Justin
@justified72.myatproto.social
#LibDems 🔶🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Greater Manchester, UK
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12 Hour A&E waits aren't normal. A culture of corridor care isn't normal.
Our A&E crisis is a scandal and we have a plan to fix it. 👇
Our A&E crisis is a scandal and we have a plan to fix it. 👇
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM
12 Hour A&E waits aren't normal. A culture of corridor care isn't normal.
Our A&E crisis is a scandal and we have a plan to fix it. 👇
Our A&E crisis is a scandal and we have a plan to fix it. 👇
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Slightly surprised my feed isn't flooded with references to this... new ElectoralCalculus/PLMR MRP which has Labour coming *6th* (after LibDems, Greens and SNP).
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
MRP Poll January 2026
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Slightly surprised my feed isn't flooded with references to this... new ElectoralCalculus/PLMR MRP which has Labour coming *6th* (after LibDems, Greens and SNP).
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
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The benefit of old Twitter and now Bluesky is not to talk to local people but to have useful conversations, learn from others and to test out ideas. Bluesky is good for that, X no longer is for the most part (quite apart from the specific recent problems...).
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The benefit of old Twitter and now Bluesky is not to talk to local people but to have useful conversations, learn from others and to test out ideas. Bluesky is good for that, X no longer is for the most part (quite apart from the specific recent problems...).
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LibDems Ed Davey want to end corridor care
Last year over 1 million patients were treated in hospital corridors because Labour did not fund hospitals properly
Keir Starmer found £3 billion extra to pay US drug manufacturers after being bullied by Trump, but not £3 billion to end corridor care?
Last year over 1 million patients were treated in hospital corridors because Labour did not fund hospitals properly
Keir Starmer found £3 billion extra to pay US drug manufacturers after being bullied by Trump, but not £3 billion to end corridor care?
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
LibDems Ed Davey want to end corridor care
Last year over 1 million patients were treated in hospital corridors because Labour did not fund hospitals properly
Keir Starmer found £3 billion extra to pay US drug manufacturers after being bullied by Trump, but not £3 billion to end corridor care?
Last year over 1 million patients were treated in hospital corridors because Labour did not fund hospitals properly
Keir Starmer found £3 billion extra to pay US drug manufacturers after being bullied by Trump, but not £3 billion to end corridor care?
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I stopped using X in November 2024 over its failure to tackle abuse, hate & illegal content.
X is monetising sexual abuse, it must stop now. Ofcom is right to investigate, but while it does, access to X & Grok must be immediately restricted. Every delay risks more victims.
X is monetising sexual abuse, it must stop now. Ofcom is right to investigate, but while it does, access to X & Grok must be immediately restricted. Every delay risks more victims.
Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I stopped using X in November 2024 over its failure to tackle abuse, hate & illegal content.
X is monetising sexual abuse, it must stop now. Ofcom is right to investigate, but while it does, access to X & Grok must be immediately restricted. Every delay risks more victims.
X is monetising sexual abuse, it must stop now. Ofcom is right to investigate, but while it does, access to X & Grok must be immediately restricted. Every delay risks more victims.
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a decade is a long time in politics
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
a decade is a long time in politics
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Trump's brazen act of war in Venezuela isn't America First.
It's Big Oil barons first.
It's billionaires first.
It's Trump first.
It's Big Oil barons first.
It's billionaires first.
It's Trump first.
January 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Trump's brazen act of war in Venezuela isn't America First.
It's Big Oil barons first.
It's billionaires first.
It's Trump first.
It's Big Oil barons first.
It's billionaires first.
It's Trump first.
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'We have to take Greenland or Russia will' narrative sounds like it's been cooked up by the Kremlin & US collectively.
It's mutually beneficial.
1. Ends NATO, Putin's ultimate goal.
2. Makes Trump look tough on Russia, without doing anything to hurt them.
It's mutually beneficial.
1. Ends NATO, Putin's ultimate goal.
2. Makes Trump look tough on Russia, without doing anything to hurt them.
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
'We have to take Greenland or Russia will' narrative sounds like it's been cooked up by the Kremlin & US collectively.
It's mutually beneficial.
