Christopher Woolmer
@cmwoolmer.bsky.social
🔶 I am an organist, pianist, teacher and a LibDem Sutton Councillor where I Chair the Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee.
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Sutton North’s Ruth Dombey spoke of her family’s own heritage fleeing persecution in Russian occupied Poland,
and of her pride at living in a country that has “decency at its very core”.
and of her pride at living in a country that has “decency at its very core”.
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sutton North’s Ruth Dombey spoke of her family’s own heritage fleeing persecution in Russian occupied Poland,
and of her pride at living in a country that has “decency at its very core”.
and of her pride at living in a country that has “decency at its very core”.
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Sutton West and East Cheam’s councillor Christopher Woolmer spoke movingly about the experience of his wife - and how stripping away the rights of those with IDLR would break the promises given to people in the past, who have made their whole lives here.
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sutton West and East Cheam’s councillor Christopher Woolmer spoke movingly about the experience of his wife - and how stripping away the rights of those with IDLR would break the promises given to people in the past, who have made their whole lives here.
A wonderful result in the Carshalton South & Clockhouse by-election with the brilliant candidate, Lisa Webster, winning 52.2% of the vote for the Liberal Democrats!
Carshalton South & Clockhouse (Sutton) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 52.2% (+12.1)
🌳 CON: 23.9% (-18.2)
➡️ RFM: 17.9% (New)
🌹 LAB: 2.8% (-5.4)
🌍 GRN: 2.5% (-7.1)
✝️ CPA: 0.7% (New)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
🔶 LDM: 52.2% (+12.1)
🌳 CON: 23.9% (-18.2)
➡️ RFM: 17.9% (New)
🌹 LAB: 2.8% (-5.4)
🌍 GRN: 2.5% (-7.1)
✝️ CPA: 0.7% (New)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
May 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A wonderful result in the Carshalton South & Clockhouse by-election with the brilliant candidate, Lisa Webster, winning 52.2% of the vote for the Liberal Democrats!
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🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
youtube.com/watch?v=2JZB... Westcroft Leisure Centre Goes Green with Solar Power! ☀️
This project will reduce emissions that harm the climate, save money on energy costs, and create a more sustainable future for our community.
Learn more about the benefits 👇
This project will reduce emissions that harm the climate, save money on energy costs, and create a more sustainable future for our community.
Learn more about the benefits 👇
Westcroft Leisure Centre Goes Green with Solar Power!
YouTube video by LBS Internal Comms
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April 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=2JZB... Westcroft Leisure Centre Goes Green with Solar Power! ☀️
This project will reduce emissions that harm the climate, save money on energy costs, and create a more sustainable future for our community.
Learn more about the benefits 👇
This project will reduce emissions that harm the climate, save money on energy costs, and create a more sustainable future for our community.
Learn more about the benefits 👇
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Sutton Central (Sutton) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 55.7% (+17.4)
🌳 CON: 14.1% (-10.0)
➡️ RFM: 12.2% (New)
🌹 LAB: 9.3% (-17.4)
🌍 GRN: 4.1% (-6.8)
🙋 IND: 3.6% (New)
✝️ CPA: 1.0% (New)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
🔶 LDM: 55.7% (+17.4)
🌳 CON: 14.1% (-10.0)
➡️ RFM: 12.2% (New)
🌹 LAB: 9.3% (-17.4)
🌍 GRN: 4.1% (-6.8)
🙋 IND: 3.6% (New)
✝️ CPA: 1.0% (New)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
April 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sutton Central (Sutton) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 55.7% (+17.4)
🌳 CON: 14.1% (-10.0)
➡️ RFM: 12.2% (New)
🌹 LAB: 9.3% (-17.4)
🌍 GRN: 4.1% (-6.8)
🙋 IND: 3.6% (New)
✝️ CPA: 1.0% (New)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
🔶 LDM: 55.7% (+17.4)
🌳 CON: 14.1% (-10.0)
➡️ RFM: 12.2% (New)
🌹 LAB: 9.3% (-17.4)
🌍 GRN: 4.1% (-6.8)
🙋 IND: 3.6% (New)
✝️ CPA: 1.0% (New)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
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Well, I don’t imagine I made a lot of friends at Thames Water today!
But I was proud to use the chance to take them to task for their shocking record in Westminster Hall.
Customers, and our river, deserve so much better.
But I was proud to use the chance to take them to task for their shocking record in Westminster Hall.
Customers, and our river, deserve so much better.
April 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Well, I don’t imagine I made a lot of friends at Thames Water today!
But I was proud to use the chance to take them to task for their shocking record in Westminster Hall.
Customers, and our river, deserve so much better.
But I was proud to use the chance to take them to task for their shocking record in Westminster Hall.
Customers, and our river, deserve so much better.
