Catherine Bearder
@cbearder.bsky.social
Former member of European Parliament for SE England for Liberal Democrats. Fierce fighter for the natural environment and those who are destroying. Board member IFAW and Council Member of Unlock Democracy.
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Catherine Bearder
@cbearder.bsky.social
· Dec 20
Finally, I’ve got time to join bluesky. Hope to meet lots of friends here and I will be (sadly) leaving an old friend Twitter, but when powerful idiots steal the convo it’s becomes too difficult to stay there.
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It's fantastic news to hear about the government's U-turn on the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Yesterday, I asked the Minister what support is being provided for those who rely on oil and liquefied gas particularly for residents in park homes and rural areas.
Yesterday, I asked the Minister what support is being provided for those who rely on oil and liquefied gas particularly for residents in park homes and rural areas.
June 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It's fantastic news to hear about the government's U-turn on the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Yesterday, I asked the Minister what support is being provided for those who rely on oil and liquefied gas particularly for residents in park homes and rural areas.
Yesterday, I asked the Minister what support is being provided for those who rely on oil and liquefied gas particularly for residents in park homes and rural areas.
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It’s difficult to know if we’re ignored, under the radar or if perhaps the commentariat are just so busy asking each other what the weather is that they forget to look out of the window!
March 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It’s difficult to know if we’re ignored, under the radar or if perhaps the commentariat are just so busy asking each other what the weather is that they forget to look out of the window!
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The magical disappearing Ed Davey, courtesy of The Observer & @opiniumresearch.bsky.social
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
March 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The magical disappearing Ed Davey, courtesy of The Observer & @opiniumresearch.bsky.social
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
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Today I pressed the Prime Minister to rule out cuts to disability benefits for those who simply cannot work. Worryingly, he chose not to answer.
Disabled people and those who care for them deserve our support and they deserve clarity from this government.
Disabled people and those who care for them deserve our support and they deserve clarity from this government.
Kier Starmer to REFUSES to rule out cuts to disability benefits for those who can't work | PMQs
Ed Davey pressed the Prime Minister to rule out cuts to disability benefits for those who simply cannot work. Worryingly, he chose not to answer. Disabled pe...
buff.ly
March 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today I pressed the Prime Minister to rule out cuts to disability benefits for those who simply cannot work. Worryingly, he chose not to answer.
Disabled people and those who care for them deserve our support and they deserve clarity from this government.
Disabled people and those who care for them deserve our support and they deserve clarity from this government.
I’m helping IFAW find the next winners of their Animal Action Awards! Do you know a worthy contender making a difference for animals, people, and the planet? Nominate them here: bit.ly/IFAWAAA25
bit.ly
March 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m helping IFAW find the next winners of their Animal Action Awards! Do you know a worthy contender making a difference for animals, people, and the planet? Nominate them here: bit.ly/IFAWAAA25
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I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
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Andrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia 👏
February 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Andrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia 👏
Bullies are not welcome here
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Bullies are not welcome here
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
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Yesterday YouGov gave Lib Dems highest rating since Nov 2019.
Today More in Common gives Lib Dems highest rating since they started polling.
Which technically means it is true to say: BEST LIB DEM RESULT SINCE DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH.*
Today More in Common gives Lib Dems highest rating since they started polling.
Which technically means it is true to say: BEST LIB DEM RESULT SINCE DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH.*
Our latest voting intention: small Reform dip, Tories slightly up & Labour at post election low, but biggest shift is Lib Dems hit 16% their highest from us
🌳 CON 25% (+2)
➡️ REF UK 24% (-2)
🌹 LAB 23% (-2)
🔶 LIB DEM 16% (+4)
🌍 GREEN 8% (+1)
🟡 SNP 3%(-)
N=2013 Dates: 21-24/2, Change w 14-18
🌳 CON 25% (+2)
➡️ REF UK 24% (-2)
🌹 LAB 23% (-2)
🔶 LIB DEM 16% (+4)
🌍 GREEN 8% (+1)
🟡 SNP 3%(-)
N=2013 Dates: 21-24/2, Change w 14-18
February 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Yesterday YouGov gave Lib Dems highest rating since Nov 2019.
Today More in Common gives Lib Dems highest rating since they started polling.
Which technically means it is true to say: BEST LIB DEM RESULT SINCE DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH.*
Today More in Common gives Lib Dems highest rating since they started polling.
Which technically means it is true to say: BEST LIB DEM RESULT SINCE DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH.*
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It's clear. Nigel Farage and his Reform bootlickers will never stand up for Britain if it means standing up to Donald Trump.
February 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's clear. Nigel Farage and his Reform bootlickers will never stand up for Britain if it means standing up to Donald Trump.
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Of all the things Elon Musk has said, this is the worst.
We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.
We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.
February 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Of all the things Elon Musk has said, this is the worst.
We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.
We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.
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29 times Donald Trump did what Putin wanted
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
29 times Donald Trump did what Putin wanted
Whose side is he on? It’s hard to keep up, so here’s a handy guide to America’s new policy of close alignment with the Kremlin.
www.politico.eu
February 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
29 times Donald Trump did what Putin wanted
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Months of pressure—and now Labour is finally budging on a 🇬🇧🇪🇺Youth Mobility Scheme.
This has to be the first step in fixing our broken EU relationship.
We’ll scrutinise every detail and keep pushing to make sure young people get the opportunities they deserve—no half-measures.
shorturl.at/ottJ0
This has to be the first step in fixing our broken EU relationship.
