Caroline Voaden
@carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon and Schools Spokesperson. Former leader of Lib Dem MEPs. 🔶
Education Select Committee member.
UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly member.
E:Caroline.voaden.MP@parliament.uk
Education Select Committee member.
UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly member.
E:Caroline.voaden.MP@parliament.uk
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It took a while but it’s a relief that the government might have finally listened to Lib Dem calls for a profit cap on SEND providers.
For too long the SEND private market has been a rigged racket. Hopefully this change will mark the end of our vulnerable children being treated like cash cows.
It took a while but it’s a relief that the government might have finally listened to Lib Dem calls for a profit cap on SEND providers.
For too long the SEND private market has been a rigged racket. Hopefully this change will mark the end of our vulnerable children being treated like cash cows.
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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It took a while but it’s a relief that the government might have finally listened to Lib Dem calls for a profit cap on SEND providers.
For too long the SEND private market has been a rigged racket. Hopefully this change will mark the end of our vulnerable children being treated like cash cows.
It took a while but it’s a relief that the government might have finally listened to Lib Dem calls for a profit cap on SEND providers.
For too long the SEND private market has been a rigged racket. Hopefully this change will mark the end of our vulnerable children being treated like cash cows.
Reposted by Caroline Voaden
Up and down the country, GP surgeries are closing, leaving patients helpless and without the care they need - it’s a disgrace.
The government must deliver our plans for a GP rescue package to ensure everyone can see their GP when they need.
The government must deliver our plans for a GP rescue package to ensure everyone can see their GP when they need.
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Up and down the country, GP surgeries are closing, leaving patients helpless and without the care they need - it’s a disgrace.
The government must deliver our plans for a GP rescue package to ensure everyone can see their GP when they need.
The government must deliver our plans for a GP rescue package to ensure everyone can see their GP when they need.
It’s absolutely heartbreaking that one in three people are dying in pain or distress in England.
The government must step up to support our hospices which are on a knife edge after years of underfunding and neglect.
Here’s how to do it...
The government must step up to support our hospices which are on a knife edge after years of underfunding and neglect.
Here’s how to do it...
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
It’s absolutely heartbreaking that one in three people are dying in pain or distress in England.
The government must step up to support our hospices which are on a knife edge after years of underfunding and neglect.
Here’s how to do it...
The government must step up to support our hospices which are on a knife edge after years of underfunding and neglect.
Here’s how to do it...
You don't say - so shocked by this....
Almost like councils that have been hacked away at for years had little left to cut. 🤔
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
Almost like councils that have been hacked away at for years had little left to cut. 🤔
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
Reform UK admits Kent council’s Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive found little waste
County councillors say former Conservative administration ‘weren’t crazy, they were business people’
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
You don't say - so shocked by this....
Almost like councils that have been hacked away at for years had little left to cut. 🤔
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
Almost like councils that have been hacked away at for years had little left to cut. 🤔
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
Reposted by Caroline Voaden
We have age ratings for films to protect children from violence and other harmful content. Why not do the same with social media websites?
Our policy would keep the internet open and keep children safe from Elon’s Chainsaw Massacre.
Our policy would keep the internet open and keep children safe from Elon’s Chainsaw Massacre.
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
We have age ratings for films to protect children from violence and other harmful content. Why not do the same with social media websites?
Our policy would keep the internet open and keep children safe from Elon’s Chainsaw Massacre.
Our policy would keep the internet open and keep children safe from Elon’s Chainsaw Massacre.
Reposted by Caroline Voaden
Top trolling from the TUC! 👏
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Top trolling from the TUC! 👏
Today’s U-turn on digital ID was on the cards from the day it was haphazardly announced without any narrative or strategy to bring those who opposed it on side. Its faults were clear: a colossal amount of time, money and effort for a product whose benefits were dubious at best.
January 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Today’s U-turn on digital ID was on the cards from the day it was haphazardly announced without any narrative or strategy to bring those who opposed it on side. Its faults were clear: a colossal amount of time, money and effort for a product whose benefits were dubious at best.
This is welcome news.
On the Education Select Committee and elsewhere, I’ve heard some truly upsetting cases tied to smartphones, including children arriving at nursery without the core strength to even sit upright due to excessive screentime.
