🔶️ Alan Knape 🔶️
@cllralank.bsky.social
Lib Dem Councillor in Daventry. Parent, Husband, Rugby Fan.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Calling women standing for election!
Elect Her are running workshops and clinics every week, training candidates and encouraging women to stand and support democratic engagement.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Calling women standing for election!
Elect Her are running workshops and clinics every week, training candidates and encouraging women to stand and support democratic engagement.
Elect Her are running workshops and clinics every week, training candidates and encouraging women to stand and support democratic engagement.
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Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.
August 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.
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Reform isn’t a political party. It’s a corporate lobbying firm.
The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions.
4 infuriating examples:
The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions.
4 infuriating examples:
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Reform isn’t a political party. It’s a corporate lobbying firm.
The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions.
4 infuriating examples:
The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions.
4 infuriating examples:
Good luck to all my fellow @libdems.org.uk friends and colleagues who are standing or supporting at election votes today. I hope you slept more than me!
all.my
May 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Good luck to all my fellow @libdems.org.uk friends and colleagues who are standing or supporting at election votes today. I hope you slept more than me!
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With #LocalElections2025 to be held under the disproportionate FPTP system,
here’s a reminder of what U.K. voters think:
👍 49% support the introduction of a #ProportionalRepresentation system.
👎🏽 Only 26% favour the present #FPTP system.
#getPRdone
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
With #LocalElections2025 to be held under the disproportionate FPTP system,
here’s a reminder of what U.K. voters think:
👍 49% support the introduction of a #ProportionalRepresentation system.
👎🏽 Only 26% favour the present #FPTP system.
#getPRdone
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Do Britons support shifting to proportional representation? | YouGov
Half of Britons support introducing proportional representation, but retaining local MPs remains a sticking point
yougov.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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With #LocalElections2025 to be held under the disproportionate FPTP system,
here’s a reminder of what U.K. voters think:
👍 49% support the introduction of a #ProportionalRepresentation system.
👎🏽 Only 26% favour the present #FPTP system.
#getPRdone
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
With #LocalElections2025 to be held under the disproportionate FPTP system,
here’s a reminder of what U.K. voters think:
👍 49% support the introduction of a #ProportionalRepresentation system.
👎🏽 Only 26% favour the present #FPTP system.
#getPRdone
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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The most popular party leader in Britain isn't who you think it is
Is it Nigel Farage? No –
a lot of people don't like him.
Keir Starmer, after his recent good run on foreign affairs? No.
Kemi Badenoch? No.
It’s ED DAVEY !
#EdDavey
#LibDems
🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶
www.independent.co.uk/voices/local...
Is it Nigel Farage? No –
a lot of people don't like him.
Keir Starmer, after his recent good run on foreign affairs? No.
Kemi Badenoch? No.
It’s ED DAVEY !
#EdDavey
#LibDems
🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶
www.independent.co.uk/voices/local...
The most popular party leader in Britain isn’t who you think it is
As parts of the country prepare to vote in the first ballot since the general election, Andrew Grice says one person has single-handedly turned it into a five-horse race
www.independent.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The most popular party leader in Britain isn't who you think it is
Is it Nigel Farage? No –
a lot of people don't like him.
Keir Starmer, after his recent good run on foreign affairs? No.
Kemi Badenoch? No.
It’s ED DAVEY !
#EdDavey
#LibDems
🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶
www.independent.co.uk/voices/local...
Is it Nigel Farage? No –
a lot of people don't like him.
Keir Starmer, after his recent good run on foreign affairs? No.
Kemi Badenoch? No.
It’s ED DAVEY !
#EdDavey
#LibDems
🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶
www.independent.co.uk/voices/local...
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Kemi Badenoch says Lib Dems are people who fix church roofs. Yes: that’s why we’re popular and she isn‘t
Kemi Badenoch says Lib Dems are people who fix church roofs. Yes: that’s why we’re popular and she isn‘t | Ed Davey
It may baffle our rivals, but we are proud to be local representatives who care about their communities, says Ed Davey, leader of the Lib Dems
buff.ly
April 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kemi Badenoch says Lib Dems are people who fix church roofs. Yes: that’s why we’re popular and she isn‘t
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2025 Local Elections Expected Declaration Times:
Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am.
