Charles Tugendhat
@charlestugendhat.bsky.social
Politics national and local (@libdems.org.uk). Society and environment - equality, sustainability, community, and the data which makes it intelligible
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
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In other news look at councils projected cumulative deficit just on special needs costs over the next few years. Yikes.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In other news look at councils projected cumulative deficit just on special needs costs over the next few years. Yikes.
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This is an element of the migration/asylum plans I suspect quite a few Labour MPs will find hardest to sign up to: if you come to the UK as a refugee you can never make your life here, but only ever exist in a state of limbo.
Question on Monday
Is it now your principle that every Ukranian refugee in Britain should leave, must leave once it is safe + that they will all be made to leave?
Is it now your principle that every Ukranian refugee in Britain should leave, must leave once it is safe + that they will all be made to leave?
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This is an element of the migration/asylum plans I suspect quite a few Labour MPs will find hardest to sign up to: if you come to the UK as a refugee you can never make your life here, but only ever exist in a state of limbo.
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I cannot stress this enough, as with Patel, Braverman, Sunak et al, do not bring Mahmood's background or religion into your arguments against policies. Racism is racism, no matter how "progressive" you think you make it sound. Counter the ideas, the inhumanity, the cruelty.
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I cannot stress this enough, as with Patel, Braverman, Sunak et al, do not bring Mahmood's background or religion into your arguments against policies. Racism is racism, no matter how "progressive" you think you make it sound. Counter the ideas, the inhumanity, the cruelty.
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Going down a rabbit hole of mistaken prison releases. They've definitely got up recently, but between 40 and 115 offenders were incorrectly released *every year* from 2011 to 2024 (so over 800 while the Tories were in government).
It just doesn't normally make the news
news.sky.com/story/how-ma...
It just doesn't normally make the news
news.sky.com/story/how-ma...
How many prisoners are released by mistake?
Politicians and the public have reacted with fury after it emerged a second and third prisoner had been released in error from HMP Wandsworth - but it's not as rare as some might think.
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Going down a rabbit hole of mistaken prison releases. They've definitely got up recently, but between 40 and 115 offenders were incorrectly released *every year* from 2011 to 2024 (so over 800 while the Tories were in government).
It just doesn't normally make the news
news.sky.com/story/how-ma...
It just doesn't normally make the news
news.sky.com/story/how-ma...
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Does the Islamophobic abuse I get online get to me? Honestly yes, sometimes. It can be really threatening. But will I let it stop me? Absolutely not: keep calm, call it out, carry on. 💪🏽 #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth #FliptheScript
November 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Does the Islamophobic abuse I get online get to me? Honestly yes, sometimes. It can be really threatening. But will I let it stop me? Absolutely not: keep calm, call it out, carry on. 💪🏽 #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth #FliptheScript
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It's #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth and we really need to take this opportunity to talk about this problem - because it's getting worse. Be visible, be vocal, stand with Muslim communities, listen to what we're going through. We really need your support. 🔽
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It's #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth and we really need to take this opportunity to talk about this problem - because it's getting worse. Be visible, be vocal, stand with Muslim communities, listen to what we're going through. We really need your support. 🔽
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The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
London's thieves are burying phones in flowerbeds
The police don't take much interest in returning the stolen devices when they're dug up — so London Centric decided to do it.
www.londoncentric.media
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
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If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
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In any case, there's no requirement on advertisers to represent ethnic groups proportionately. So even supposing Pochin's claim was true, it would just mean that this is what companies think will best sell their products. Do Reform want to tell them they must use a different approach?
Talking about adverts on television, representation & the comments of a Reform MP about getting mad about seeing black and Asian faces on Times Radio in 5 minutes
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
In any case, there's no requirement on advertisers to represent ethnic groups proportionately. So even supposing Pochin's claim was true, it would just mean that this is what companies think will best sell their products. Do Reform want to tell them they must use a different approach?
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales
Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
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This is vile. I cannot see how anyone on the left at this time could think intimidating think tank workers and vandalising their workplace for having different politics is legit.
