Cllr Paul Hodgkinson
@paulcotswolds.bsky.social
📻 Councillor, Radio DJ. | Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities & Fire in Gloucestershire | Running for Parliament in North Cotswolds 🔶
Delighted to have been selected as Parliamentary Candidate for the North Cotswolds for the next General Election. One of the top target seats for the @libdems.org.uk in the country. Get in touch if you want to join my team!
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Delighted to have been selected as Parliamentary Candidate for the North Cotswolds for the next General Election. One of the top target seats for the @libdems.org.uk in the country. Get in touch if you want to join my team!
I presented today a petition @GlosCC from residents who live along the A436 between Bourton and Andoversford. They’re calling for a lower speed limit and road safety measures following accidents along that road this year. #roadsafety #Cotswolds
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I presented today a petition @GlosCC from residents who live along the A436 between Bourton and Andoversford. They’re calling for a lower speed limit and road safety measures following accidents along that road this year. #roadsafety #Cotswolds
Unemployment rises again to 5%. The economy isn’t working. #Unemployment
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Unemployment rises again to 5%. The economy isn’t working. #Unemployment
Remembering those who gave their lives for us - in Northleach #lestweforget #RemembranceDay
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Remembering those who gave their lives for us - in Northleach #lestweforget #RemembranceDay
This Thursday 6/11 4-6pm I’m back on @cotswoldsradio.bsky.social for Afternoon Live with my guests Siobhan Farmer & Callum Gutteridge from Public Health Gloucestershire and Emma Costley White from Scrubditch Care Farm
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This Thursday 6/11 4-6pm I’m back on @cotswoldsradio.bsky.social for Afternoon Live with my guests Siobhan Farmer & Callum Gutteridge from Public Health Gloucestershire and Emma Costley White from Scrubditch Care Farm
The Cirencester History Festival has been hugely successful again this year and is going from strength to strength. Today I was fascinated to hear about the rivalry of Richard II and Henry IV in a compelling event with Helen Castor at the impressive Bingham Hall in Cirencester. #CreativeCotswolds
November 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Cirencester History Festival has been hugely successful again this year and is going from strength to strength. Today I was fascinated to hear about the rivalry of Richard II and Henry IV in a compelling event with Helen Castor at the impressive Bingham Hall in Cirencester. #CreativeCotswolds
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Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
Excellent defence of EHCR by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and @libdems.org.uk in Parliament last night. Super proud of them!
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Excellent defence of EHCR by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and @libdems.org.uk in Parliament last night. Super proud of them!
Digital labs in some of Gloucestershire’s libraries - like this one in Chipping Campden - are an incredible community asset. 3D printing, LEGO design and more. Go and see for yourself what you can do!
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Digital labs in some of Gloucestershire’s libraries - like this one in Chipping Campden - are an incredible community asset. 3D printing, LEGO design and more. Go and see for yourself what you can do!
A real landmark and so good to see. At last.
King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT+ armed forces veterans
King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT+ armed forces veterans
Monument honours those whose careers were cut short by the ‘gay ban’ in place from 1967 to 2000
The king has laid flowers at the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT+ armed forces and met veterans who spoke of the trauma inflicted by the military’s former “gay ban”.
Charles was joined by dozens of serving and former members of the armed forces at the dedication of the memorial, titled An Opened Letter, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Monday. It was his first official engagement in support of the LGBT+ community. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A real landmark and so good to see. At last.
I've just signed the Liberal Democrats' GP Guarantee petition - calling for urgent action to make sure people can see their GP within a week, or within 24 hours if in urgent need.
Add your name here: www.libdems.org.uk/gps
Add your name here: www.libdems.org.uk/gps
GP Guarantee
The Lib Dem plan would guarantee people can see a doctor quickly.
www.libdems.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I've just signed the Liberal Democrats' GP Guarantee petition - calling for urgent action to make sure people can see their GP within a week, or within 24 hours if in urgent need.
Add your name here: www.libdems.org.uk/gps
Add your name here: www.libdems.org.uk/gps
At the superb Skillzone run by Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue - it’s a place where groups of young people and children learn about fire hazards and personal safety in a fun and experiential space.
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
At the superb Skillzone run by Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue - it’s a place where groups of young people and children learn about fire hazards and personal safety in a fun and experiential space.
Good piece on BBCPoliticsWest about National Star College students & the challenges they face for funding when they leave education. It’s an amazing place in the North Cotswolds which I’ve supported enthusiastically.
October 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Good piece on BBCPoliticsWest about National Star College students & the challenges they face for funding when they leave education. It’s an amazing place in the North Cotswolds which I’ve supported enthusiastically.
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Lib Dems are the winners of by-elections Super Thursday!
💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections
↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party
🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away
Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!
💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections
↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party
🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away
Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lib Dems are the winners of by-elections Super Thursday!
💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections
↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party
🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away
Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!
💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections
↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party
🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away
Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!
My statement here: www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2554671...
Questions over how much Gloucestershire matters to ambulance top boss
There are questions over how much Gloucestershire matters to the top boss of South Western Ambulance Service as he didn’t attend a meeting…
www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
My statement here: www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2554671...
Always a delight to be in Blockley. Great public meeting yesterday talking about the new @libdems.org.uk administration at Gloucestershire County Council and our plan and vision.
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Always a delight to be in Blockley. Great public meeting yesterday talking about the new @libdems.org.uk administration at Gloucestershire County Council and our plan and vision.
As a cat owner the high cost of vet services is something I and many pet owners are concerned about. I welcome the CMA investigation today with its recommendations for action to address this.
October 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
As a cat owner the high cost of vet services is something I and many pet owners are concerned about. I welcome the CMA investigation today with its recommendations for action to address this.
Very disappointed to hear that @swasft.bsky.social are ploughing ahead with their decision to stop co-responding work with Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue. The public really value this cooperation. With rural ambulance response times still missing target they surely need all the help they can get.
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Very disappointed to hear that @swasft.bsky.social are ploughing ahead with their decision to stop co-responding work with Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue. The public really value this cooperation. With rural ambulance response times still missing target they surely need all the help they can get.
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And yet he claims to understand the struggles of working people...
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nigel-farage-now-earns-over-1-million-from-12-second-jobs/
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nigel-farage-now-earns-over-1-million-from-12-second-jobs/
Nigel Farage now earns over £1 million from his 12 ‘second jobs’
The Reform leader has raked in a further £189,000 from side jobs since May this year
leftfootforward.org
October 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
And yet he claims to understand the struggles of working people...
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nigel-farage-now-earns-over-1-million-from-12-second-jobs/
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nigel-farage-now-earns-over-1-million-from-12-second-jobs/
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"During Hate Crime Awareness Week, we call on everyone - individuals, organisations and political leaders - to stand up against hate, support those affected, and help build a society where everyone can live free from fear, prejudice and discrimination."
@MarieCGoldman.bsky.social
@MarieCGoldman.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"During Hate Crime Awareness Week, we call on everyone - individuals, organisations and political leaders - to stand up against hate, support those affected, and help build a society where everyone can live free from fear, prejudice and discrimination."
@MarieCGoldman.bsky.social
@MarieCGoldman.bsky.social
The new Gloucester library opens on Monday - an amazing modern community space in the heart of the city to transform the old Debenhams building with the @uniofglos.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The new Gloucester library opens on Monday - an amazing modern community space in the heart of the city to transform the old Debenhams building with the @uniofglos.bsky.social
The big increase in violent hate crime across the West as featured on BBC Points West tonight is really disturbing. Politicians have a deep responsibility to stop their own polarising language.
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The big increase in violent hate crime across the West as featured on BBC Points West tonight is really disturbing. Politicians have a deep responsibility to stop their own polarising language.
Sign the petition to say no to Labour’s unfair & arbitrary housing targets: digitallibdems.typeform.com/to/OlFIcUdE?...
Save our Cotswolds!
The government has set an unrealistic target of more than 1,000 new homes a year in the Cotswold District. Our roads, schools, and GP surgeries are already under pressure, and our countryside is at ri...
digitallibdems.typeform.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Sign the petition to say no to Labour’s unfair & arbitrary housing targets: digitallibdems.typeform.com/to/OlFIcUdE?...
Out and about talking to residents and businesses in Cirencester with Gloucestershire Trading Standards & Fire and Rescue - the team are checking that businesses are fire safe and letting people know what they can do if they experience rogue traders.
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Out and about talking to residents and businesses in Cirencester with Gloucestershire Trading Standards & Fire and Rescue - the team are checking that businesses are fire safe and letting people know what they can do if they experience rogue traders.