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Ed Thornley

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 29/10/2025
Right lads if we're chucking tradition and doing a Next Day Count what's the scope for also doing a "tally up the votes on a polling district basis and publish that alongside the constituency wide result" count like a normal bloody country in the 21st century
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Scottish Liberal Democrats @scotlibdems.org.uk · 26/09/2025
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are sad to announce the passing of Lord Menzies Campbell. The thoughts of everyone in our party are with his family at this time.
Menzies Campbell.

1941-2025.
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Alistair Carmichael MP @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I am a Liberal and I am against this sort of thing. www.thetimes.com/article/3fed...
thetimes.com
Digital ID to be compulsory for all British workers under Starmer plan
The ID card would be part of efforts to tackle illegal migration by verifying right to live and work in UK
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Alistair Carmichael MP @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Writing in the Scotsman this evening on why this week's pantomime over the St George’s flag shows that the Prime Minister will continue to struggle until he works out what he believes in. Quick thread: 1/ www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
scotsman.com
How St George's flag fiasco reveals Keir Starmer's lack of principles
Labour’s half-hearted attempts to dance to Reform UK’s tune are fooling no one
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Ed Thornley @edthornley.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The Roseburn Path is, quite literally, priceless. I like the tram, but the cost of an extension must not be any cost at all. My piece in today’s Evening News: www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
edinburghnews.scotsman.com
Roseburn Path is, quite literally, priceless
A week from the publication of this piece, Edinburgh City Council’s consultation on the proposed north-south tramline will open. One of the proposed routes includes the Roseburn Path – a much-loved wa...
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 15/07/2025
Until 2000, the Armed Forces had a ban on LGBT personnel, who could be discharged or face criminal prosecution. Jess Brown-Fuller has won action from the Government to speed up compensation for LGBT veterans who lost their jobs and were stripped of their pensions.
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Ed Thornley @edthornley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Absolutely over the moon that Kevin will be joining the Lib Dem group on Edinburgh Council!
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Ed Thornley @edthornley.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Working with Val was always one of the highlights of Council meetings for me. She was unfailingly kind, a determined champion of culture in our city and a true seeker of consensus - even when many others would have given up. I’ll miss her, and my thoughts are with Labour colleagues and her family.
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