On the Education Select Committee and elsewhere, I’ve heard some truly upsetting cases tied to smartphones, including children arriving at nursery without the core strength to even sit upright due to excessive screentime.
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
This is welcome news.
On the Education Select Committee and elsewhere, I’ve heard some truly upsetting cases tied to smartphones, including children arriving at nursery without the core strength to even sit upright due to excessive screentime.
On the Education Select Committee and elsewhere, I’ve heard some truly upsetting cases tied to smartphones, including children arriving at nursery without the core strength to even sit upright due to excessive screentime.
This weekend there was a lot of chat among MPs about what to do about X.
In the end, my decision was easy: I deleted the app. While I’ll miss going down Megan Markle rabbit holes, the truth is that the platform under Musk has become a cess pit of misogyny.
In the end, my decision was easy: I deleted the app. While I’ll miss going down Megan Markle rabbit holes, the truth is that the platform under Musk has become a cess pit of misogyny.
January 12, 2026 at 12:33 PM
This weekend there was a lot of chat among MPs about what to do about X.
In the end, my decision was easy: I deleted the app. While I’ll miss going down Megan Markle rabbit holes, the truth is that the platform under Musk has become a cess pit of misogyny.
In the end, my decision was easy: I deleted the app. While I’ll miss going down Megan Markle rabbit holes, the truth is that the platform under Musk has become a cess pit of misogyny.
X’s decision to turn its AI feature that allows users to digitally undress women into a premium service is despicable.
It is an insult to any victim of misogyny and sexual violence.
It is an insult to any victim of misogyny and sexual violence.
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
X’s decision to turn its AI feature that allows users to digitally undress women into a premium service is despicable.
It is an insult to any victim of misogyny and sexual violence.
It is an insult to any victim of misogyny and sexual violence.
I certainly hope this is true, though I share parents and campaigners concerns that this roadshow is finishing far too close to expected SEND reforms.
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I certainly hope this is true, though I share parents and campaigners concerns that this roadshow is finishing far too close to expected SEND reforms.
While I’m glad the Government seems to be U-turning on the business rates rise for pubs, I’m again left wondering why it only enters ‘listening mode’ after creating an ill-thought-out policy?
January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
While I’m glad the Government seems to be U-turning on the business rates rise for pubs, I’m again left wondering why it only enters ‘listening mode’ after creating an ill-thought-out policy?
At the Budget, the Chancellor claimed her measures would introduce permanently lower tax rates for over 750,000 businesses.
That statement does not stack up with reality. Pubs are on the brink after being hammered by Labour. Now the upcoming business rates hike could tip some over the edge.
That statement does not stack up with reality. Pubs are on the brink after being hammered by Labour. Now the upcoming business rates hike could tip some over the edge.
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
At the Budget, the Chancellor claimed her measures would introduce permanently lower tax rates for over 750,000 businesses.
That statement does not stack up with reality. Pubs are on the brink after being hammered by Labour. Now the upcoming business rates hike could tip some over the edge.
That statement does not stack up with reality. Pubs are on the brink after being hammered by Labour. Now the upcoming business rates hike could tip some over the edge.
It’s as simple as that.
You don’t suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer must stand up for Britain, our interests and our allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
You don’t suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer must stand up for Britain, our interests and our allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
It’s as simple as that.
You don’t suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer must stand up for Britain, our interests and our allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
You don’t suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer must stand up for Britain, our interests and our allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Reposted by Caroline Voaden
Keir Starmer must come to Parliament today and make it clear that Britain stands with Denmark against Trump’s threats.
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Keir Starmer must come to Parliament today and make it clear that Britain stands with Denmark against Trump’s threats.
Remember when Brexiteers raved about the trade deals we’d sign once we left the EU.
Well, five years on from Boris’s botched deal, let me show why these deals are worth absolute peanuts compared to what we lost thanks to Brexit. 🥜
#Brexit #CustomsUnion @libdems.org.uk
Well, five years on from Boris’s botched deal, let me show why these deals are worth absolute peanuts compared to what we lost thanks to Brexit. 🥜
#Brexit #CustomsUnion @libdems.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Remember when Brexiteers raved about the trade deals we’d sign once we left the EU.
