Pensions actuary.Amateur choral singer & orchestral oboist.Liberal Democrat activist. Reigate resident. Husband & dad. Runner and tennis player / fan.
Reigate, UK
Joined October 2016
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Local election leaflets in Reigate ward: Lib Dems 4 - leaflets to every door, plus personalised letters. Greens & labour - nothing. Independent - 2 letters. Reform - 3 leaflets but 2 were literally identical. Tory - 3, but one was for candidate in Merstham &Banstead South ward!!!
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Election campaigns should be about debating ideas - not fighting over bar charts and conflicting tactical voting advice.
People should be able to vote with hope, not to block the party they fear.
If we don't want every election to look like Gorton & Denton, we must scrap FPTP.
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Whatever the outcome of the Gorton&Denton byelection it looks like the majority of votes cast will be wasted, with the winner potentially winning with as little as 30%
The need for proportional representation has never been greater. First Past the Post is broken @MakeVotesMatter
Introduced my little boy to the game Tetris. Found an online version almost identical to the 80s Gameboy original. Complete with the same uber catchy music! Obviously had to have a game or 3 myself too! Feeling VERY nostalgic! #80sChild
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Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
ALT An edit of a 'Traitors' confessional shot with Robert Jenrick sat in the chair. The caption identifies him as 'Robert' 44, Wannabe PM and a traitor'.
Lib Dems literally won more council by-elections than any other party in the UK over 2015. Obviously this will be widely reported in the media (not). But it's a great sign nonetheless.
Delighted to have been part of making this one happen. Congratulations to Mark who worked tirelessly for this. And a very sizeable majority! That's 6 lib wins (3 gains, 3 holds) out of 6 in Surrey's 6 by-elections yesterday
Another fabulous Lib Dem local council by election win...but interesting that his one is from labour, not the Tories, and with a huge swing!
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Congratulations to @LibDems Andy Burton who wins the Surrey seat Hinchley Wood, Claygate and Oxshott from the Conservatives - meaning that the Conservatives lose control of Surrey County Council.
Despite election visits from Kemi Badenoch et al Elmbridge have said no to the Conservatives again. 🔶
How to beat both the Tories and Reform here in Surrey. Well done to the Lib Dem Team here.
Congrats Sam. Fantastic result, huge vote share, well deserved and will make a superb local councillor
🚨Breaking News- Horley Town Council By Election Horley West 🗳️ Result 🚨
Congratulations on Sam Mearing winning with 62% of the vote
🔶 Lib Dem - Sam Mearing 1090 votes 62%
Con - 359 votes 21%
Ind - 162 votes 9%
Grn - 137 votes 8%
#LibDemWin #Horley
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First Surrey’s Tories cancel elections then they block MPs communications on the county’s own failures regarding SEND provision in the county
Surrey’s Tories have no respect for democracy
#SEND #Surrey
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Today is 1st May 2025. Today should have been polling day in the Surrey County Council elections
Instead they were cancelled by Surrey’s Tories in a desperate rush for Local Government Reorganisation
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Surrey’s Tories are running scared of an election 🗳️ in May
The @LibDems have a full slate of 81 candidates selected & campaigning.
@AngelaRayner Don’t let the Tories off the hook
#LetSurreyVote
This is a truly moving, deeply powerful speech from @_Chris_Coghlan , Lib Dem MP for Dorking and Horley. I urge people, especially in Surrey, to watch this.
In a difficult speech today, I called for immediate reform of Surrey County Council's Children, Families, and Lifelong Learning department following its catastrophic and systemic negligence in the tragic deaths of 3 Surrey children: my constituent Jennifer Chalkley from Bookham, Oskar Nash, and Sara Sharif.
Alongside fellow Surrey MPs @WillForster (Sara’s MP) and @AlPinkerton. One of Al’s constituents is at risk right from child suicide now which is why we spoke out today.
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Surrey’s Tories are falsely claiming that they have no choice but to postpone this year’s election this is not true!
On Wed they’ll vote to request postponement - this’ll be their choice
We believe the elections should go ahead, please sign ✍️ 👇
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Surrey CC's (mostly Conservative) councillors were all elected in 2021. So many failures by SCC since then, and across the country ppl have turned from the Tories to others...being denied a local election vote in 2025 would be ridiculous.
It would be deeply undemocratic for Surrey’s Tory leadership to escape public scrutiny of their decisions by postponing elections under the guise of Labour’s local government reform
#StopTheSteal #Surrey #LocalDemocacy
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Went to the Guildford Illuminate event in the grounds of Guildford castle this evening, with the family, and found it rather lovely. My pics don't really do it justice! Great event and well done to those who organised and ran it.
