Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 🔶
@sannedd.bsky.social
Lib Dem Councillor for Forth Ward, Edinburgh Northern candidate for Scottish Parliament 2026. Mum. Fundraiser & face painter. 🔶 🌍
For Council casework email Cllr.Sanne.Dijkstra-Downie@edinburgh.gov.uk
For Council casework email Cllr.Sanne.Dijkstra-Downie@edinburgh.gov.uk
Thanks so much @seascotland.bsky.social for giving me a chance to talk about my love of the ocean and how we should be looking after our local marine spaces! 🌊
Councillor Sanne Dijkstra-Downie from Liberal Democrats highlights they want science led and supported by coastal communities. They have to have a stake and a say in what happens - government should work with and not against communities empowering them to be stewards of their own marine environment.
October 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thanks so much @seascotland.bsky.social for giving me a chance to talk about my love of the ocean and how we should be looking after our local marine spaces! 🌊
Reposted by Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 🔶
This record of failure shows water regulation in our country is broken.
Water companies are getting away with polluting our rivers on an industrial scale and face little more than a slap on the wrist.
Water companies are getting away with polluting our rivers on an industrial scale and face little more than a slap on the wrist.
July 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This record of failure shows water regulation in our country is broken.
Water companies are getting away with polluting our rivers on an industrial scale and face little more than a slap on the wrist.
Water companies are getting away with polluting our rivers on an industrial scale and face little more than a slap on the wrist.
Unbelievable that bottom trawling is still allowed in the UK’s marine protected areas. It’s extremely destructive for marine life and should be banned in all MPAs #ocean www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK MPs call for ban on bottom trawling in protected marine areas
Environment committee also wants to outlaw dredging and mining due to destructive effects on seabed and marine life
www.theguardian.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Unbelievable that bottom trawling is still allowed in the UK’s marine protected areas. It’s extremely destructive for marine life and should be banned in all MPAs #ocean www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And the embarrassment that is current #Dutchpolitics continues as the Govt falls because Wilders’ colleagues don’t want to implement his illegal and unworkable migration proposals.
Guess what - right-wing populists making promises they cannot keep and then blaming others for their failure 🤷♀️
Guess what - right-wing populists making promises they cannot keep and then blaming others for their failure 🤷♀️
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And the embarrassment that is current #Dutchpolitics continues as the Govt falls because Wilders’ colleagues don’t want to implement his illegal and unworkable migration proposals.
Guess what - right-wing populists making promises they cannot keep and then blaming others for their failure 🤷♀️
Guess what - right-wing populists making promises they cannot keep and then blaming others for their failure 🤷♀️
Teachers need to be given the tools and the time to do their jobs without burning out. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Teacher workload 'unfair and unhealthy', union says
EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley has called for action to reduce teachers' class contact time.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Teachers need to be given the tools and the time to do their jobs without burning out. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 🔶
Ten years on, we still feel the loss of Charles Kennedy.
Charles was principled, kind and possessed an unmatched talent for connecting with people - he was a great friend and an outstanding leader.
I know he would have been so proud to see his old seat back in Lib Dem hands.
Charles was principled, kind and possessed an unmatched talent for connecting with people - he was a great friend and an outstanding leader.
I know he would have been so proud to see his old seat back in Lib Dem hands.
June 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Ten years on, we still feel the loss of Charles Kennedy.
Charles was principled, kind and possessed an unmatched talent for connecting with people - he was a great friend and an outstanding leader.
I know he would have been so proud to see his old seat back in Lib Dem hands.
Charles was principled, kind and possessed an unmatched talent for connecting with people - he was a great friend and an outstanding leader.
I know he would have been so proud to see his old seat back in Lib Dem hands.
The ban on disposable vapes starts today. Good news for our environment and, hopefully, the start of a turnaround on vaping numbers among young teenagers. Thanks to everyone who made this happen, not least @lesswastelaura.bsky.social who campaigned for this tirelessly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Disposable vapes ban begins - but will teens quit?
Retailers will no longer be able to sell single-use vapes as new laws come into force across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The ban on disposable vapes starts today. Good news for our environment and, hopefully, the start of a turnaround on vaping numbers among young teenagers. Thanks to everyone who made this happen, not least @lesswastelaura.bsky.social who campaigned for this tirelessly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hello! 👋 this feels a bit like moving house, I wonder if the neighbours are nicer than at the old place 😄
May 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hello! 👋 this feels a bit like moving house, I wonder if the neighbours are nicer than at the old place 😄