This isn’t liberal. This isn’t democratic. This is, simply, wrong and should be condemned as such.
This isn’t liberal. This isn’t democratic. This is, simply, wrong and should be condemned as such.
On where UK Bluesky does have a blind spot, I haven’t seen anything on here about the vandalism of Policy Exchange’s office (see below). This kind of stuff should be called out and criticised and I’m very happy to do so.
August 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is vile. I cannot see how anyone on the left at this time could think intimidating think tank workers and vandalising their workplace for having different politics is legit.
This isn’t liberal. This isn’t democratic. This is, simply, wrong and should be condemned as such.
This isn’t liberal. This isn’t democratic. This is, simply, wrong and should be condemned as such.
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This is my flag.
August 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is my flag.
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Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal?
PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!
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PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!
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July 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal?
PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!
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PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!
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Another piece of reporting by @londoncentric.media which alone justifies the subscription. Exactly the kind of important investigation the Standard would once have done
He's one of Britain's richest men. So why does Asif Aziz's property company keep leasing London gift shops to overseas students based in abandoned offices or flytipped car parks — before vanishing without paying millions of pounds in taxes? www.londoncentric.media/p/asf-aziz-l...
The billionaire and the tax evading gift shops
Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital manages a row of high-profile shops at Piccadilly Circus. So why does his team keeping renting them to students who vanish without paying millions of pounds in taxes?
www.londoncentric.media
July 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Another piece of reporting by @londoncentric.media which alone justifies the subscription. Exactly the kind of important investigation the Standard would once have done
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Today marks the beginning of Pride Month - now more than ever, we must stand with the LGBTQ+ community.
I want to make clear that our party will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/pride-month-2025
I want to make clear that our party will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/pride-month-2025
www.libdems.org.uk
June 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Today marks the beginning of Pride Month - now more than ever, we must stand with the LGBTQ+ community.
I want to make clear that our party will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/pride-month-2025
I want to make clear that our party will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/pride-month-2025
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Here's an (outer) London primary school that's getting bigger, not shrinking, merging or disappearing. www.mylondon.news/news/south-l... But it's pretty unusual, according to London Councils.
Primary school that was 'falling apart' set for another upgrade
The school opened new facilities in April
www.mylondon.news
May 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Here's an (outer) London primary school that's getting bigger, not shrinking, merging or disappearing. www.mylondon.news/news/south-l... But it's pretty unusual, according to London Councils.
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This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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This is the most incredible bit of writing I have read this year.
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is the most incredible bit of writing I have read this year.
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I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
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Without being too po-faced about it on a day when it’s mainly all about the politics, councillors are corporate parents in control of billion pound budgets with statutory safeguarding responsibilities. This is serious stuff, much more so in terms of direct responsibility than being an MP.
Lot of people asking what impact Reform running councils will have on their popularity. There are reasons to think it won't be smooth sailing. A lot of political novices taking over in challenging circs, and in the past Farage party councillors have often split or left in large numbers
May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Without being too po-faced about it on a day when it’s mainly all about the politics, councillors are corporate parents in control of billion pound budgets with statutory safeguarding responsibilities. This is serious stuff, much more so in terms of direct responsibility than being an MP.
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The Lib Dems are conquering Middle England – my report on why the anti-Tory revolt is still spreading. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lib...
The Lib Dems’ Middle England revolution
As Kemi Badenoch chases Reform, she is losing her party’s traditional heartlands.
www.newstatesman.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Lib Dems are conquering Middle England – my report on why the anti-Tory revolt is still spreading. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lib...
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Listening to Rest is Politics, Rest is Politics US, and reading respected commentators, it's striking how 'left-wing bias' in universities is now taken for granted. That matters, especially in the US, where academia faces political attack. Thoughts from having worked in US/UK universities. 🧵
April 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Listening to Rest is Politics, Rest is Politics US, and reading respected commentators, it's striking how 'left-wing bias' in universities is now taken for granted. That matters, especially in the US, where academia faces political attack. Thoughts from having worked in US/UK universities. 🧵