Karen Young
@karenlibdem.bsky.social
Lib Dem Councillor in Cambridge. European.
open.substack.com/pub/notesfro... take a look at this fabulous explanation of what we are doing to fix potholes in Cambridgeshire.
Just fix the damned potholes!
How we fix potholes in Cambridgeshire, why we still have to, and what we’re doing to get ahead of the problem.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
open.substack.com/pub/notesfro... take a look at this fabulous explanation of what we are doing to fix potholes in Cambridgeshire.
Horribly on the nail. chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/enem...
Enemies within and without
<a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.online/@ChrisGrey">Mastodon</a>
chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Horribly on the nail. chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/enem...
Have just finished reading the excellent Empireworld by @sathnam.bsky.social in one gulp. Not a comfortable read but well evidenced and balanced. Thank you for writing it.
December 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Have just finished reading the excellent Empireworld by @sathnam.bsky.social in one gulp. Not a comfortable read but well evidenced and balanced. Thank you for writing it.
This is so good. 100% agree. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Doing what they least want you to do
How Britain should respond to Trump’s national security strategy
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This is so good. 100% agree. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
My take on what we heard from the Cambridge Growth Company at the latest scrutiny meeting at the City Council.
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Cambridge Growth Company
The latest news from Cambridge City scrutiny committee about the Cambridge Growth Company and its plans to expand and improve the city.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My take on what we heard from the Cambridge Growth Company at the latest scrutiny meeting at the City Council.
karenyoung.uk/2025/12/10/c...
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Labour Cambridge says it’s One Cambridge Fair for All. In deeds money talks. Shame on them @CambridgeLDs
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Labour Cambridge says it’s One Cambridge Fair for All. In deeds money talks. Shame on them @CambridgeLDs
So depressing! Putin needs to be tried as a war criminal. He cannot win.
You've found the start of THE daily thread on Day 1370 of Russia's immoral and illegal all out war on its neighbour.
Some say things are not so bleak for Ukraine today.
Well, I'm still very angry with allies as well as the war criminals.
All help boosting is welcome 😊
Some say things are not so bleak for Ukraine today.
Well, I'm still very angry with allies as well as the war criminals.
All help boosting is welcome 😊
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So depressing! Putin needs to be tried as a war criminal. He cannot win.
I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
We escaped war and torture but now we feel unsafe in Britain
Special report: Amid protests and rising aggression towards asylum seekers across the country, we spoke to those being targeted
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
Burst water main on Hills Road and Red Cross Lane near Addenbrookes. Update here: karenyoung.uk/2025/08/21/b...
Burst water main Hills Road and Red Cross Lane junction
Summary of Situation A burst water main has occurred on the A1307 Hill Road at the junction with Red Cross Lane and Nightingale Avenue. The incident has resulted in a significant carriageway failure r...
karenyoung.uk
August 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Burst water main on Hills Road and Red Cross Lane near Addenbrookes. Update here: karenyoung.uk/2025/08/21/b...
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The world stage will never feel like a Maga rally to Trump and he will resent that more and more www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is angry with a world that won't give him easy deals | Rafael Behr
In the Middle East as in Ukraine, the president is discovering that simple bullying tricks don’t resolve complex international crises, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The world stage will never feel like a Maga rally to Trump and he will resent that more and more www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good news.
Highways & Transport Committee @cambscc today, with Cllr Alex Beckett (Cambridge) in the chair and new councillor Robin Wyatt (St Neots) as vice-chair. A full house of councillors, and some important items up for discussion. [1/6]
June 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Good news.
Thanks Anthony. I really like this!
#Cambridge case study on bus services by one of the world’s experts on public transport and transit networks. Have a look! @karenlibdem.bsky.social @anna4labour.bsky.social @elliottonguk.bsky.social @labouralexb.bsky.social
The conversation about reform of bus services in England would benefit from maps that reveal the inefficiencies of the current service. So we drew one. humantransit.org/2025/06/bus-...
