AM
@amliberale.bsky.social
Politically opinionated account of an otherwise normal human. [Social] Liberal. Liberal Democrat (UK) Member.
I block bigots liberally too.
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I block bigots liberally too.
Obligatory collection of flags:
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I think @entirelyharmless.bsky.social summed up Sex Matters pretty well with this:
"UK media: every time you quote Sex Matters on anything related to trans people, it’s the equivalent of quoting the Flat Earth Society on anything related to space or air travel.
They’re unqualified cranks."
"UK media: every time you quote Sex Matters on anything related to trans people, it’s the equivalent of quoting the Flat Earth Society on anything related to space or air travel.
They’re unqualified cranks."
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I think @entirelyharmless.bsky.social summed up Sex Matters pretty well with this:
"UK media: every time you quote Sex Matters on anything related to trans people, it’s the equivalent of quoting the Flat Earth Society on anything related to space or air travel.
They’re unqualified cranks."
"UK media: every time you quote Sex Matters on anything related to trans people, it’s the equivalent of quoting the Flat Earth Society on anything related to space or air travel.
They’re unqualified cranks."
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If, and please do, you are filling this consultation in I would suggest some things to consider.
✅Where the framing forces you into accept the government's premise that they need to discriminate against one group or another mark "don't know". Don't play to their framing. 8/
✅Where the framing forces you into accept the government's premise that they need to discriminate against one group or another mark "don't know". Don't play to their framing. 8/
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
If, and please do, you are filling this consultation in I would suggest some things to consider.
✅Where the framing forces you into accept the government's premise that they need to discriminate against one group or another mark "don't know". Don't play to their framing. 8/
✅Where the framing forces you into accept the government's premise that they need to discriminate against one group or another mark "don't know". Don't play to their framing. 8/
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🚨The supporting consultation document is riddled with errors, misinformation, and flat out lies, all wrapped up in some truly heinous and biased rhetoric. That seems to clearly be to generate a particular response from people who are not deeply aware of the issues in the existing system. 3/
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨The supporting consultation document is riddled with errors, misinformation, and flat out lies, all wrapped up in some truly heinous and biased rhetoric. That seems to clearly be to generate a particular response from people who are not deeply aware of the issues in the existing system. 3/
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🚨Based on the Home Secretary's statement that she will implement these changes in/by April and the consultation closes on Feb 12th they would not have enough time to actually go through all responses properly. That suggests that the outcome has already been decided. 2/
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨Based on the Home Secretary's statement that she will implement these changes in/by April and the consultation closes on Feb 12th they would not have enough time to actually go through all responses properly. That suggests that the outcome has already been decided. 2/
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Important: Read Dan's thread and then fill out the consultation on the link at the end
It's very important for as many of you as possible to take part
It's very important for as many of you as possible to take part
I am currently, because I know how to enjoy a Saturday morning, writing some guidance for people on filling this consultation in. As I do several things are highly apparent. Before I go through them though I don't want this to put people off of filling it in. It is important to do so nonetheless. 1/
Government has today published its consultation into "earned settlement", the forward alone contains a hot mess of misrepresentation of the current system by the Home Secretary. I would strongly urge anyone affected by the current system to respond.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691edd...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691edd...
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Important: Read Dan's thread and then fill out the consultation on the link at the end
It's very important for as many of you as possible to take part
It's very important for as many of you as possible to take part
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Farage next.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Farage next.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
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A devastating thread
One guy got locked up in immigration detention without his medication. He went blind. Lost all his vision. He wasn’t deported. They threw him out of detention for being blind and made him homeless
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A devastating thread
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More commonly, the UK government just drags the process out for years or decades, often losing the files, hoping somehow that a destitute homeless person with expired or no travel documents will somehow go elsewhere.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
More commonly, the UK government just drags the process out for years or decades, often losing the files, hoping somehow that a destitute homeless person with expired or no travel documents will somehow go elsewhere.
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The EHRC want to exclude women from femal single-sex spaces based on how "female" they look.
This is off the scale sexism and misogyny.
Millions of women will face harassment as result of this insanity.
This is off the scale sexism and misogyny.
Millions of women will face harassment as result of this insanity.
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The EHRC want to exclude women from femal single-sex spaces based on how "female" they look.
This is off the scale sexism and misogyny.
Millions of women will face harassment as result of this insanity.