We’ll scrutinise every detail and keep pushing to make sure young people get the opportunities they deserve—no half-measures.
shorturl.at/ottJ0
Starmer ‘to offer EU youth mobility scheme’ in post-Brexit reset
No 10 has so far rejected plan, which has proved to be a key sticking point in negotiations
shorturl.at
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Months of pressure—and now Labour is finally budging on a 🇬🇧🇪🇺Youth Mobility Scheme.
This has to be the first step in fixing our broken EU relationship.
We’ll scrutinise every detail and keep pushing to make sure young people get the opportunities they deserve—no half-measures.
shorturl.at/ottJ0
This has to be the first step in fixing our broken EU relationship.
We’ll scrutinise every detail and keep pushing to make sure young people get the opportunities they deserve—no half-measures.
shorturl.at/ottJ0
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All I can say at this stage is…
FINALLY! 💥
FINALLY! 💥
February 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
All I can say at this stage is…
FINALLY! 💥
FINALLY! 💥
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Russia is conducting 'hybrid warfare' across Europe and central Asia. The UK must back everyone resisting Putin. A quick win for the govt would be sanctions on Putin-backed oligarch Ivanishvili and his allies who are subverting Georgia and its democracy.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/15/e...
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As Georgia slides into authoritarianism, protesters vow to keep fighting Russian pivot | CNN
Many in Georgia feel the government is taking the country back into the Kremlin’s orbit. As the protest movement nears its third month, it is not clear what can break the stalemate.
edition.cnn.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Russia is conducting 'hybrid warfare' across Europe and central Asia. The UK must back everyone resisting Putin. A quick win for the govt would be sanctions on Putin-backed oligarch Ivanishvili and his allies who are subverting Georgia and its democracy.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/15/e...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/15/e...
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"These are dark days. In less than a month, the restored Trump presidency has appeared to dismantle, at least for now, many of the traditional pillars and assumptions of the post-war era"
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We're waking up to a new US/Russia axis
Why Trump clings to Putin.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
"These are dark days. In less than a month, the restored Trump presidency has appeared to dismantle, at least for now, many of the traditional pillars and assumptions of the post-war era"
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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Last week in the Commons, I called Trump’s behaviour on Ukraine a betrayal. Defence Minister Maria Eagle rejected that, saying she "did not accept" my words. Does she still stand by that – or will the government now call it what it is and condemn Trump’s reckless appeasement?
February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Last week in the Commons, I called Trump’s behaviour on Ukraine a betrayal. Defence Minister Maria Eagle rejected that, saying she "did not accept" my words. Does she still stand by that – or will the government now call it what it is and condemn Trump’s reckless appeasement?
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It is alarming to see the leader of the free world parroting Putin's propaganda.
February 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It is alarming to see the leader of the free world parroting Putin's propaganda.
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
Bad news! There’s never been a more important time to hear the voices of the citizens reps in the Euro Parliament. They must not be sidelined by the powerful. @Europarl underpins Democracy in the Union. @sophieintveld.bsky.social
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her close-knit circle of largely German advisers are running the show in Brussels, largely shunning scrutiny from the European Parliament and keeping a tight grip on all messaging and communication.
Ursula von der Leyen tightens her grip
The Commission president is further centralizing the EU executive in her second term.
ow.ly
February 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Bad news! There’s never been a more important time to hear the voices of the citizens reps in the Euro Parliament. They must not be sidelined by the powerful. @Europarl underpins Democracy in the Union. @sophieintveld.bsky.social
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“The LibDems are talking up the EU again. After a hesitant toe in the water, Ed Davey is becoming bolder….Meanwhile we read this week during the PM’s visit to Brussels that the EU is disappointed in him.”
This and other snippets from East Anglia Bylines’ political diarist ⤵️
This and other snippets from East Anglia Bylines’ political diarist ⤵️
Pecksniff: Labour is a Brexit party: are LibDems the only hope of sanity? (Discuss)
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“The LibDems are talking up the EU again. After a hesitant toe in the water, Ed Davey is becoming bolder….Meanwhile we read this week during the PM’s visit to Brussels that the EU is disappointed in him.”
This and other snippets from East Anglia Bylines’ political diarist ⤵️
This and other snippets from East Anglia Bylines’ political diarist ⤵️
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Clarkson is right. Brexit has made travelling to the EU with any kind of professional equipment, nightmarish. Carnets for cameras etc is a bureaucratic, expensive waste of time. But it applies to loads of industries, esp musicians/performing artists etc.
www.thetimes.com/article/5356...
www.thetimes.com/article/5356...
Jeremy Clarkson: Brexit makes me want to sit in a gutter and weep
Since we left the EU it’s been easier to get into Iraq than France. None of this has made our lives better in any way
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Clarkson is right. Brexit has made travelling to the EU with any kind of professional equipment, nightmarish. Carnets for cameras etc is a bureaucratic, expensive waste of time. But it applies to loads of industries, esp musicians/performing artists etc.
www.thetimes.com/article/5356...
www.thetimes.com/article/5356...
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Local elections now in full swing! Great to join the team in Shiplake 🔶
February 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Local elections now in full swing! Great to join the team in Shiplake 🔶
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As being “free to make our own trade deals” has delivered the square root of jack shit and, as Brexiters still can’t tell us what EU regulations they want to scrap, closer alignment with the EU should be a no-brainer.
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Research claims EU deal will fuel growth — and Labour is listening
A report says Britain can mend some of the economic damage of Brexit without crossing the red lines set by Keir Starmer
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
As being “free to make our own trade deals” has delivered the square root of jack shit and, as Brexiters still can’t tell us what EU regulations they want to scrap, closer alignment with the EU should be a no-brainer.
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...