That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races will be counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.
Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am.
That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races will be counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.
April 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
2025 Local Elections Expected Declaration Times:
Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am.
That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races will be counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.
Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am.
That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races will be counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.
To start the final week of the local election campaign in West Northamptonshire I ran around the ward I am standing in Daventry North West. A bit slow but sure I'll be getting in plenty more steps between now and the end of next Thursday! @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
To start the final week of the local election campaign in West Northamptonshire I ran around the ward I am standing in Daventry North West. A bit slow but sure I'll be getting in plenty more steps between now and the end of next Thursday! @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social
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Outcry after British MP refused entry to Hong Kong
Outcry after British MP refused entry to Hong Kong
Foreign secretary calls Hong Kong’s denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there to visit her newborn grandson
Foreign secretary David Lammy said he was deeply concerned after a British politician was denied entry to Hong Kong, and that he would urgently raise the issue with Chinese authorities.
Wera Hobhouse was denied entry to Hong Kong on Thursday for a personal trip to visit her son, who has lived there since 2019, and new grandson. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Outcry after British MP refused entry to Hong Kong
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More people say they have not heard of Kemi Badenoch than say they have not heard of Ed Davey, according to latest BMG poll for The i.
22% say haven't heard of Badenoch, 19% haven't heard of Davey.
Full data here: bmgresearch.com/news/bmg-and...
22% say haven't heard of Badenoch, 19% haven't heard of Davey.
Full data here: bmgresearch.com/news/bmg-and...
March 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
More people say they have not heard of Kemi Badenoch than say they have not heard of Ed Davey, according to latest BMG poll for The i.
22% say haven't heard of Badenoch, 19% haven't heard of Davey.
Full data here: bmgresearch.com/news/bmg-and...
22% say haven't heard of Badenoch, 19% haven't heard of Davey.
Full data here: bmgresearch.com/news/bmg-and...
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Local elections are on! It is officially a two-horse race. 🐴🐴
It will all come down to the final furlong, but we have a real chance to pull ahead of the Conservatives before the finishing post.
It will all come down to the final furlong, but we have a real chance to pull ahead of the Conservatives before the finishing post.
March 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Local elections are on! It is officially a two-horse race. 🐴🐴
It will all come down to the final furlong, but we have a real chance to pull ahead of the Conservatives before the finishing post.
It will all come down to the final furlong, but we have a real chance to pull ahead of the Conservatives before the finishing post.
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This is the sort of thing Kemi Badenoch sneers at – Liberal Democrats working hard & getting things done for our communities
🎊 I'm absolutely delighted that I’ve been able to help save Sharrington's beloved phone box.
The K6 phone box is a lifeline in this small, rural village.
When BT said they were planning to remove it, the whole village stood up & said ‘absolutely not’.
💪❤️
The K6 phone box is a lifeline in this small, rural village.
When BT said they were planning to remove it, the whole village stood up & said ‘absolutely not’.
💪❤️
March 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is the sort of thing Kemi Badenoch sneers at – Liberal Democrats working hard & getting things done for our communities
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A good point by the Lib Dems' Daisy Cooper in response to today's #SpringStatement.
If the Chancellor wants to cut costs, why not start by slashing all the Brexit red tape from the Tories' botched deal?
If the Chancellor wants to cut costs, why not start by slashing all the Brexit red tape from the Tories' botched deal?
March 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A good point by the Lib Dems' Daisy Cooper in response to today's #SpringStatement.
If the Chancellor wants to cut costs, why not start by slashing all the Brexit red tape from the Tories' botched deal?
If the Chancellor wants to cut costs, why not start by slashing all the Brexit red tape from the Tories' botched deal?
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People seeking asylum in this country should be able to work here.
This would allow them to integrate into our society, as well as contribute to their own upkeep.
This would allow them to integrate into our society, as well as contribute to their own upkeep.