This is off the scale sexism and misogyny.
Millions of women will face harassment as result of this insanity.
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But if the government start taxing the likes of Starbucks & they leave, Are we seriously saying that Britain will stop drinking coffee?
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
But if the government start taxing the likes of Starbucks & they leave, Are we seriously saying that Britain will stop drinking coffee?
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
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Stealing refugees' jewellery won't make anyone's life better.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Stealing refugees' jewellery won't make anyone's life better.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
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LibDem party Cmtes basically run on Queer participation, and there's never been a point since the party was founded when there hasn't been well over the minimum representation of Queers on Cmtes *anyway*.
To the point that when 2.6(c) quota was announced as suspended my reaction was... 7/
To the point that when 2.6(c) quota was announced as suspended my reaction was... 7/
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
LibDem party Cmtes basically run on Queer participation, and there's never been a point since the party was founded when there hasn't been well over the minimum representation of Queers on Cmtes *anyway*.
To the point that when 2.6(c) quota was announced as suspended my reaction was... 7/
To the point that when 2.6(c) quota was announced as suspended my reaction was... 7/
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This is ofc entirely predictable, but for the TERFs their hatred of Trans people burns far more fiercely than any purported desire to protect or aid women.
Also, LibDem Women (our internal Women's org) backs Plus on this. So overwhelmingly that the TERFs left LDW to make their own TERFy club 5/
Also, LibDem Women (our internal Women's org) backs Plus on this. So overwhelmingly that the TERFs left LDW to make their own TERFy club 5/
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is ofc entirely predictable, but for the TERFs their hatred of Trans people burns far more fiercely than any purported desire to protect or aid women.
Also, LibDem Women (our internal Women's org) backs Plus on this. So overwhelmingly that the TERFs left LDW to make their own TERFy club 5/
Also, LibDem Women (our internal Women's org) backs Plus on this. So overwhelmingly that the TERFs left LDW to make their own TERFy club 5/
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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when you are owned on twitter by the prime minister of albania, maybe you should resign
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November 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
when you are owned on twitter by the prime minister of albania, maybe you should resign
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Every so often it's comforting to have someone remind you of the things you love, and why you love them. Like this video essay on Discworld & Pratchett by Jess of the Shire: youtu.be/aSWhUYOslUs
How Discworld Changed Fantasy
YouTube video by Jess of the Shire
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November 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Every so often it's comforting to have someone remind you of the things you love, and why you love them. Like this video essay on Discworld & Pratchett by Jess of the Shire: youtu.be/aSWhUYOslUs
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The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
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Is this what Labour politicians came into politics for?
To get cheered on by Tommy Robinson as they kick some of the most vulnerable people on earth?
How are they not all dying of shame
To get cheered on by Tommy Robinson as they kick some of the most vulnerable people on earth?
How are they not all dying of shame
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is this what Labour politicians came into politics for?
To get cheered on by Tommy Robinson as they kick some of the most vulnerable people on earth?
How are they not all dying of shame
To get cheered on by Tommy Robinson as they kick some of the most vulnerable people on earth?
How are they not all dying of shame
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Oh cool, indentured servitude. Legally recognised throughout the democratic world as a form of unfree labour aka slavery. Also literally how the people traffickers that this legislation is supposedly meant to stop imprison their victims.
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Oh cool, indentured servitude. Legally recognised throughout the democratic world as a form of unfree labour aka slavery. Also literally how the people traffickers that this legislation is supposedly meant to stop imprison their victims.
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Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
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Today I met a woman who had come to live in Britain more than 30 years ago.
She told me how her sons, now in their 40s, who had lived in Britain since they were 10 were worried about being made to leave the country.
Reform, and the Labour government who pander to them, should be ashamed.
She told me how her sons, now in their 40s, who had lived in Britain since they were 10 were worried about being made to leave the country.
Reform, and the Labour government who pander to them, should be ashamed.
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today I met a woman who had come to live in Britain more than 30 years ago.
She told me how her sons, now in their 40s, who had lived in Britain since they were 10 were worried about being made to leave the country.
Reform, and the Labour government who pander to them, should be ashamed.
She told me how her sons, now in their 40s, who had lived in Britain since they were 10 were worried about being made to leave the country.
Reform, and the Labour government who pander to them, should be ashamed.
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For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.