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Sal Brinton
@salbrinton.bsky.social
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Member House of Lords. Lib Dem (party President 2015-2019). Vice President ALDE Party. Wheelchair user.
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freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
Oxfordshire has amongst the worst IVF provision in the country (and the U.K. already has poor provision compared to European peers). I’ve tabled this motion to end the IVF postcode lottery
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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aldtu.bsky.social
Ministers’ refusal to raise limit on accessible housing grants is discriminatory, secret reports admits
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Ministers’ refusal to raise limit on accessible housing grants is discriminatory, secret reports admits
The continuing refusal of ministers to raise the upper limit on a scheme that helps disabled people make access improvements to their homes is discriminating against some of those with higher suppo…
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October 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Spinal Injuries Association Demands more Wheelchair Accessible Homes
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SIA Demands more Wheelchair Accessible Homes
The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) says government must commit to change or see thousands more disabled people become trapped in unsafe or unsuitable homes.The national spinal cord injury charity…
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October 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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felly500.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Drug pricing and pharmaceutical innovation: a false promise

- They say they want high prices to justify risk inherent in drug development and innovation
- that has been debunked SO many times

This is the 2025 edition
It's thinly veiled profiteering
Drug pricing and pharmaceutical innovation: a false promise
The UK is facing a pharma exodus. Major pharmaceutical companies have withdrawn about £2 billion in proposed investment from the country, blaming insufficient government investment. Central to the dis...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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bestforbritain.org
🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget.

https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms
September 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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libdems.org.uk
Whether it is sky-high bills or the destruction of our natural environment, it’s time these failing water companies were held properly to account.
A policy explainer graphic that features a sad otter with the words on it saying: Our plan to clean up the Wild West Water Industry A new regulator with real teeth and real powers. Higher fines and a ban on bonuses for water bosses. Turn water companies into public benefit companies. Hold persistent sewage dumpers criminally responsible.
July 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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alucassen.bsky.social
Agreed, Brit soc genetic Medicine wrote a briefing on this: bsgm.org.uk/media/12702/...
July 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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felly500.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Calls for a ban on consanguineous marriage are misguided

From a PH doc that definitively knows his stuff in this space
Calls for a ban on consanguineous marriage are misguided
Public health efforts should prioritise education and awareness rather than a blanket ban, writes John Wright Consanguineous marriage, particularly among first cousins, is in the news again after a ...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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libdems.org.uk
"Prime Minister and many ministers have identified that the benefits system is broken and the cost of it is skyrocketing, but balancing the books on the backs of the poor is wrongheaded in the extreme."

"The proposals today are a leap into the dark."

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June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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caronmlindsay.bsky.social
If the PIP and UC changes are unacceptable (and they definitely are), why is it ok to inflict them on new claimants? How can Labour rebels be happy with inflicting this cruelty on anyone?
June 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
President Zelensky and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE) Alain Berset have signed a document that establishes a tribunal for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
June 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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rorycj.bsky.social
Why do UK media outlets- in particular the Times, Mail and Telegraph - let Trump get away with appalling loutish behaviour which they’d condemn in anyone else? Like trying to get a journalist sacked for writing the truth or calling them scum or dropping the F-bomb in public
June 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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shannonrwatts.bsky.social
It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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libdems4er.bsky.social
In GE2019, the Tories got 56% of seats on 44% of the votes. In GE2024, Labour got 63% of seats on 34% of the votes.

We need to change this system so that seats match votes - voters should get the MPs and policies they vote for.

#ChangeTheVotingSystem
May 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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theguardian.com
Magnificent, yet passed over, targeted, fined – family carers are the hidden face of the care crisis | John Harris
Magnificent, yet passed over, targeted, fined – family carers are the hidden face of the care crisis | John Harris
Britain’s army of unpaid support has been excluded from the political conversation. I didn’t expect to find recognition and hope in a book by a party leader, writes Guardian columnist John Harris
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May 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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neilmfawcett.bsky.social
I feel very privileged to have become Deputy Leader of Oxfordshire County Council today.
May 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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petergeoghegan.bsky.social
Absolutely delighted to be at the annual Paul Foot Awards. Best prize in investigative journalism bar none
May 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Social media this morning is a zombie apocalypse of dinosaur Tory politicians and right wing hangers-on hankering after the nasty Brexit wars of the last decade. Our country has moved on!
May 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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libdems.org.uk
Six milestones, five missions, three foundations … Starmer loves a list. Here’s one for him to take to the EU-UK summit this weekend:
May 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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news.sky.com
British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment
British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment
A British surgeon working in southern Gaza has compared the region to a "slaughterhouse" because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces.
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May 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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carolinepidgeon.bsky.social
Great to have taken part in The Late Debate last night talking about immigration, local elections and 25 years of the Mayor and London Assembly.
May 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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libdemshk.bsky.social
Liberal Democrats asked Government ministers today to clarify their commitment to #HongKong and British BNO passport holders .

The freedom of HongKongers must be held up by all parties.

Thank you @salbrinton.bsky.social, speaking to us ahead of this parliamentary question and voicing out to HKers.
May 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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sexabolition.blog
This reads like more evidence that the interim EHRC guidance was drawn up by Kishwer Falkner and cronies, without input from neutral expert staffers.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
They said: “Most people, including some fairly senior ones, had no idea the interim guidance was coming until it was published late on the Friday evening. “They woke up to texts from family members and friends saying: ‘What’s going on?’ Staff working on sex and gender issues hadn’t been told, and nor had the duty press staff who were meant to explain it to the media. It was completely shambolic. “This is, understandably, a fairly inclusive workplace and quite a few staff have trans friends or even partners. They suddenly had to try and explain this guidance which made no sense. “The pushback has been really strong. Some stakeholders are saying they can no longer work with us. Loads of staff say they’re looking for other jobs. The approach from the chair and senior leadership has been really secretive and paranoid.”
May 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
What a speech.
tomfletcherun.bsky.social Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · May 14
So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need?

Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law?

This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.
May 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
salbrinton.bsky.social
A @tfl 91 bus driver just told me the law had changed & wheelchairs no longer had priority (he’d directed a buggy & suitcase in the space). I told him I was in the Supreme Court 2016 with @Doug_Paulley & said he had the power under Driver Regs to move them. He caved in. 🤷‍♀️
May 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM