Iris Walker ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š (@iris_tweets) 's Twitter Profile
Iris Walker ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š

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Iris Walker ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š (@iris_tweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Well done to my fellow Scottish LD members for bringing Liberal Voice for Women to Scottish conference! Sorry that I couldn't be there to see it, but I hope that lots of folk will stop by and say hello to the team!

Liberal Voice for Women (@libvoice4women) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last week, three Lib Dem MPs broke the omertร  on disagreeing with the LGBT+ Lib Dems. They should be commended. Our write-up here ๐Ÿ‘‡ liberalvoiceforwomen.org/blog/filia-pluโ€ฆ

Committee for Academic Freedom (@comacfreedom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Encouraging news from Oxford: the universityโ€™s new chancellor, Lord Hague, has vowed there will be โ€œno safe spacesโ€ under his tenure โ€” urging students to expect uncomfortable ideas and debate, not protection from offence. Heโ€™s also backed full implementation of the Higher

Encouraging news from Oxford: the universityโ€™s new chancellor, Lord Hague, has vowed there will be โ€œno safe spacesโ€ under his tenure โ€” urging students to expect uncomfortable ideas and debate, not protection from offence.

Heโ€™s also backed full implementation of the Higher
James Bundy (@jamesbundy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿšจ Who really shapes policy in Scotland? My latest Substack examines how a narrow inner circle of influential organisations, often reliant on public funding, risks narrowing debate, stifling innovation, and undermining trust. Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡ jamesbundy.substack.com/p/the-inner-ciโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ Who really shapes policy in Scotland? 

My latest Substack examines how a narrow inner circle of influential organisations, often reliant on public funding, risks narrowing debate, stifling innovation, and undermining trust. Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡

jamesbundy.substack.com/p/the-inner-ciโ€ฆ
Zoe Hollowood ๐Ÿ”ถ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@hollowood_zoe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

5 days to go until voting opens in the Liberal Democrats elections! I am standing on a platform of: - good governance - transparency and respect for the rule of law - evidence-based decisions - pluralism and liberal values inc. freedom of speech & belief. My manifesto for Fed Board ๐Ÿ‘‡

5 days to go until voting opens in the <a href="/LibDems/">Liberal Democrats</a>  elections! I am standing on a platform of:
- good governance - transparency and respect for the rule of law
- evidence-based decisions
- pluralism and liberal values inc. freedom of speech &amp; belief. My manifesto for Fed Board ๐Ÿ‘‡
Mark Johnston (@markjohnstonld) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jo's latest #Substack is an excellent account of where the Liberal Democrats have gone astray in recent years. It is a must read for everyone who cares about #liberalism, our party and its future prospects. Subscribe directly.

Liberal Voice for Women (@libvoice4women) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถToday's the day!๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ Internal Federal elections open in the Liberal Democrats. Members should receive a ballot from 1pm onwards. Those elected will help decide how the Party is run for the next 3 years, from strategy to policy. Vote wisely! ๐Ÿงต

๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถToday's the day!๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ถ 
Internal Federal elections open in the <a href="/LibDems/">Liberal Democrats</a>. Members should receive a ballot from 1pm onwards. Those elected will help decide how the Party is run for the next 3 years, from strategy to policy. Vote wisely! ๐Ÿงต
Zoe Hollowood ๐Ÿ”ถ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@hollowood_zoe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ballots are making their way to inboxes in Liberal Democrats Federal elections. Every vote will count - please be sure to use it! I am standing for Federal Board and Federal council - please see my pinned posts for my manifesto. Thank you! x.com/hollowood_zoe/โ€ฆ

Ballots are making their way to inboxes in <a href="/LibDems/">Liberal Democrats</a> Federal elections. Every vote will count - please be sure to use it! I am standing for Federal Board and Federal council - please see my pinned posts for my manifesto. Thank you! x.com/hollowood_zoe/โ€ฆ
Liberal Voice for Women (@libvoice4women) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Liberal Democrats showing they accept the SC ruling by changing their quotas. "The leadership said the rules had to change to comply with Aprilโ€™s Supreme Court ruling, which said that trans women were not legally women under the Equality Act." telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/โ€ฆ

Zoe Hollowood ๐Ÿ”ถ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@hollowood_zoe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nine days left to decide who will help run the Liberal Democrats Party for the next 3 years! Who will help decide policy for the manifesto, what motions get to be debated at conference, what culture, strategy, governance will look like? Choose Wisely. Choose Liberals. [1/2]

Nine days left to decide who will help run the <a href="/LibDems/">Liberal Democrats</a>  Party for the next 3 years! Who will help decide policy for the manifesto, what motions get to be debated at conference, what culture, strategy, governance will look like? Choose Wisely. Choose Liberals. 
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Liberal Voice for Women (@libvoice4women) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The LGBT+ Lib Dems ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ถ petition to the quotas change is worth reading. Charley, the Chair, wanted the Liberal Democrats to get rid of all diversity quotas. This means quotas that help address genuine under-representation of: ๐Ÿ”ธWomen ๐Ÿ”ธEthnic minorities ๐Ÿ”ธPeople living with a disability. in LDs ๐Ÿงต

The <a href="/LGBTLD/">LGBT+ Lib Dems ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ถ</a> petition to the quotas change is worth reading. Charley, the Chair, wanted the <a href="/LibDems/">Liberal Democrats</a> to get rid of all diversity quotas. This means quotas that help address genuine under-representation of:
๐Ÿ”ธWomen
๐Ÿ”ธEthnic minorities 
๐Ÿ”ธPeople living with a disability. 
in LDs ๐Ÿงต
Ruth Davidson (@ruthdavidsonpc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The PM and Chancellor rolled the pitch for big tax rises by telling the public there was a massive black hole in the nation's funding. All the time they were doing this, they **KNEW** it wasn't true, but did it anyway. Bloody hell.

Andrew Neil (@afneil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The conclusion from this is that the circa ยฃ30bn in tax rises were not needed to fill in a mythical black hole but to pay for Starmerโ€™s expensive decisions to reverse welfare reform, reintro the winter fuel allowance and scrap the two-child benefit cap. People might feel they

Liberal Voice for Women (@libvoice4women) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to the Women's Rights Network - WRN for posting this clip of our Chair's speech Zoe Hollowood ๐Ÿ”ถ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ at the Puberty Blocker demonstration. Thanks to Venice Allan for organising the demo. Great to see people speaking out across political parties to help safeguard children from harm

Jan Jekielek (@janjekielek) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐ŸšจLeaked documents EXPOSED that senior officials at the leading international body on โ€œgender affirming careโ€ knowingly destroyed children's lives. โ€œThis is one of the biggest medical scandals of my lifetime.โ€ And the legacy media covered it all up. Andrew Doyle just broke

For Women Scotland (@forwomenscot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Scottish Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to sanction Ash Regan by excluding her for 2 days next week, shortly before her critical bill on protecting women in prostitution is laid before Parl. On the same day that a minister got away with breaching standards because, apparently, she