June 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thanks Anthony. I really like this!
The New European is renaming itself to The New World. Fab publication - highly recommended. See FT article
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June 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The New European is renaming itself to The New World. Fab publication - highly recommended. See FT article
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archive.ph/FJyFN
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Some people deny reality because they’re confused.
Some deny it because they’re scared.
Some because they’re angry.
But then there’s something deeper, something more organised.
Something I call disordered denial.
Some deny it because they’re scared.
Some because they’re angry.
But then there’s something deeper, something more organised.
Something I call disordered denial.
May 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Some people deny reality because they’re confused.
Some deny it because they’re scared.
Some because they’re angry.
But then there’s something deeper, something more organised.
Something I call disordered denial.
Some deny it because they’re scared.
Some because they’re angry.
But then there’s something deeper, something more organised.
Something I call disordered denial.
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A core feature of the Trump regime is its embrace of "authoritarian democracy", as a battering ram with which to demolish any obstacle to its power.
The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.
But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]
The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.
But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]
Stephen Miller on the court order to release Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk: "There's a judicial coup in this country....This judicial coup by a handful of Marxist judges...can only be understood as an attack on democracy."
May 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A core feature of the Trump regime is its embrace of "authoritarian democracy", as a battering ram with which to demolish any obstacle to its power.
The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.
But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]
The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.
But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]
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@chadbourn.bsky.social
Reform councillors as seen through the eyes and experience of an existing councillor.
S/s 4 is particularly shocking.
Reform councillors as seen through the eyes and experience of an existing councillor.
S/s 4 is particularly shocking.
May 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@chadbourn.bsky.social
Reform councillors as seen through the eyes and experience of an existing councillor.
S/s 4 is particularly shocking.
Reform councillors as seen through the eyes and experience of an existing councillor.
S/s 4 is particularly shocking.
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The transformative story of dance and its power to heal and uplift:
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The transformative story of dance and its power to heal and uplift:
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Paska, traditional Ukrainian Easter bread, from my dear aunt 🤩
I just picked up these cuties from the post office.
Gorgeous!
I just picked up these cuties from the post office.
Gorgeous!
April 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Paska, traditional Ukrainian Easter bread, from my dear aunt 🤩
I just picked up these cuties from the post office.
Gorgeous!
I just picked up these cuties from the post office.
Gorgeous!
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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⚡️ 'We know what we are fighting for' — Zelensky's Easter address to Ukraine in full.
Zelensky lauded Ukraine's "resilience, compassion, and humanity," adding the country's faith has "not faded over 1,152 days of full-scale war."
Zelensky lauded Ukraine's "resilience, compassion, and humanity," adding the country's faith has "not faded over 1,152 days of full-scale war."
'We know what we are fighting for' — Zelensky's Easter address to Ukraine in full
President Volodymyr Zelensky has lauded Ukraine's "resilience, compassion, and humanity" in his Easter address on April 20, adding the country's faith has "not faded over 1,152 days of full-scale war....
kyivindependent.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
⚡️ 'We know what we are fighting for' — Zelensky's Easter address to Ukraine in full.
Zelensky lauded Ukraine's "resilience, compassion, and humanity," adding the country's faith has "not faded over 1,152 days of full-scale war."
Zelensky lauded Ukraine's "resilience, compassion, and humanity," adding the country's faith has "not faded over 1,152 days of full-scale war."
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1500 more GPs added to the workforce or have they?
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
The headline this week was 1500 more GPs have been added to the workforce since the change in the rules around recruitment of GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) allowed GPs to be recruited.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
The headline this week was 1500 more GPs have been added to the workforce since the change in the rules around recruitment of GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) allowed GPs to be recruited.
April 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
1500 more GPs added to the workforce or have they?
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
The headline this week was 1500 more GPs have been added to the workforce since the change in the rules around recruitment of GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) allowed GPs to be recruited.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
The headline this week was 1500 more GPs have been added to the workforce since the change in the rules around recruitment of GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) allowed GPs to be recruited.
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.