Trumpflation is ballooning the cost of living.

All cheered on by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch.

Great to see the new ramp finally being installed. A key part of South Bristol’s active travel
Infrastructure will soon reopen. 👏

Goodbye to "iconic" Bristol Blue Glass Bristol Blue Glass shuts it doors citing the Government's "appalling treatment of small businesses", despite campaign to secure the business new premises.

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Graphic saying 'Goodbye Bristol Blue Glass'

It is absolutely heartbreaking that Bristol Blue Glass is having to shut its doors due to being priced out of trading.

How many more small businesses have to close for this Labour Government to recognise its failures and step in?

Liberal Democrats are clear: new housing must go hand in hand with new GPs. We will ensure that no community is left overwhelmed.

🇬🇧 🌸 🇯🇵 Thanks to the Sakura Project, Arnos Court Park is getting 3 beautiful cherry trees
to celebrate peace in Japan and remember the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Designate SEND Services as “Critical Infrastructure” to stop offshore profiteering Bristol Liberal Democrats have joined calls for new legal protections to prevent private equity firms and offshore investors from treating Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision a...

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Graphic saying 'Protect SEND kids from private profiteering'

It is time that SEND services are designated as critical infrastructure to put our kids first and stop offshore companies raking in millions in profit.

Read about our calls to protect SEND kids and prevent our services being used as a cash cow by investment firms 👇

Well done Team GB on the silver medal in curling. Interesting to see that the IOC member presenting the medals was Hugh Robertson, who when he was a DCMS minister I worked with closely for the Liberal Democrat side of the Coalition on the Same Sex Marriage legislation.

Spending time with Bristol’s Ukrainian refugee community, at an event marking the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion. Over a thousand refugees have been housed by Bristolians. Many Ukrainian children have now been born here. Slava Ukraini!

Openreach (part of the BT Group) is responsible for removing graffiti from their green street cabinets. There are several cabinets on King’s Road in Brislington West that are looking very grotty so I’ve been in touch with the utility company and asked them to give them a lick of paint!

Great to spend some time this morning in our beautiful local park, planting a new perimeter hedge. It even stayed dry!

Lib Dems set out plans to stop SEND services being 'cash cows' Council spending on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities has soared in recent years.

Lib Dems set out plans to stop SEND services being 'cash cows' - BBC News

Enjoying the ever changing view from my old office this morning. The balloons are an art installation and part of the Bristol Light Festival, which began yesterday.

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Hundreds of thousands of patients are waiting agonisingly long hours in A&E for the care they need.

It’s completely disgraceful, and this Government should hang their heads in shame.

Old railway line to be cleared for major Bristol-Bath transport project "This is adding to the uncertainty and anxiety faced by hundreds of people. We know several families who have had enough and moved away"

"This is adding to the uncertainty and anxiety faced by hundreds of people. We know several families who have had enough and moved away"

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Bristol Blue Glass saved by move to harbourside site A campaign backed by thousands has worked

💙 I am delighted I was able to help save this iconic Bristol business.

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Liberal Democrats secure an extra £1m for filling potholes and repairing roads next year Bristol’s Liberal Democrat Councillors have secured an extra £1million of Council funding for filling potholes and repairs in 2026-27.

79.4% of Bristolians think the conditions of the roads are a problem.

That's why the Liberal Democrats have secured an additional £1m for potholes and road repairs over the forthcoming year - giving our roads the boost they need.

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Budget Amendments for Better Roads and Faster Fly Tipping Removal Bristol’s Liberal Democrat Councillors have submitted a series of budget amendments to the City Council’s forthcoming budget set to be debated today (12th February 2026), pushing for better roads and ...

Better roads, more on-street electric chargers, and 48-hour fly tip removal: our proposals for Bristol City Council's Budget.

Read about our priorities that we'll be making the case for in today's budget-setting meeting 👇 www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Council pauses new restrictions on visitor permits following concerns raised by Liberal Democrat Councillors The Council has announced that it is pausing its plans to restrict the number of visitor permits available to households within the city’s Residents’ Parking Zones.

The Council has paused changes that would've halved the number of visitor permits available to those living in Residents Parking Zones, after questions by Lib Dem Cllr Nicholas Coombes revealed that over 3,000 people would've been affected by the restriction.

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Money secured for cleaner streets, community groups and planning enforcement Bristol’s Liberal Democrat Councillors have secured additional funds for the party's priorities in the City Council’s draft budget.

Our input to Bristol City's Council annual budget has secured additional money for cleaner streets, local community groups, better planning enforcement, and more.

Read about the other areas we have secured money for below ⬇️

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Brislington Bridge faces six-month reopening delay Labour mishaps lead to six-month delay for bridge due to halted accessibility ramp.

Bristol Labour failed to originally budget for a new ramp, and the Regional Mayor failed to foot the bill once this was revealed.

Now, Sparke Evans Bridge in Brislington is due to open six-months behind schedule.

Read about our efforts to reopen it 👇

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Hospitality businesses facing "last chance saloon" With rumours of a Government u-turn on planned business rates rises, it is “absolutely urgent” for Ministers to provide clarity to pubs, hospitality, and high street businesses.

With rumours of a Government u-turn on planned business rates rises, it is “absolutely urgent” for Ministers to provide clarity to pubs, hospitality, and high street businesses.

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Councillors Pass Vehicle Dweller Strategy Bristol City Council’s Homes and Housing Delivery Committee has passed its new strategy concerning lived-in vehicles.

Bristol City Council has passed its new strategy concerning lived-in vehicles, which has been developed with input from across the Council, including Chair of the Public Health and Communities Committee @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social

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'Crucial' that new tourist tax 'is not stuck in mayor's coffers' It will be up to the mayor of the West of England to decide how to implement the new overnight visitor levy

The Lib Dems have been campaigning for the introduction of a tourist tax for several years:

“The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.”

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Government announces visitor levy policy in campaign victory for Bristol Liberal Democrats Bristol Liberal Democrats hail the announcement by the Government to give the power to raise a visitor levy to Mayors in England as a campaign win, but urge for the money raised to be spent locally.

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Graphic that says "Visitor Levy Victory for Bristol Lib Dems"

🎉 Success! The Government has finally listened to our campaign to introduce visitor levy powers in England.

However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.

Campaigning for Fair Fees for Community Groups in Council Venues Bristol’s Liberal Democrat Councillors have been raising the flag on the new outrageous fees offered to community groups and have been calling for the fees to be revised.

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Community groups are facing astronomical increases in fees to hire council venues.

Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️

Joe Sims - 13/11/2025 - BBC Sounds A proper Bristol breakfast, waking you up with a smile every morning.

📻 Great to talk to Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims at Bristol Blue Glass this week. The iconic glass company is having to leave their Bath Road site due to redevelopment but finding suitable new premises is proving difficult. Listen in from 1’22”.

💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass

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