Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"The government deliberately scheduled the by-election for days after our Conference, where we get the most press coverage and the public gets to hear what we actually think. What saboteurs!" Hmmmm... 🤔 Not beating the 'more people hear, less they like' allegations 020
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I do feel for those like Caroline in the Green Party. Their structures were set up for admirable (if probably naive) principles, but have led to a scenario where now the party she fought for for decades has been captured by people she fundamentally isn't aligned with. Quite probably irrevocably. 100
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026With defending the triple lock to the hilt, pledging tax cuts as priority or failing to successfully articulate a positive case for our liberal values, being a young(ish) Lib Dem is becoming increasingly depressing. I didn't join the Tories, but seems we want to be as Cameronesque as possible 330
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Really struggle with this line from Ed & the party Whilst not technically wrong that Brexit made it harder to return asylum seekers, it does feel a bit like our messaging should be 'no, migrants aren't all evil, we should treat them better' rather than just 'we'd be better at sending them back'... 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If this ends up being a major goal of this year's Conference, may find it ends up being my last Conference, certainly under Ed's leadership. It's insanity. Pandering to the sort of centre-right politics that decimated us over more than a decade. Genuinely awful approach. 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The reason for this is v funny Apparently google doesn't realise we really exist in Brighton because Wikipedia 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 29/07/2026'If I'd done this deliberately I'd be apologising but because this was a mistake I won't' Does this idiot know what an apology actually is? Everyone apologises for mistakes, that's kind of the point of it 150
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026To be able to see how Starmer lost masses of votes to the Progressive left, armed with the knowledge that the harsh approach on issues like immigration & trans right were key drivers of that, yet keep both Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary and Bridget Phillipson as Equalities Minister is... baffling 191
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Trans people to be banned from the military in 3... 2... 1... 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Keeping Mahmood in post is insane. Especially for someone so aware of the need for a reset. Even if he promoted her, he could claim she's a capable and talented politician he just wants a different approach in the Home Office. Keeping her in post is just an endorsement of her aggressive approach. 140
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Yeah I'm sure this position is gonna hold.... Does seem a bit of a problem that everyone can just assume that every announcement that comes from the US President is complete and total bollocks 020
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"He's fighting a bin, he's fighting a biiiiiiin, Nigel Farage, he's fighting a bin" 060
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026If he wins he claims vindication and tries to move on. If he loses, he goes into 'retirement' for two years, comes out, returning just before the next general election and has another go. Dreadful, pathetic, attention seeking man. 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Part of me thinks he may step down from the leadership, go into hiding/'retirement' for two years then re-emerge ahead of the next election as a 'surprise', allowing a short term tilt at an election with limited time for scrutiny/mud to stick 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 06/07/2026England are playing 5-3-1 for the last 20 minutes this feels like it is going to be terrible for everyone's nerves 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Sorry Alan Shearer, but yes unfortunately that is a penalty 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Quansah a bit unlucky there - his leg bounced up off the top of the ball to take the player high, still a red but don't think he intended to go in high 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Honestly should make him Attorney General, can't be anyone more qualified 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Seems poor old Wes has realised that poor old Wes isn't quite as popular or important as poor old Wes appears to think Be very funny if he ends up staying on the backbenches 100
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Lots of people expressing sympathy for Starmer's demise but... he's been shit. He's actively harmed vulnerable minorities like immigrants and LGBT people - against his instincts - to save his own skin out of fear of taking on the culture war nonsense from the right It's a record of total failure 110
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Hope everyone is looking forward to PM resignation week! Seems to come round quicker every year 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The simple truth is the social media ban is an admission of failure & inaction. Social media has become a cesspit of radicalisation and harm, but rather than enforce regulation to make it safe for everyone, the government realises it doesn't want to do that but wants to be see to doing something. 130
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 14/06/2026This is ridiculous overreach from a government desperate to be seen as 'doing something', just with no idea what How about we regulate social media sites so they're not radicalising and breaking the brains of everyone in society, rather than just banning teenagers 1404
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Fewer things make me prouder to be from Brighton than whenever the far right try to organise a protest here. Wrong city. Wrong cause. Never going to happen. 020
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Hmmm and what could possibly go wrong if we gave the worst human being in the world all the money in the world, guess let's find out 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I see we're still indulging WASPI women as if their claims is worth spending billions on 020
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Fair to say I've been critical of @libdems.org.uk for a while now on not being open & proud about our genuine liberal positions, but Ed Davey's letter & yesterday in parliament on the EHRC guidance have been fantastic We must stop being timid over these issues, we must stand up for what we believe 171
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This is good. Given the unworkable and intolerable conditions caused by the confused Supreme Court ruling, it is clear that Parliament needs to legislate to clarify trans rights clearly. Glad to see Ed Davey speaking up, hopefully this is just the first step 040
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Good to see Lib Dems calling out the unconscionable and entirely unworkable trans guidance. It's been very clear for a long time that just relying on the courts to interpret existing legislation is muddling the waters and making life worse for trans people. MPs need to *legislate* to fix this. 1111
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Honestly what even is the point in electing a Labour government. A Progressive party? Give over. 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/05/2026And so we approach a scenario where women are to be forced to carry proof of their gender in order to access basic facilities, good work everyone, very enforceable, can't see any issues with that at all 181
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Quite funny that Wes Streeting did his whole big dramatic resignation thing, at a time of his choosing for maximum impact, and the overwhelming reaction has basically been 'yeah great thanks Wes, anyone else fancy the job? Anyone at all? Literally any person else, don't even have to be an MP yet' 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 14/05/2026FFS Josh Simons has now been elected as an MP, made a Minister, resigned in disgrace from the government, stabbed the leader he was previously loyal to in the back and now resigned as an MP And he's **YOUNGER THAN ME** The speed-running bastard 66421
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Go fully all out attack, ignore any warnings to the contrary, do well in Europe but ultimately cock it all up and leave a disaster for the next leader? Pretty much right. 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This has been very obvious since (at least) the Runcorn by-election, it's insane that the Labour hierarchy seem to have either not noticed or decided to ignore it. 020
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Arif Ahmed wrote articles criticising Sussex Uni over Kathleen Stock *before* being appointed by the Tories to the OfS to investigate them. It was clear he was appointed to reach a critical outcome by any way possible That Labour haven't removed him is an appalling dereliction of duty to students 17227
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This is fantastic news and obviously the right decision. The OfS was stacked with anti-trans appointees by the Tories specifically to reach this decision against Sussex University Labour need to finally do the right thing, rectify those appointments & remove Arif Ahmed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUniversity of Sussex wins landmark free speech case against universities regulatorA record fine had been issued by the Office for Students over the university's trans and non-binary inclusion policy. 054
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 20/04/2026This is going to be a disaster. The Tories appointed anti-trans leadership to the OfS in order to obtain predetermined results on cases such as the University of Sussex Labour have not only refused to reverse this, but actually entrenched that power within the system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNew university free speech complaints system to come into force this yearUniversities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech. 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This is a massive blow to global authoritarianism. The first rousing defeat of many. Trumpism will destroy them. 000
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 09/04/2026So the Sex Matters reason for banning trans women from darts is essentially.... 'men go to pubs' Such feminists 010
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Using genocidal rhetoric that you could never realistically follow up on, which backs you so far into a corner to a point of such weakness you have to accept whatever Iran puts on the table, is not usually described as a successful strategy to anybody with half a brain. 031
Josh @joshwoolcott.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Wonder what the Artemis II crew will name all the new craters on Earth when they get back 221