1. Ends NATO, Putin's ultimate goal.
2. Makes Trump look tough on Russia, without doing anything to hurt them.
It's mutually beneficial.
1. Ends NATO, Putin's ultimate goal.
2. Makes Trump look tough on Russia, without doing anything to hurt them.
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No Kemi, Trump threatening to invade a NATO ally is not a "second order issue."
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
No Kemi, Trump threatening to invade a NATO ally is not a "second order issue."
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
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Astonishing to hear the Conservative leader describe a threat against a NATO ally as a ‘second order issue’.
…the fact that it’s a threat by impulsive gangster Trump makes it a terrifying reality.
Kemi, like Nigel, clearly in the pocket of the mad far right US Administration, cowards both.
…the fact that it’s a threat by impulsive gangster Trump makes it a terrifying reality.
Kemi, like Nigel, clearly in the pocket of the mad far right US Administration, cowards both.
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Astonishing to hear the Conservative leader describe a threat against a NATO ally as a ‘second order issue’.
…the fact that it’s a threat by impulsive gangster Trump makes it a terrifying reality.
Kemi, like Nigel, clearly in the pocket of the mad far right US Administration, cowards both.
…the fact that it’s a threat by impulsive gangster Trump makes it a terrifying reality.
Kemi, like Nigel, clearly in the pocket of the mad far right US Administration, cowards both.
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Imagine a world where the Leader of His Majesty's Official Opposition did not understand the magnitude of threat to UK security, posed by Trump's direct threats to NATO.
Incredibly, we're living in it.
Incredibly, we're living in it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Imagine a world where the Leader of His Majesty's Official Opposition did not understand the magnitude of threat to UK security, posed by Trump's direct threats to NATO.
Incredibly, we're living in it.
Incredibly, we're living in it.
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We Must Stand Up to Trump
We Must Stand Up to Trump
It’s time we started taking Trump’s threats seriously.If Greenland is attacked, the UK should immediately sanction the Trump Organization and think twice abo...
buff.ly
January 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
We Must Stand Up to Trump
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On Friday I travelled to Bristol to record BBC Politics West.
We discussed:
💥 Trump's threat to security,
🏘️ Government planning reforms,
🧡 Young women voting 'left'...
... and more!
Let me know your thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002pxxk
We discussed:
💥 Trump's threat to security,
🏘️ Government planning reforms,
🧡 Young women voting 'left'...
... and more!
Let me know your thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002pxxk
January 11, 2026 at 12:05 PM
On Friday I travelled to Bristol to record BBC Politics West.
We discussed:
💥 Trump's threat to security,
🏘️ Government planning reforms,
🧡 Young women voting 'left'...
... and more!
Let me know your thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002pxxk
We discussed:
💥 Trump's threat to security,
🏘️ Government planning reforms,
🧡 Young women voting 'left'...
... and more!
Let me know your thoughts.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002pxxk
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The starting point "Denmark cannot defend the territory" is misleading nonsense - given that Denmark allows the US to maintain military bases there
The Reform UK supporting Telegraph running a comment piece from a US CEO and president of the Palm Beach Freedom Institute about why Greenland belongs to the US is the hight of uninformed nonsense.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
Greenland belongs in the United States
Denmark cannot defend the territory. It is too strategically important for the US to leave it vulnerable to potential Chinese control
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The starting point "Denmark cannot defend the territory" is misleading nonsense - given that Denmark allows the US to maintain military bases there
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Everyone has gone insane
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Everyone has gone insane
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So @lanceparkin.bsky.social has this theory that the Master in Doctor Who understands he's a fictional character and his motivation for his insane plots is "entertain the audience".
Catching up on Traitors (don't worry, no spoilers) and I think Fiona is operating in the same way.
Catching up on Traitors (don't worry, no spoilers) and I think Fiona is operating in the same way.
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
So @lanceparkin.bsky.social has this theory that the Master in Doctor Who understands he's a fictional character and his motivation for his insane plots is "entertain the audience".
Catching up on Traitors (don't worry, no spoilers) and I think Fiona is operating in the same way.
Catching up on Traitors (don't worry, no spoilers) and I think Fiona is operating in the same way.