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Organs & Organists starter pack updated…
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If you’re an organist but not in the starter pack, feel free to let me know so I can add you. 😎
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If you’re an organist but not in the starter pack, feel free to let me know so I can add you. 😎
March 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Organs & Organists starter pack updated…
go.bsky.app/NpCGD1Y
@katelynemerson.bsky.social
@felixhell.bsky.social
@michellehorsley.bsky.social
@christopherholman.bsky.social @cmwoolmer.bsky.social
If you’re an organist but not in the starter pack, feel free to let me know so I can add you. 😎
go.bsky.app/NpCGD1Y
@katelynemerson.bsky.social
@felixhell.bsky.social
@michellehorsley.bsky.social
@christopherholman.bsky.social @cmwoolmer.bsky.social
If you’re an organist but not in the starter pack, feel free to let me know so I can add you. 😎
As I answered at Full Council, Sutton remains in the Top 5 Boroughs in London for recycling...
Sutton remains in the top 5 boroughs in London for recycling.
We're committed to a green future for our borough.
We're committed to a green future for our borough.
March 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
As I answered at Full Council, Sutton remains in the Top 5 Boroughs in London for recycling...
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.
There is no technological compromise between strong encryption that protects the data and a mechanism to allow the government special access to this data. Any “backdoor” built for the government puts everyone at greater risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The UK's Demands for Apple to Break Encryption Is an Emergency for Us All
The Washington Post reported that the United Kingdom is demanding that Apple create an encryption backdoor to give the government access to end-to-end encrypted data in iCloud. Encryption is one of th...
www.eff.org
February 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
There is no technological compromise between strong encryption that protects the data and a mechanism to allow the government special access to this data. Any “backdoor” built for the government puts everyone at greater risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Music is far more important than some people realise… chng.it/d4RvTNBhds
SAVE CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
February 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Music is far more important than some people realise… chng.it/d4RvTNBhds
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Great canvass session this morning in my Council Ward with my two Cllr colleagues @cmwoolmer.bsky.social and Qasim Esak.
We all had a very warm reception and some casework on parking, school drop off congestion, and also concerns about school places and how GP waiting times.
We all had a very warm reception and some casework on parking, school drop off congestion, and also concerns about school places and how GP waiting times.
February 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Great canvass session this morning in my Council Ward with my two Cllr colleagues @cmwoolmer.bsky.social and Qasim Esak.
We all had a very warm reception and some casework on parking, school drop off congestion, and also concerns about school places and how GP waiting times.
We all had a very warm reception and some casework on parking, school drop off congestion, and also concerns about school places and how GP waiting times.
Survivors return as world remembers Auschwitz 80 years after liberation www.bbc.com/news/article...
Auschwitz survivors return as world remembers Nazi death camp 80 years on
Fifty survivors - now in their late 80s and 90s - will attend a ceremony marking the camp's liberation.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Survivors return as world remembers Auschwitz 80 years after liberation www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“Hitler, Stalin and potentially Trump leave behind them death and destruction. It is comforting to remember that there are others who illuminate our world for a while and leave it richer and finer.”
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
The individuals who change the course of humanity
While Trump threatens to make the world worse, I take comfort in the artists and geniuses who make it richer
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 5:38 PM
“Hitler, Stalin and potentially Trump leave behind them death and destruction. It is comforting to remember that there are others who illuminate our world for a while and leave it richer and finer.”
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Jo Maugham, the director of the Good Law Project, said campaign groups without transparency around their funding should be treated with scepticism about who was financing them. #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry
Action on World Health co-founder’s firm provides services to organisation that advocates for nicotine pouches
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Jo Maugham, the director of the Good Law Project, said campaign groups without transparency around their funding should be treated with scepticism about who was financing them. #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Happy Christmas from the organ console! 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Happy Christmas from the organ console! 🎄
Going against evidence will cost lives… www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs.
www.reuters.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Going against evidence will cost lives… www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
The House of Commins is now on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/hous...
bsky.app
December 11, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The House of Commins is now on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/hous...
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I talk about this endlessly in my book....how our current electoral system is NOT fit for purpose
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social explains more re donations
Jeez Labour...tighten up these horrors....
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social explains more re donations
Jeez Labour...tighten up these horrors....
NEW 🚨 Britain's electoral laws are broken - but successive governments have done nothing
Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy
But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...
Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy
But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...
Musk’s $100m to Farage will break our democracy
Keir Starmer needs to fix Britain’s broken electoral laws now - if he doesn’t, we will all suffer the consequences
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:45 PM
I talk about this endlessly in my book....how our current electoral system is NOT fit for purpose
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social explains more re donations
Jeez Labour...tighten up these horrors....
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social explains more re donations
Jeez Labour...tighten up these horrors....