🚌 Industrial Action between Tuesday 16th - Friday 19th September 2025 First Bus will be operating reduced timetables from 3am Tue 16th Sep and 4am Sat 20th Sep. More details here: firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-a…

'They say there's a genocide, and I say it with them.' Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says there is a genocide in Gaza, and Donald Trump is 'choosing not to stop it'.

🚨🎥 WATCH: Lib Dem leader Ed Davey becomes the first major British party leader to call Israel’s actions in Gaza a "genocide"

‘Trump is not a reliable ally for the UK’ Ed Davey says he turned down his state banquet invite to send a message. He urges the government to use the pomp and ceremony to pressure Donald Trump on Gaza and Ukraine. ‘We must use every card to get him to do the right thing.’

"Our government should accept that it is and they should act accordingly." Ed Davey believes we are witnessing a genocide in Gaza.

Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding. He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.

Good discussion at Somali Resource Centre in Barton Hill, including visit to former Tenants’ club site, which will be redeveloped into a new community centre and flats.

A genocide is unfolding, and Donald Trump is the one man in the world with the power to make it stop. If the Prime Minister is going to wine and dine Donald Trump, he must also him to finally take action to end the assault on Gaza City, stop the aid blockade and secure the

We don’t talk about it much, but we are a nation of carers. The answers to the care crisis can’t just be about tinkering with the formal systems social care as they exist. We must, as a country ask some more fundamental questions about how we can better support families.

Wishing Jewish communities across the UK a happy and sweet Rosh Hashanah. Shana Tova!

Britain’s recognition of a sovereign state of Palestine 🇵🇸 is the right thing to do, at a critical time. The symbolism matters but the act must be more than symbolic. Britain and our European neighbours must use all our diplomatic and economic leverage to make Israel negotiate.

We are pleased to see most of the litter and fly tipping on the Van Monster site on Whitby Road has been cleared away. The new concrete blocks, which have been placed by the entrance, will hopefully deter any further anti-social behaviour.

Totally outrageous that BBC news top story is a Reform announcement, while all but ignoring the Liberal Democrat conference, the party that has 72 MPs and 76 council leaders. #LDconf

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 33% (-1) LAB: 17% (+1) LDM: 16% (+3) CON: 14% (-2) GRN: 12% (=) Via Find Out Now, 24 Sep. Changes w/ 17 Sep.

Great turnout of donors at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to see the new exhibition of rarely seen Turner water colours and other pictures and objects associated with Hotwells and the Avon Gorge. Pleased to thank donors and friends on behalf of the council.

Saddened by the death of former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell. He was an outstanding parliamentarian with a great personal back story in the law and athletics. To me he was a much cherished avuncular mentor and friend. RIP 😢

Nigel Farage is pushing Trump’s dangerous anti-science agenda in the UK. It’s irresponsible and wrong.

“We should be making sure our meeting spaces are available to as many users as possible. Asking over a thousand pounds so that a local group can use a room for a couple of hours is ridiculous.” bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…