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Thanks for the warning - I was expecting a bus
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Thanks for the warning - I was expecting a bus
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Saw this and first glance thought spoof, obviously. Onion level.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Saw this and first glance thought spoof, obviously. Onion level.
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Loving Shirley just absolutely pounding wine like it's closing time #SaturdayKitchen #StrictlyComeDancing
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Loving Shirley just absolutely pounding wine like it's closing time #SaturdayKitchen #StrictlyComeDancing
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Cllr and candidate for Holyrood NE region, Yi-Pei Chou- Toovey has just moved over here to Bluesky. Please give her a warm welcome. @yipeichouscotland.bsky.social
@libdems.org.uk @cajardinemp.bsky.social @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk
@libdems.org.uk @cajardinemp.bsky.social @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Cllr and candidate for Holyrood NE region, Yi-Pei Chou- Toovey has just moved over here to Bluesky. Please give her a warm welcome. @yipeichouscotland.bsky.social
@libdems.org.uk @cajardinemp.bsky.social @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk
@libdems.org.uk @cajardinemp.bsky.social @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk
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The Bowie Day on 6Music was a mixed bag of tenuous links (Oasis?) and with so many tracks to choose from why play some twice (love The Bewlay Brothers but really?).
Anyway, the hour long chat with Neil Tennant was perfect. Nuanced, insightful and touching.
Anyway, the hour long chat with Neil Tennant was perfect. Nuanced, insightful and touching.
BBC Radio 6 Music - 6 Music Artist Collection, David Bowie, David Bowie Forever: Neil Tennant on Bowie's impact on queer culture
Huw and Neil celebrate Bowie’s fearless reinvention, and his ever evolving legacy.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The Bowie Day on 6Music was a mixed bag of tenuous links (Oasis?) and with so many tracks to choose from why play some twice (love The Bewlay Brothers but really?).
Anyway, the hour long chat with Neil Tennant was perfect. Nuanced, insightful and touching.
Anyway, the hour long chat with Neil Tennant was perfect. Nuanced, insightful and touching.
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When help can be 20–30 miles away, fear of crime is magnified.
Rural communities deserve proper protection and it’s time the government took rural crime seriously.
Rural communities deserve proper protection and it’s time the government took rural crime seriously.
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
When help can be 20–30 miles away, fear of crime is magnified.
Rural communities deserve proper protection and it’s time the government took rural crime seriously.
Rural communities deserve proper protection and it’s time the government took rural crime seriously.
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Rather than waste money on a digital ID scheme no-one wants or needs, we should be cutting people’s energy bills zurl.co/ITKvt
Keir Starmer orders Government savings raid to fund his digital ID cards
Critics say the Prime Minister should be focused on "cutting GP waiting times and energy bills" instead of his "obsession" with digital ID.
www.express.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Rather than waste money on a digital ID scheme no-one wants or needs, we should be cutting people’s energy bills zurl.co/ITKvt
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Elon Musk’s response proves he has no interest in protecting women and children or preventing online harms. The Online Safety Act is already out of date but Ofcom should use its (limited) powers and suspend access to X in the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship' - BBC News
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Elon Musk’s response proves he has no interest in protecting women and children or preventing online harms. The Online Safety Act is already out of date but Ofcom should use its (limited) powers and suspend access to X in the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As a Justice Committee member, I support reform—but only if it works.
I’m deeply concerned by plans to remove jury trials.
The Govt claims the Leveson Review backs this, but it doesn’t. The report proposes 2 magistrates + a judge and warns backlogs may not fall.
I’m deeply concerned by plans to remove jury trials.
The Govt claims the Leveson Review backs this, but it doesn’t. The report proposes 2 magistrates + a judge and warns backlogs may not fall.
January 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
As a Justice Committee member, I support reform—but only if it works.
I’m deeply concerned by plans to remove jury trials.
The Govt claims the Leveson Review backs this, but it doesn’t. The report proposes 2 magistrates + a judge and warns backlogs may not fall.
I’m deeply concerned by plans to remove jury trials.
The Govt claims the Leveson Review backs this, but it doesn’t. The report proposes 2 magistrates + a judge and warns backlogs may not fall.