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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 2h

Doing a stint today on the Green Planning Services Ltd stand at Grand Designs Live at the NEC. If you have need of our knowledge of planning in areas where it can be difficult to obtain consent, come and see us at Stand K80, Hall 20. #PlanningPermission #planning #granddesigns #architect #greenbelt

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Out on the doorsteps in Bridgnorth this evening. We found support for LibDem, for Reform and even some Conservative voters as well. #Bridgnorth #SouthShropshire #Shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Orford Castle - the night before, and the morning after. Taken 10 days ago. #orford #orfordcastle #suffolk #castle #sunset

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m confident there will be Reform activists in Shropshire who wish this was true. #Shropshire #SouthShropshire #ReformUK #Reform #Trump

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A blustery coffee at a busy LibDem Brighton conference. Lots of talk of necessity of stopping the appalling prospect of a Reform Government, alone or propped up by the Conservatives. In many parts, like South #Shropshire, it’s only #LibDems that can stop Reform / Conservatives. #SouthShropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Plenty of support for #LibDems from local residents this evening in #Cressage. Also quite a number of people indicating they support Reform, but it is interesting how Reform supporters are increasingly expressing dissatisfaction with Farage and the dubious funding arrangements of Reform. #Shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today it was the turn of Chirk Castle. Originally built in the late 13th Century by Roger Mortimer of Chirk, it has been substantially altered by successive owners, such that only sections of the medieval castle remain. #chirk #castle #chirkcastle #medieval #reenactment

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Welcome visit to Ludlow Food Festival today. The slightly blustery & showery conditions didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds attending. Always good to see the excellent produce of so many companies from #Shropshire & the Welsh Marches. #Ludlow #ludlowfoodfestival #SouthShropshire #ludlowcastle

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Very positive response today from local residents in #ChurchStretton People want change, are fed up. distrustful of Conservatives & Labour, & very substantial majority don’t want Reform to win. They understand it’s vote #LibDem to beat Reform & Conservatives in #SouthShropshire. #shropshire #LibDems

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Car explodes in steam on Transfăgărășan! While crossing the spectacular #Transfăgărășan pass in Romanian #Carpathians in mid August, we stopped for photos. I decided to take a video to record the scale. I did not know that I’d record an overheating car exploding in steam. #romania

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hopton Castle and its early fourteenth century tower was this afternoon’s visit. #HoptonCastle #Castle #SouthShropshire #shropshire #EnglishCivilWar

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026

This is serious. If Reform blatantly, intentionally and knowingly broke election law, they should be held fully accountable. Liberal Democrats have asked the Police and the Electoral Commission to investigate.

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There must be massive relief at Reform HQ tonight that the investigative journalists didn’t pretend to be Russian. #ReformUK #Channel4News

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So pretty much all the money funding Nigel Farage and Reform UK comes from crypto billionaires who are highly specialized in money laundering, and who want Reform UK to dilute anti-money laundering legislation. That's the very essence of their "reform." www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Reform received £5.3m in donations and most was from crypto tycoon

Nigel Farage’s party received £4 million from Ben Delo, who relocated from Hong Kong to the UK so that he could continue giving money

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Farage and Reform clearly think they don’t need to obey the law. They seem to think rules only apply to everyone else, not them.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Out in #Buildwas today. Burnham came up a lot, with concerns expressed whether he will/can deliver. Clear majority of local residents said they don’t want Conservatives or Reform, & increasingly realise that in #SouthShropshire it’s only #LibDems that can beat them. #Shropshire #SevernValley

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 02/09/2026

Tory and Reform MPs don't like to hear it, but fixing their Brexit mess is the only way to end the cost-of-living crisis. And that means joining the Single Market.

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

For much of August I was in Ukraine, but with a few days in Romania. Primary reason was to drive the Transfăgărășan Pass across the Carpathians, but inevitably the car insisted we visit castles along the way. This is Făgăraș Citadel. #Castle #Romania #romaniancastle #medieval #făgărașcitadel

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

If I had a nickel every time a European far right party was exposed for ties to russia and attempts to destabilize Europe from within I’d have a lot of nickels and I’d buy Patriot batteries for Ukraine

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

1st win for season for #ShrewsburyTown. Great to see Town get 3 pts, & to catch up with Matthew Hammond. We were in same year at #PriorySchool 1981-86 & hadn’t met for over 20 years. Lots to talk about & memories sparked! Both started going to Town games 47 years ago! #Shrewsbury #shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yesterday morning celebrating 35 years of Ukrainian independence, overlooking the Dnipro, with Inna and some of her family. #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #Dnipro #ukrainian #independence

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today Ukraine celebrates 35 years of Independence. Here are a few thoughts from Kyiv. #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #independence #freedom #democracy #Kyiv

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Another visit to Clun Castle today. As the Caput of the Marcher Lordship of Clun, the castle was one of the more significant in the Welsh Marches. #Clun #Castle #SouthShropshire #Shropshire #welshmarches

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Rosemary Thomas @rozzthomas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Vote for this type of Green!

