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James Vidler

@fownhopeboy.bsky.social
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🔶Running, Spurs, LibDem Councillor, Hotelier.#FBPE 🇪🇺🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🇨🇦⚽️🍺🔶🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social the EU won't have confidence we won't leave again unless we bring in PR. With FPTP a minority as low as 34% can have majority power. Until our gov rep the majority view we are unreliable
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social FPTP is responsible for the binary politics in UK. It has allowed minority opinions to govern with 100% power. If we had PR we would have more consensus politics
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social It's the electoral system. If we had PR then the media would take more notice of LDems as they would have a say in forming government
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Matt Elliott @melliott1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I would urge anyone to watch Buried with Michael Sheen. An investigation of the dumping of PCB chemicals by Monsanto. Shocking stuff.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🇬🇧 British Political Spectrum Quiz My result: Progressive Liberal Economic: collectivist Social: progressive Sovereignty: cosmopolitan Military: leaning hawkish Authority: strongly libertarian Constitutional: reformist Take the quiz: quiz.jmoxley.co.uk
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British Political Spectrum Quiz
Find out where you sit on the British political map across six dimensions.
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social it's not just pubs it's all hospitality. Closures and reduced hours. Business model has been broken by costs increases above the ability of customers to pay
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump's latest shocking threats against Iran would amount to war crimes. The UK cannot be complicit. Keir Starmer must withdraw US access to UK air bases now.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
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Alex Cole-Hamilton 🔶🇺🇦 @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk · 06/04/2026
I probably knock on more doors than any other party leader in Scotland. That's because Lib Dems understanding what people in our communities think really matters to us. By electing a Liberal Democrat MSP you can elect a local champion who will fight for you and your area.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 05/04/2026
Threatening war crimes and mocking Islam isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. The PM should rule out UK forces and airfields being used for any attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure. What more will it take for Starmer to call off the Royal Visit Trump craves?
Screenshot of a post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump):

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 31/03/2026
This is all too real. These days, satire is just news but in teaser format.
A cartoon showing soldiers sitting in a transport plane with jump door open. One soldier asks "Where are we heading, sarge?". The soldier next to him answers "Not sure. But @DonnieJunior just made a $150M Polymarket bet on Kharg Island beachfront futures. By Wintersart (substack.com@wintersart).
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Rory Stewart talking truth on #trevorphillips just as with the start of COVID
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Tomorrow's headline Handycuffs at the palace. Great show tonight btw
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
That‘s the spirit.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 26/01/2026
Statement by President Clinton
MY STATEMENT ON THE HORRIBLE SCENES
PLAYING OUT IN MINNEAPOLIS
AND ACROSS AMERICA
JANUARY 25, 2026
In recent weeks, we've watched horrible scenes play out in Minneapolis and other communities that I never thought would take place in America. People, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces, and the street by masked federal agents. Peaceful protesters and citizens exercising their constitutional right to observe and document law enforcement have been arrested, beaten, teargassed, and most searingly, in the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, shot and killed.
All of this is unacceptable and should have been avoided. To make matters even worse, at every turn, the people in charge have lied to us, told us not to believe what we've seen with our own eyes, and pushed increasingly aggressive and antagonistic tactics, including impeding investigations by local authorities.
Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.
It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People.
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Davey says war bonds needed to get defence spending moving 'faster'
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says the bonds would give the public an opportunity to
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Gloucester Kingsway Parkrun. Windy and muddy day after birthday trot with son
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/01/2026
Nobody will forget nor forgive this.
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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Obviously, Starmer is claiming that his Trump tactics won the day. Ofc, this is complete nonsense, & the worst strategic mistake he could now make is to decide that no substantial changes in UK defences (against the US) need to be made. The UK alone is weak. Ally with Europe or be eaten. #r4today
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Make this go viral. Labour MP Louise Haigh.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 08/01/2026
This is also a field test. If the press lets them muddy the waters on executing a woman in Minneapolis despite multiple witnesses and video recordings clearly depicting what happened, the message they'll take away is that there's nothing they can't get away with. Nothing.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Sky News on Renee Nicole Good murder: "There are deeply conflicting accounts of what happened." REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar. Grow a spine.
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peachiiKim @peachiikimaf.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Tim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, interviewed by Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4 Today - 7/1/2026 7:51 #r4today “I’m afraid President Trump, whether it’s on tariffs or on defence, is acting like a bully and if you continue to creep up to him and don’t take him on, I’m afraid it will rebound.
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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 05/01/2026
Keir Starmer must condemn Trump’s illegal actions in Venezuela. Maduro is a brutal & illegitimate ruler, but breaking international law isn’t the answer. It only makes the world less safe by telling the likes of Putin that they can attack their neighbours and seize their resources with impunity.
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Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court
Trump said Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez could
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/01/2026
Two social media posts. 

