Anna Crabtree

“We already know what the problems are and we already know what the solutions are.” Daisy Cooper on Lib Dem plans to clean up our water industry, stop the sewage and replace Ofwat.

📚Great to hear @williamnhutton at @HenleyLitFest today giving a mention to the new local Henley @LibDem MP @fivanmierlo and talking in support of both PR and rejoining the single market/customs union. 👏🙂

@ProfBrianCox Thank you for your logic & sanity & humour. My 9-y/o son is a huge fan of yours. Last week he refused to stop his Lego build to get dressed & only afterwards did I realise his “This is no time for trousers!” response was a quote from your Infinite Monkey Cage theme song. 😊

I don't look at this timeline much these days, but noticed increased activity with people shouting stuff. I tracked the cause down to reactions to an article promoting my new Solar System series on the BBC website - nice that it has got attention - Monday, 9pm, BBC2 if you are asking ;-) It's fun I hope, and I do some experiments with eggs in the first episode. However, just to be clear: 1) I don't think it is 'probable' that we are the only advanced civilisation in the Milky Way. I have no way of assigning a probability to it. I can make an argument that complex life may be rare, and I think it's a good working hypothesis to assume this in the absence of other evidence, because it might make us value ourselves and our planet more. I certainly think there's a chance we may find simple life on Mars, Europa, Enceladus, Ganymede or even in possible sub-surface water on Pluto or elsewhere. I'm excited for the missions we have planned to explore these worlds. There are of course trillions of planets and moons in the Milky Way, and I'd be very surprised if they were all lifeless. But Civilisations - my guess is a handful at best. Beyond the Milky Way, in the trillions of galaxies in the observable Universe, surely there are other civilisations more advanced than us. 2) I do think that it is important for us to learn how to live and work in space - and the first steps beyond Earth orbit will be the Moon and Mars. HOWEVER (and I ALWAYS say this in interviews on this subject) there is a caveat! There is nowhere else we could go that would replace Earth, and therefore our number 1 priority must be to protect this planet. If we mess this one up, there is nowhere else we could live in large numbers - at least (in my view) for many centuries to come. It is a major error to assume that we can just up sticks and start again. In my lifetime, to paraphrase Carl Sagan, I can only hope we take our first steps into the Cosmic Ocean - the waters seem inviting. 3) I'd love to see Earth from orbit. But - as someone who was born close to Yorkshire - when asked if I'd like to go I always answer the same way. "Yes, if someone else is paying ...."

This is incredibly welcome news. I am proud of my @LibDemLords colleagues for passing an amendment to the Energy Bill, preventing the Government from opening new coal mines in England. Together, we can ensure a just transition so that everyone can benefit from Net Zero.

The announcement that govt will suspend 30 arms export licenses to the IDF is welcome. This action should have been taken long ago. But questions remain over the licences which haven't been suspended, and why the decision was made solely on risk of use in Gaza, not the West Bank

Fantastic to see the GB Equestrian team and then @tompidcock winning gold medals today. So many fantastic performances. 👏🥇🇬🇧 #Paris2024

Lib Dems were proud to present the @zerohour_uk call for a Climate and Nature Change Bill to Number 10. We are in a climate emergency and facing biodiversity depletion. This was not taken seriously by the last Conservative Government. We will be pushing Labour to do better!

🔶Thank you to all who voted in the Beaconsfield constituency. Obviously I’m disappointed with the result but pleased with how our campaign went & the fact that there’s a clear majority for change here. I’m hopeful the #LibDems will be able to deliver that change in the future.🔶

@DannyVet Well done Danny. The right result. 😁👍

Thank you to every person in Winchester who supported me, campaigned with me, and voted for me this election. I'm honoured that you have given me the privilege of serving as your MP. Whether you voted for me or not, I will fight for you and I will not let you down.

A genuine pleasure to knock on doors in #Beaconsfield and speak to #LibDem voters. Thank you for all your support. 😊

Great to see a steady flow of voters through the polling stations in #Burnham, #Beaconsfield & #BourneEnd. Let’s hope for high turnout & lots of views being represented. Well done to Bucks Electoral Services for all the organisation & effort that makes the day run smoothly. 👏😃

Sunny and positive in #IverHeath too. Lots of voters pledging their support to the #LibDems. 😃👍🗳️

@SlingGirl_ @BeaconsfieldLi1 @joymorrissey Thank you 🙏😊

Voting is well underway in #Marlow this morning 😎Thank you to everyone coming out to cast their votes. #GE2024 @BeaconsfieldLi1 #GTTO @LibDem 🗳️🔶

@EdwardMorelloWD Good luck today! 🤞😃🔶

Good Morning West Dorset! Let's do this!

Final election models from @ElectCalculus @FT @NewStatesman/@BritainElects for #Beaconsfield, #Marlow, #SouthBucks have tories vote down to a range of 25.9-34.3% with the @LibDems @AVCrabtree - close second and within 4.6% in all 3. Only LD can beat tories here, do lend your vote

🔶 It’s going to be so close between #LibDem and Tory on Thursday here in the Beaconsfield constituency. Every vote will count so use yours wisely! 🗳️ #GTTO #VoteBlueGetPoo #GE2024 @BeaconsfieldLi1 @LibDems 🔶 bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24423198.…

@BorlaseHistPol @LibDems Thank you for inviting me. It was a pleasure to meet so many young people with a genuine interest in the future of our country and government.

Continuing our series of visiting parliamentary candidates, local @LibDems candidate @AVCrabtree took part in a Q&A with interested politicos at Borlase #election #liberaldemocats #anyoneforabungee

It was a pleasure to speak with local sixth formers about current political issues. Anything that helps get more young people interested in voting and involved in the future of our country is a good thing in my book. 😃🗳️ #GE2024