Ian Ridley 🔶
@iankridley.bsky.social
Data Manager; PhD in Climate Physics; Lib Dem. Local cllr stuff @ianridleyld.bsky.social . Runs on about cricket, astronomy, politics & Babylon 5
HUNTINGDONSHIRE, St Neots Eynesbury - LD gain from RUK LD 1024 RUK 647 C 143 Grn 118 Lab 104 Ind 102 andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
Previewing the four by-elections of 20th August 2026
“All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order“
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St Neots Eynesbury Ward, HUNTINGDONSHIRE DC LIbDem GAIN from RefUK. 🔶 LibDem, Ian Pele Taylor, 1024, 50.3% ➡️ REF, 647, 31.7% , 🔵 Con, 143, 7.0% 🟢 Grn, 118, 5.8% 🔴 LAB, 104 , 5.1% 🙋🏼♂️ Ind, 102, 5.0% Congratulations to Cllr. Ian Taylor and the 🔶 team on their excellent win 🏆 🥇
Hey @royalsociety.org, this is your esteemed Fellow trying to start a race war. He will have already murdered 14 million people by 2030 with the cuts to USAID he led. And all the time you silently approve his atrocities. This is your legacy. Faraday will be turning in his grave. #SpinelessCowards
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · yesterdayIs there ever a time now when he's not trying to ignite a race war?
When I check which bin collection it is on the councils website, I always put my neighbours address in. I don't want the council knowing I can't remember a simple schedule
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said that some of the British media reported on Jason Arday in a way that was “disproportionate, unfair, mean and nasty” Speaking to PolHome's @zoecrowther.bsky.social, Davey said "different parts of the media" had jumped on a "shameful bandwagon"
Media Coverage Of Jason Arday Was Nasty And Disproportionate, Says Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said that parts of the media reported on Jason Arday in a way that was “disproportionate, unfair, mean and nas...
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Reform has removed the whip from Robert Hanson on its Sheffield City Council group because it emerged he was no longer a member and would not rejoin. Hanson had acted as the group's spokesperson on the adult health and social care policy committee since winning a seat in May's local elections.
Sheffield Reform UK councillor refuses to rejoin party
Robert Hanson will now sit as an independent after his Reform membership lapses.
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Comedian and poet Robin Ince has become our first patron! Ince, who was for many years co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage, stepped down last autumn saying he had been targeted by BBC figures over his support for the trans community. Read more: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08...
Settlement expansion in E1 is the deliberate policy of extremist Israeli ministers to destroy the chances of a viable Palestinian state. Andy Burnham must commit to sanction any UK business which builds or sustains settlements - and any UK bank which provides finance. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel opens up bids for highly sensitive West Bank settlement project
The UK's foreign secretary condemned the move as "an unacceptable and destructive act".
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Happy birthday to Leonard Barden (97) whose Guardian chess column is 70.
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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The Treasury is asking for ideas for the Autumn Budget. Here are our asks 👇🏼 Please join us in responding to the survey and tell the Government that future transport investment must prioritise sustainable solutions over poor value road expansions. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/autumn-budge...
The Conservatives' botched Brexit deal, backed by Nigel Farage, caused the small boats crisis. Only we have a plan to fix it through a new pact with our European neighbours.
This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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So many of Reform's woes can be explained with reference to Patrick O'Flynn's description of Nigel Farage: 'snarling, thin-skinned, aggressive'.
Reform UK suspends Tory defector Tim Montgomerie after criticism of Nigel Farage
Board member called out party leader last week for failing to appear at Clacton by-election count
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🔓✨ The hatch is open! @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot stepped outside the International Space Station for the first time. This is the 31st spacewalk by a European astronaut, the first for Sophie, and the first by a French woman astronaut. 👩🚀🎉
FIFA sacks senior executive who criticised Infantino, Sky News understands
FIFA sacks senior executive who criticised Infantino, Sky News understands
Football's world governing body, FIFA, has sacked one of its most senior figures after he criticised Gianni Infantino's plan to sell part of the World Cup to investors, Sky News understands.
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Triggering a vanity by-election was a blatant attempt by Farage to dodge being held to account. Our ‘Clacton Clause’ would stop a stunt like this being pulled ever again. A sitting MP under investigation should never be able to weaponise a by-election escape scrutiny.
UK Revised Code of Practice risks institutionalising discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse persons, warn UN experts “The implementation of domestic legislation and judicial decisions must remain consistent with international human rights obligations” 👉🏻 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated Helen Butler (Leicestershire CC) has resigned.
I've yet to meet a single EV owner who says they'd ever go back to an ICE vehicle. They are better (particularly cheaper to run) in almost every respect. And weakening EV targets will cost lives due to the opportunity cost in not reducing air pollution.
Anyone who claims that Solar Farms harm wildlife are ignoring the science. This study shows how a solar farm increased biodiversity by 41% whilst also allowing sheep to graze underneath. #SolarPower #ClimateEmergency www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/new-rep...
New report of Suffolk solar farm showcases ecological best practice | Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Pioneering 12-year study carried out by Suffolk Wildlife Trust at Broxted Estate & Solar Farm Suffolk demonstrates how renewable energy generation and biodiversity restoration can be achieved together...
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I wrote a column some years ago about how the dying off of Holocaust survivors and educators has contributed to the rise of contemporary fascism. The same goes for the people who *fought* fascists. This is a real thing. Living memory is powerful.
Michael Derby@michaelsderby.bsky.social · 4d agoYou could argue, correctly I think, that the current willingness to tear down the post war order is rooted in the fact the folks who could tell you why it was built are almost all gone.
🤥 Reform UK had claimed that Essex Police had told them that Farage should stay away from the count, but this claim was rejected by Essex Police... I wonder why people find it hard to believe Reform UK.
Reform MP tells Kate Garraway to 'get a grip' in Nigel Farage safety row - AOL
Richard Tice told Kate Garraway to 'get a grip' as she reminded Good Morning Britain viewers that Essex Police 'didn't t
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Reform UK’s Councillor Peter Reeve (Peterborough) has been in court today…