March 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
People seeking asylum in this country should be able to work here.
This would allow them to integrate into our society, as well as contribute to their own upkeep.
This would allow them to integrate into our society, as well as contribute to their own upkeep.
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“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
March 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
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Electoral administrators call for an overhaul of elections www.electoral-reform.org.uk/electoral-ad... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Electoral administrators call for an overhaul of elections
A fresh call for modernising democracy came last week from the people that run our elections.The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) have published a new report, New Blueprint
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
March 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Electoral administrators call for an overhaul of elections www.electoral-reform.org.uk/electoral-ad... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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Opinium doesn't feature Ed Davey in its graphs, but it does in its questions. And here's the result for net approval:
Ed Davey +2
Nigel Farage -10
Kemi Badenoch -17
Keir Starmer -23
Ed Davey +2
Nigel Farage -10
Kemi Badenoch -17
Keir Starmer -23
🚨 New polling with @ObserverUK
Against the backdrop of multiple meetings with world leaders over ending the conflict in Ukraine and Russia, Keir Starmer has enjoyed a jump in approval ratings this week.
Although still strongly disapproved of overall, he has risen by 10 points.
Against the backdrop of multiple meetings with world leaders over ending the conflict in Ukraine and Russia, Keir Starmer has enjoyed a jump in approval ratings this week.
Although still strongly disapproved of overall, he has risen by 10 points.
March 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Opinium doesn't feature Ed Davey in its graphs, but it does in its questions. And here's the result for net approval:
Ed Davey +2
Nigel Farage -10
Kemi Badenoch -17
Keir Starmer -23
Ed Davey +2
Nigel Farage -10
Kemi Badenoch -17
Keir Starmer -23
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Aggregate Vote Share:
LAB: 24.3% (-9.1)
CON: 23.6% (+0.2)
LDM: 18.6% (+3.0)
RFM: 9.3% (+9.0)
GRN: 9.2% (+0.2)
SNP: 6.8% (-2.4)
PLC: 0.7% (-0.0)
Oth: 7.5% (-0.9)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
LAB: 24.3% (-9.1)
CON: 23.6% (+0.2)
LDM: 18.6% (+3.0)
RFM: 9.3% (+9.0)
GRN: 9.2% (+0.2)
SNP: 6.8% (-2.4)
PLC: 0.7% (-0.0)
Oth: 7.5% (-0.9)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
March 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Aggregate Vote Share:
LAB: 24.3% (-9.1)
CON: 23.6% (+0.2)
LDM: 18.6% (+3.0)
RFM: 9.3% (+9.0)
GRN: 9.2% (+0.2)
SNP: 6.8% (-2.4)
PLC: 0.7% (-0.0)
Oth: 7.5% (-0.9)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
LAB: 24.3% (-9.1)
CON: 23.6% (+0.2)
LDM: 18.6% (+3.0)
RFM: 9.3% (+9.0)
GRN: 9.2% (+0.2)
SNP: 6.8% (-2.4)
PLC: 0.7% (-0.0)
Oth: 7.5% (-0.9)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
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Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
February 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
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✔️Free test kit?
✔️Plain packaging?
✔️And you can do it yourself?
✔️Yep, it really is that simple.
National HIV Testing Week is a good time to check your status—order your FREE test now https://bit.ly/3VQiG8e. #ITEST #HIVTestingWeek
✔️Plain packaging?
✔️And you can do it yourself?
✔️Yep, it really is that simple.
National HIV Testing Week is a good time to check your status—order your FREE test now https://bit.ly/3VQiG8e. #ITEST #HIVTestingWeek
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
✔️Free test kit?
✔️Plain packaging?
✔️And you can do it yourself?
✔️Yep, it really is that simple.
National HIV Testing Week is a good time to check your status—order your FREE test now https://bit.ly/3VQiG8e. #ITEST #HIVTestingWeek
✔️Plain packaging?
✔️And you can do it yourself?
✔️Yep, it really is that simple.
National HIV Testing Week is a good time to check your status—order your FREE test now https://bit.ly/3VQiG8e. #ITEST #HIVTestingWeek