Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 11hJUST IN: Latest from the Liz Truss Supporters' Club 04521
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026That must have been a hard decision @phildavies1995.bsky.social , you've always struck me as a very thoughtful and caring person, so good luck with whatever comes next 120
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Eating 50g/day of processed meat has a cancer-risk effect broadly comparable in absolute terms to regularly drinking a small amount of alcohol — around a 1 percentage-point lifetime increase — not remotely comparable to smoking. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026That's a BS comparison. 50g/day processed meat (~2 rashers) raises bowel-cancer risk ~18% relatively: Absolute risk changes from 5.6%→6.6% over lifetime. Current smoking raises lung-cancer risk ~9-fold (900%); absolute risk goes from 0.4%→15%. 110
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Skipping such an important debate and vote is not what a true leader would do. This just emphasises how much of a charlatan Zack Polanski is. 060
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In other words, CCBC are throwing the Head and the governors under the bus. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Who only has 1 email in their inbox! Although, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a genuine email with similar content. If you are in a Comms team, orchestrating your social media crowd is part of the job 011
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What happened to grown up collaborative politics? The triple lock was a great LibDem policy, it's raised pension levels and taken 1000's out of poverty. But, it can't be retained forever. Replacing it with a policy which maintains the current level makes sense. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When are @moreincommonuk.bsky.social going to correct the weird flaccid penis coming out of Bristol? The people of Bristol North West deserve better! 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Barnett consequentials for this policy would probably not provide the money to deliver an equivalent service. Both higher demand due to an older and sicker population, coupled with higher costs of delivery due to rural nature of Wales. This is a strong argument for a needs based consequential 100
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Now might be a good time for him to think about doing just that. He's done a good job and would leave a strong legacy. Very clearly he's not the right person to cut through in 2025 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Shouldn't stop the principle of a single rate for income tax/capital gains. 2/2 001
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There are good ways to mitigate against damaging the willingness of people to invest in genuine new business. Extending and solidifying the existing SEIS/EIS schemes, allowing tax relief when capital gains are reinvested etc. Some genuine concern from real founders, mixed with greed from others. 1/2 100
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialWera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 23/09/2026We @libdems.org.uk have a plan to put £680 a year back in people’s pockets. We will raise the tax‑free personal allowance and the 40% threshold to give low‑ and middle‑earners the pay rise they deserve. The cost‑of‑living crisis has gone on too long. People need real action. 142
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Another leader, or will the disaffected move to some other party? 000
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 19/09/2026Liberal Democrat members passed a new policy on Building a better Britain through businesses. Business is Britain’s engine of national prosperity. Read about it here: www.libdems.org.uk/news/article... 1158
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Land value tax. As soon as planning is granted the whole land is taxed at residential rates 000
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I have an announcement. 752080471
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026What a crazy system. The whole closed list system is awful. I can kinda get a Senedd member, once selected, stepping away from their party and staying as in independent - but to move to another party when elected on a party list just seems morally wrong 110
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is going to be very interesting from a constitutional perspective - it was Reform which was elected, not her specifically, so is she able to defect? @willhaycardiff.bsky.social what are your thoughts? 320
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Why is the response to this post overwhelmingly about the affect on pensioners, and NOT absolute anger that the tax free personal allowance remains frozen, bringing more people on low incomes into the tax system??? The solution is to raise the tax free limit for everyone. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'll ask again, how would you decide how much money each party gets? 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026How about assessment which is neither? There are other ways to assess which are lower stress, can't be manipulated by AI and contribute to the learning process. Time for some creativity 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Can we not see beyond a binary choice between coursework and exam? There are other ways to assess skills, knowledge and competence 030
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Are you really sure that the hard working business owners behind each and every hair salon and barbers want to add to their admin burden? I very much doubt they do. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Once again Labour seeking to blame rather than solve. The issue is poverty not class. The solution is investing in education, people and communities rather than trying to drive wedges through them. Grow up! The country needs a government which has moved beyond student union politics 210
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Does Burnham really have such a one dimensional view of 'business'? - when will he be engaging directly with the SME owners, the entrepreneurs, the changemakers and freelancers - the people who can really drive growth rather than extracting wealth www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Culture shift' needed in how UK does business, Andy Burnham urgesBurnham has said those who take risks should be backed by government, but his government has been criticised for increasing business costs. 320
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's also a report about the future of graduate work that doesn't mention the 14% of graduates who create their own future job through start-up, freelancing and creative careers. They may have been represented if UUK involved students 032
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is great news IF the projects funded are primarily in the areas most in need. If all the investments are made in Cardiff then it will further widen divisions and put into question the effectiveness of the Cardiff City Deal 120
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Ready for Farage saying he's never met Cooling "This is Stephen Cooling from Sutton Coalfield a member of Reform UK which portrays itself as “protectors of women & girls” Here's Stephen Cooling attacking a woman with his walking stick while a female companion pulls her hair out" via Mike F Shaw 61738377
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Maybe they should read #bemorepirate, www.bemorepirate.combemorepirate.comBe More PirateBe More Pirate is a global movement and bestselling book by Sam Conniff that challenges organisations and individuals to rewrite the rules. Book workshops, keynotes, and talks for your team. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026And for the courts to sentence them to long custodial terms 21383
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialNeil Schofield-Hughes @neilschofield.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Anyone who knows their history will know that this is almost precisely what Hitler did in 1933 - forcing through the Reichstag Fire Decree which declared a state of emergency and then the Enabling Act which allowed rule by decree. The parallels are exact. 11814
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"AI can't imagine a better future, that is the job of entrepreneurs" Prof Baback Yazdani at @eeuk.bsky.social #IEEC2026 100
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Understanding the labour market of your chosen industry should be a compulsory part of any degree. Unfortunately the careers services which are essential to delivering this are underfunded, and often as ignorant of the nuances as the students. Cuts in HE have been worse in professional services. 000
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Failures of communication turn out to hamper graduate hiring for small businesses and newly developing industries. (Meanwhile of course, degrees focused on communication are dismissed as 'Mickey Mouse' degrees...).ft.comThe companies desperate to hire graduatesEntry-level roles are under threat from AI but some employers still struggle to find skilled young workers 4229
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialChristopher 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇪 @christophert42.bsky.social · 24/08/2026When the Lib Dems announce a policy why don't #r4today refer to a "future Lib Dem government" but they do refer to a "future Reform Government" despite Reform having 8 MPs and 4 of those elected as Conservatives compared to the Lib Dems having 71 MPs. Clearly biased reporting 35225
Reposted by @steveaich.bsky.socialJim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Every serious analysis of the future of the economy says we need a lot more B. It happens in universities. A is not an alternative to B. It is also important. Universities do not only consist of D. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. 1168
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I'm in total agreement with this being an awful development. Improve the interchange - yes. Destroy an historic building which represents Caerphilly's industrial heritage - no. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I suspect that, rather than with a sigh of relief, it's with a sigh of resignation that the university sector will greet the news that Jacqui Smith has retained her position as skills minister 010
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Hopes that Burnham may have realised the importance of Universities in driving economic growth based on his experience in Manchester dashed against the rocks of rhetorical reality. 040
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026With text over images to make it even harder to read. 010
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Another wonderful summer of cricket for the kids. Diolch from all the parents. 100
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026What's the chance of a Martin Bell type character standing in Clacton? @carolvorders.bsky.social or @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com - would be powerful if the other parties stand down. 000
steveaich.bsky.social @steveaich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026A bill of about £250,000 is heading to Tendring District Council, money which should be spent supporting local residents. I hope they see through Farage's ego and tell him where to go 010