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Today, I was back in Cleobury Mortimer to speak to local residents. A range of issues were raised with me. #cleoburymortimer #SouthShropshire #shropshire #LibDems

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A relaxing visit to Moreton Corbet Castle today. A Norman earthwork castle (c1100) constructed by the Toret family, with later additions of stone keep (c1200), then curtain walls & gatehouse (13th century), then Elizabethan mansion (16th century). #MoretonCorbet #castle #shropshire #EnglishCivilWar

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Great evening talking to local residents in Cound & Berrington. Pleasantly surprised at the large proportion intending to vote LibDem. People are looking for change & prefer the change LibDems offer over dangerous route Reform would take. #Cound #Berrington #SouthShropshire #Shropshire #LibDems

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It’s thoroughly enjoyable spending evenings calling on residents in the villages of South Shropshire. Today it was the turn of Cardington. #Cardington #Shropshire #SouthShropshire #shropshirehills #LibDems

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Today I made a visit to one of the open days of the Snailbeach Lead Mine. I have been meaning to do so for years, but there always seemed to be something else happens when the open days were. #snailbeach #leadmine #snailbeachmine #SouthShropshire #Shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Calling on residents in #Ludlow today, lots of voters dismayed with the last ten years of Conservative and Labour Governments. Also more evidence of three current trends - 1) less people intending to vote Conservative than did in 2024. #SouthShropshire #shropshire #LibDems

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A pleasant evening meeting voters in #AstonMunslow and #Munslow in #Corvedale. Plenty of former Conservative voters considering voting #LibDem. A lot of people worried Reform could win in South Shropshire, realise they need to vote LibDem to make sure it doesn’t happen. #SouthShropshire #Shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

When in Ukraine in May to June, we used a weekend to visit the fortified town of Kamianets-Podilskyi & its spectacular castle. It was a wet weekend so photos are not as good as I hoped. Clearly I need to pay go again! #KamianetsPodilskyiCastle #KamianetsPodilskyi #ukraine #castle #medievalcastle

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

After seven days of calling on local resident’s in South Shropshire in the heat, a refresh with a swim at Borth this afternoon. The water temperature was perfect. #Borth #beach #seaswimming

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 11/07/2026

Tommy Robinson is a useful idiot for a hostile state. What kind of so-called British patriot jets to Moscow to rub shoulders with Putin’s cronies, bankrolled by a US trillionaire? We must protect our democracy from far-right thugs, shady tech bros and foreign interference.

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Great response this morning in Craven Arms. There’s a good awareness of just how close I came to beating the Conservatives last time. Local residents also understand they need to vote LibDem to beat both Reform and Conservatives. #cravenarms #shropshire #SouthShropshire #LibDems #LiberalDemocrats

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Susanita @spanglish51.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Careful study of the Bayeaux Tapestry has revealed this !

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Lots of support in Much Wenlock this evening & plenty of familiar faces. I lived in Much Wenlock for 18 years & still play cricket for the Town. Lots of criticism of Farage forcing a by-election in Clacton, even from ReformUK supporters. #muchwenlock #shropshire #SouthShropshire #LibDems

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

With my feed being rather politics heavy at the moment, I thought I’d break it up with some photos of Castello Di Breno, in the Italian Alps, taken in late May this year. The castle dates to the 12th Century from when the tall tower dates. #castle #italianalps #milano #venice

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Plenty to smile about with response on the doorsteps in Wall under Heywood & Rushbury this evening. Lots of people saying they’d voted for me in 2024 & they would do so again & quite a number of new LibDem voters as well. A significant number remembering my time as their MP 2001 to 2005. #Shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Recording an interview for BBC East on planning in the Green Belt, in my capacity as a Director of Green Planning Services Ltd - as always it’ll be interesting to see what makes the cut. #Planning #greenbelt #TVInterview

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This evening we were in Cross Houses calling on local residents. Two rakes from tonight: 1) support for the Conservatives has fallen since the last General Election, #Shropshire #SouthShropshire #LibDems #LiberalDemocrats

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Very positive response from local residents in Acton Burnell this evening. Lots of people either saying they vote #LibDem or they would vote tactically LibDem to beat Reform / Conservatives in South #Shropshire at the next General Election, whenever that is. #SouthShropshire #LibDems #ActonBurnell

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Today we were out calling on local residents in #Bridgnorth. We found good support for @LibDems however the really clear message from a significant majority of them was that they want to see Farage / ReformUK stopped from getting into Downing Street. #SouthShropshire #Shropshire

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Great to join North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan MP & guest speaker Layla Moran MP at a #LibDem dinner in Shropshire last night. Layla spoke with passion about how it’s liberalism that can provide the credible way forward for UK in these uncertain times. #shropshire #LiberalDemocrats #GeneralElection

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Times (via Politico): "Christopher Harborne, who has given Reform £15 million and Nigel Farage personally £5 million, owns a jet fuel company that sources from refineries using large volumes of Russian crude oil."

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Today was Montgomery Castle’s turn to get another visit. Started in 1223 in place of a motte & bailey, a short distance away, the excavations at Hen Domen showed it remained in use for a significant time after Montgomery was built. #Montgomery #castle #powys #welshmarches #medieval

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It is not possible to go to Whittington Castle too many times. This is from today’s visit. #whittington #Castle #shropshire #medievalcastle

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Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Productive general election planning session yesterday with South Shropshire LibDems at the Clive Arms. The committed team planning the campaign included Shropshire Councillors, Heather Kidd (Chirbury & Worthen), Ruth Houghton (Bishop’s Castle) and Beverley Waite (Ludlow East). #shropshire

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