Well, five years on from Boris’s botched deal, let me show why these deals are worth absolute peanuts compared to what we lost thanks to Brexit. 🥜
#Brexit #CustomsUnion @libdems.org.uk
Well, five years on from Boris’s botched deal, let me show why these deals are worth absolute peanuts compared to what we lost thanks to Brexit. 🥜
#Brexit #CustomsUnion @libdems.org.uk
The UK rejoining the Erasmus+ student exchange scheme is a moment of real opportunity and a clear step towards repairing the disastrous Conservative Brexit deal.
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The UK rejoining the Erasmus+ student exchange scheme is a moment of real opportunity and a clear step towards repairing the disastrous Conservative Brexit deal.
Reposted by Caroline Voaden
I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Whether it’s his National Security Strategy or the spurious lawsuit against the BBC, it’s clear Donald Trump is no friend of the UK.
The Prime Minister must stand up for our national broadcaster and tell the President that this is unacceptable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Prime Minister must stand up for our national broadcaster and tell the President that this is unacceptable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
The US president has requested $5bn (£3.7bn) in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Whether it’s his National Security Strategy or the spurious lawsuit against the BBC, it’s clear Donald Trump is no friend of the UK.
The Prime Minister must stand up for our national broadcaster and tell the President that this is unacceptable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Prime Minister must stand up for our national broadcaster and tell the President that this is unacceptable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For families and businesses, the damage of the budget will outweigh any festive cheer.
What the economy really needs this Christmas is an emergency VAT cut for hospitality – letting high street businesses make the most of the festive period and boosting growth across Britain.
What the economy really needs this Christmas is an emergency VAT cut for hospitality – letting high street businesses make the most of the festive period and boosting growth across Britain.
UK unemployment rose to four-year high of 5.1% before budget
October figure from ONS suggests employers laid off workers, as earnings growth excluding bonuses fell
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
For families and businesses, the damage of the budget will outweigh any festive cheer.
What the economy really needs this Christmas is an emergency VAT cut for hospitality – letting high street businesses make the most of the festive period and boosting growth across Britain.
What the economy really needs this Christmas is an emergency VAT cut for hospitality – letting high street businesses make the most of the festive period and boosting growth across Britain.
Last week, I joined @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and our Education Spokesperson @munirawilson.bsky.social for a roundtable with parents of SEND children.
Their stories are shocking and painted a system that is not only fundamentally broken but almost designed to traumatise parents and their children.
Their stories are shocking and painted a system that is not only fundamentally broken but almost designed to traumatise parents and their children.
December 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Last week, I joined @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and our Education Spokesperson @munirawilson.bsky.social for a roundtable with parents of SEND children.
Their stories are shocking and painted a system that is not only fundamentally broken but almost designed to traumatise parents and their children.
Their stories are shocking and painted a system that is not only fundamentally broken but almost designed to traumatise parents and their children.
Last month, the Chancellor claimed her tinkering with business rates would bring in ‘permanently lower tax rates for more than 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties.’
If only that was the case!
If only that was the case!
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Last month, the Chancellor claimed her tinkering with business rates would bring in ‘permanently lower tax rates for more than 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties.’
If only that was the case!
If only that was the case!
I loved presenting the winner of my Christmas card competition to the Speaker of the House of Commons last week.
Congratulations again to Harriet, who’ll be receiving a card signed by the Speaker and me, and to all the other entrants to my Christmas card competition!
Congratulations again to Harriet, who’ll be receiving a card signed by the Speaker and me, and to all the other entrants to my Christmas card competition!
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I loved presenting the winner of my Christmas card competition to the Speaker of the House of Commons last week.
Congratulations again to Harriet, who’ll be receiving a card signed by the Speaker and me, and to all the other entrants to my Christmas card competition!
Congratulations again to Harriet, who’ll be receiving a card signed by the Speaker and me, and to all the other entrants to my Christmas card competition!
Here is my take on Labour's Child Poverty Strategy. 👇
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Here is my take on Labour's Child Poverty Strategy. 👇
