Born optimist! Professional speaker, coach & small business owner. Active Lib Dem campaigner in Streatham, south London... Lover of live sport.
London, UK
Joined January 2009
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simonbucknall retweeted
Lib Dems gain Streatham St Leonard's from the Greens in Lambeth!
This is a gain from third place coming from 14% Vs 48% for the Greens (their safest in Lambeth)
I believe this is also the first ever Lib Dem gain from the Greens in inner London.
simonbucknall retweeted
In today's Private Eye: Lambeth Greens promised to cut allowances then u-turned when they got the opportunity.
And then wasted £60,000 on two by elections, happening today, because two of their candidates immediately stood down on getting elected.
simonbucknall retweeted
Lots of humour in The King’s speech. All delivered with a twinkle in the eye. Content aside, simply as a public speaker, I’m not sure any British politician can match him
simonbucknall retweeted
This story has been shared a lot this weekend.
There *is* a very real chance Labour will lose control of Lambeth Council in local elections on May 7th.
But it is *much* less likely that there will be an overall Green majority in Lambeth Town Hall.
@brixtonbuzz @heartstreatham
simonbucknall retweeted
If you want to know where your #Lambeth council tax goes, this is the cost of its in-house litigation team for last year:
Housing Legal Team £1,496,781
Children’s Team £2,691,075
Employment Legal Team £250,464
Prosecution Legal Team £230,744
Adults Legal Team £387,571
simonbucknall retweeted
One third of ALL council housing building started in London this year has been by Lib Dem Sutton council.
A great achievement from the Lib Dem team - but also a reflection that Labour have failed on housing - contributing to our terrible levels of homelessness.
simonbucknall retweeted
LibDem Calum Miller, "The Labour gov should be lifting red tape and helping businesses have the prospect of growth"
"The biggest opportunity the UK has to grow is to restore our relationship with the European Union"
"The National Bureau Of Economic Research in the US says the UK loses £90 billion a year in tax revenue"
#RejoinEU #BBCQT
simonbucknall retweeted
Let’s hope this powerful Guardian article finally sparks real change.
It’s hard to understand why it’s taken so long to see right from wrong.
@LambethLibDems will keep standing with residents, justice must prevail. @LondonLibDems theguardian.com/society/2025…
simonbucknall retweeted
Tonight, the President announced pardons and commutations of sentences for those who violently attacked the Capitol and law enforcement officers on January 6th.
The President's actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution.
It is shameful that the President has decided to make one of his top priorities the abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line to stop an attempt to subvert the peaceful transfer of power.
Despite the President’s decision, we must always remember the extraordinary courage and valor of the law enforcement heroes who stood in the breach and ensured that democracy survived on that dark day.
simonbucknall retweeted
Highly motivated, Have excellent communication skills and work well in a fast-paced environment?
I'm looking for a parliamentary assistant to join my Westminster office.
If interested the details are here 👇 Applications close 31st of January.
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simonbucknall retweeted
Calum Miller, "We know the NHS is in crisis because of the damage done by the Conservatives and I have sympathy with Labour trying to deal with that"
"But I'm also disappointed that Labour is not getting on with it faster.. I don't understand why social care report needs to take three years" #BBCQT
With declining birth rates and ageing populations across most developed countries, more likely than a shortage of jobs in the future will be a shortage of young people!
In #politics, optimism beats pessimism. It just takes longer. Beats the twin tools of anger and hatred any day.
I just have a very good feeling about Andy Murray as a coach. Whether with Djokovic or others, I reckon he’ll have a big impact in all the right ways… 💪🙏
simonbucknall retweeted
Another disappointing day on the Water Bill Committee. Labour continues to rejected every single one of our amendments.
simonbucknall retweeted
Starmer: "The Leader of the Opposition has been an MP for eight years... I can't recall her once raising this issue [child sexual abuse]."
Badenoch: "As a minister, I would not have been speaking on this specific issue."
Badenoch was Minister for Children and Families.
#PMQs