lib Dem candidates getting to work for their
communities in the council chamber before they are elected - Mark Ridyard on graffiti in Heaton, Dhananjay Singh on the need for a Great Park health centre, Barbara Down on pavements and potholes in Dinnington

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

It took @currys 42 days to respond to a complaint, only to send a posted letter saying “Sorry, you need to take your complaint directly to the store.”
When big national retailers make it this hard to get help, it’s no wonder people lose trust.

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

@currys Apparently you don’t have any log of the complaint, even with the 2 complaint reference numbers I have.

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

@currys how do I go about logging a complaint? Day 9 of phone calls. And getting nowhere.

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

.@currys are you trying your best to prevent customers from complaining? I raised a complaint 10 days ago and told I would get phone call back within 48 hours. I’m still waiting?

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

Believe it or not, you can be both anti-Maduro and anti-American invasion, at the same time

[Laura Tobin. @Lauratobin1]

🚨 Breaking-2025 was….
🌡️ The hottest year on record for the UK
☀️ and the sunniest on record
@metoffice stats

https://t.co/ti9ejvUNCy

[Young Liberals 🔶 @YoungLiberalsUK]

Young and overtaxed? You deserve better than Labour #AutumnBudget

[Rob Austin 🔶 @robaustinn]

Had a fantastic time supporting Molly Kitchen at their Christmas Market 🎄✨
Met Santa 🎅, chatted with families, and saw firsthand how this amazing community café gives neurodiverse young people confidence and skills.