The first is from Keir Starmer and reads: “The UK has long supported a transition of power in Venezuela. We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. I reiterated my support for international law this morning. The UK government will discuss the evolving situation with US counterparts in the days ahead as we seek a safe and peaceful transition to a legitimate government that reflects the will of the Venezuelan people.” 

Below it is a post from Ed Davey that reads: “This cop out isn’t good enough. Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether that’s Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.”
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/01/2026
Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela. Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe. Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Please repost if you want the full restoration of our EU Freedom of Movement.
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Cherry Hill bliss
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Alicia @alicialou.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Millions of Americans are enraged by and ashamed of this regime’s treatment of Zelensky & Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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Stephen McBarron @stevemc.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Justin Webb and an alt right chum kissing the big wobbly Trump behind on #r4today now - nauseating
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 11/12/2025
We need an emergency flu vaccine drive to protect the vulnerable and prevent a disaster in the NHS. That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/12/2025
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
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Cllr Katie Mansfield 🔶 @katiemansfield.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
The Government’s failure to support our high streets is a stealth tax on small businesses. Pubs, hospitality venues & shops are being pushed to breaking point. We need to back our high streets with fair business rates and real support, not squeeze them further.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 28/11/2025
First it was stealth taxes on households, and now it’s a stealth tax on our high streets. The government is hammering businesses, we need an urgent VAT cut for hospitality services now.
Graphic with text, displayed over an orange-brown background, reads: "The Government recently gave itself the powers to reduce significantly lower business rates bills, but now they're refusing to use them - instead using our high streets and treasured pubs as a cash cow for treasury coffers. Our pubs, cafes, and restaurants are already on their knees, and these choices will only force more high street businesses to shut up shop. The Government must throw our hospitality sector a lifeline. They must urgently fix this mess by using its powers to lower business rates and bring in the emergency hospitality VAT cut we Liberal Democrats have been calling for to save our high streets." The quote is attributed to DAISY COOPER.
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Daisy Cooper MP 🔶 @libdemdaisy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
⚠️ WOW. High streets are being hit with a business rates bombshell. The Chancellor has serious questions to answer: ❓How many businesses will pay rates for the first time? ❓How many will see bills go up? ❓Why isn’t she using the powers she gave herself to help high streets?
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 29/11/2025
It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage won’t investigate the Russian infiltration of Reform. The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
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James Vidler @fownhopeboy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 26/11/2025
The Chancellor has spotted the problem but refused the obvious cure. The fastest way to turbocharge economic growth is to fix our relationship with the EU & plug the £90billion Brexit blackhole. Instead, all this Budget does is again fail to tackle the cost of living crisis & boost our economy.
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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
It’s Budget Day — and the South West can’t be ignored. For Mid Dorset & North Poole I’m calling for: • Urgent GP funding in Wimborne • A 17-month 5% VAT cut for hospitality • Scrapping the Family Farm Tax Come on Chancellor — make our Christmas. 🎄 #Budget2025
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Gareth Epps @garethepps.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
It looks like fossil fuel shill Reeves is setting out a Budget that’s not so much an omnishambles as a multiple arson attack. Businesses left, right and centre will be destroyed - from hospitality to automation and many others besides. Truss mark 2.
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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
📢 Today's Budget must be a turning point for Britain's economy. Families in South Cambridgeshire face soaring bills & small businesses are being squeezed. The Chancellor must cut VAT for hospitality, scrap the NI hike & make big banks pay their fair share. #Budget2025
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics: "Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?" Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
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