George Potter 🔶

@georgepotter.bsky.social

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Liberal Democrat politician. Local councillor in Guildford. Working in software engineering. My views are my own and aren't on behalf on anyone else. Pronouns: he/him

Chart showing maternal mortality per thousand births every decade from 1850 to 1979. Starting at 55 deaths per 1,000 in 1850, dropping to 45 by 1940, and then dropping to 1 by 1970.
Screenshot of post by Erin Biba saying: I truly, deeply concerned about a person who would go to bat for a man, George potter, that has spent literally HOURS in my mentions harassing me, violating my boundaries with misogyny, screaming at my followers, and being truly vile and frankly scarily obsessive about me.
And — as he has regularly reflected — the brutal trade offs that confront any prime minister — and particularly so in an era of low economic growth, a high average tax burden, spiralling benefits bill and demands for vastly more for defence.
Table showing the gross debt financing costs for the existing councils due to make up the future West Surrey and East Surrey councils. The table shows that West Surrey will be spending £320 million, or 39.9%, of its 2026/27 net revenue budget, on debt financing costs. East Surrey will be spending £52 million, or 7.6%, on debt financing costs.
Star Wars meme where an Imperial officer says "It's an older meme, sir, but it checks out"
Screenshot of an 'Analysis' section on the BBC website by journalist David Henderson, the BBC Scotland correspondent. He writes: This ruling suggests employers will have to be even-handed in the way they deal with cases like this in future. We now know that Sandie Peggie was entitled to complain in a reasonable way, when she found herself sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague. It wasn't necessarily instantly bigoted, or illegal, or a sacking offence to speak out, as some senior colleagues at NHS Fife seemed to think. Instead, she was entitled to complain to her manager - and at that point action should have been taken to reflect her concerns. According to the tribunal, the law says that it is neither legal OR illegal for a transgender woman to use female changing rooms. It only becomes an issue - as in this case - when a complaint is made. The ruling also makes clear that what followed Sandie Peggie's suspension was unfair and unjust. She was harassed by NHS Fife health board. Bosses across the UK will take heed of today's ruling. They know they can't immediately take sides - even if they want to. Instead, they will have to strike a balance to ensure everyone's rights are respected.
Screenshot of tweet by Charlotte Gill (@CharlotteCGill) quote-tweeting Ed Davey to say: "Lib Dems are majorly funded by open-border-loving Quakers They want you to think they’re a middle class centrist party for dads who like gardening but they are as radical as the Greens"
(1) “Guildford Borough Council has not adopted and will not adopt the withdrawn interim guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) earlier this year. We are aware that a new Code of Practice has been submitted to the Government by the EHRC but is has not yet been laid before Parliament. Following ministerial approval, the government must lay the updated code of practice before Parliament for 40 days before it can become statutory guidance. The updated Code of Practice will provide clear guidance on how services and public functions should comply with the Equality Act, superseding all previous guidance from the EHRC.
Two stills from the Mean Girls movie. Cady is sitting behind Aaron in class. The dialogue from the scene is shown as subtitles: Narration (by Cady): On October 3rd he asked me what day it was. Cady: It's October 3rd.
Photograph of a letter sent to a resident in a council by-election. The letter head says "Britain Needs Reform" and underneath there is a banner image of Nigel Farage and a dog with the Reform UK party logo. The letter itself reads: Britain is broken. That is the legacy of 15 years of Conservative and Labour governments. This once-great country is now a place where nothing works, where you can't get an NHS appointment or find an affordable home. Where taxes and the cost of living have increased while wages stagnate. Britain has been let down by Labour and the Conservatives. It is now a lawless society where criminals are set free after serving less than half their sentence but ordinary British citizens are punished for expressing the "wrong" opinion. Potholes go unfixed and your bins go uncollected while your council tax rises. It is not right that it is always hard-working and law-abiding people who bear the brunt of politicians' failures. [Talks about Conservative failures] [Talks about Labour failures] Reform UK, the party I lead, has seen its support soar as people recognise that Britain needs Reform. If you support Reform UK, you will get a party that will freeze immigration and stop the boats, restore law and order, scrap Net Zero to reduce energy bills for homes and businesses, restore the winter fuel allowance for pensioners and make sure that your bins are collected and your potholes are fixed. I have always stood by my principles and, unlike the old political establishment, I will not let you down. In May Reform UK won the national elections, and we now run councils all over the country. In a few short months we are already showing that if you vote Reform, you get Reform. This once-great country can be turned around, but we have no time left to waste.
Photograph of a book, Hemlock & Silver, being held in a hand in front of a shop's chalkboard which says "Welcome to Paper Moon bookshop" with "Paper Moon" written in pink next to a blue crescent moon.
Screenshot reading: Fringe Sunday lunchtime 13.00–14.00 cont. Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel The forthcoming Israeli General Election: why it matters and what will happen. Join us for an exclusive event discussing and analysing the crucial upcoming Israeli General Election. We will be joined by Shelly Bar Merron MK (Member of the Knesset/Parliament) from our Israeli sister party, Yesh Atid. Chair, Gavin Stollar OBE. Highcliff Marriott, Sandbanks Room
Screenshot of a reply to a post which shows as 'Post Blocked'. The reply says: I mean it's not recorded on twitch though. Valens only recorded her part of the dialogue, not what the employee said to her. And that was done as a demo of how to make a call to the payment processors. Maybe get your facts straight?
Photo of a garden snail sat in the middle of a plant with dark green leaves with raindrops in them. The snail has a dark grey body and a spiral shell with a tortoiseshell-cat colour pattern.
Photo of a ham and cheese toastie on a plate with accompanying crisps, there is also a can of Oasis behind the plate and a glass full with a purple liquid.
Screenshot of a section of the article reading as follows: I’ve been ‘ere since the 1950s — tucked down a side street in the East End, next to the dry cleaners and opposite the corner shop. I’ve seen this little patch of London shift and shuffle over the years. New faces come, old ones drift back like clockwork. But me? I’ve always been here — fry-ups on the griddle, tea in the pot, door open early. I’m your local caff — no frills, no fuss, just builders’ breakfasts, mugs o’ tea and the same black-and-white photo of our late Queen that’s hung on the back wall since 1953. What sets us apart is our value — proper meals that fill you up, served with a smile and a bit of chat. That’s our way.
Screenshot of a statement which says: It feels like we live in an age of terrifying backsliding. Whether it's climate change, fascism or equal rights, especially trans rights, battles which were half-won in my twenties are now in danger of being lost for good, to the detriment of us all. Today's news has made it clear that the official position of both the UK's government and courts is that trans people should not be allowed to exist in public and that thirty years of acceptance and progress is being thrown in the bin in favour of listening to the bigotry of a tiny minority who have wildly disproportionate influence amongst the political and media elite. Trans rights are human rights and an attack on the human rights of anyone is an attack on the human rights of everyone - as shown by the fact that so called 'gender critical' campaigners have already moved on to targeting racial equality as their next claimed 'threat to women'. In this dangerous time I think it's more important than ever that we all show courage however we can and stand up to fight against forces of hate, conformity and authoritarianism in whatever way we can, because courage calls to courage everywhere. And personally, since I'm portfolio holder for environmental services at Guildford Borough Council, which includes responsibility for public toilets, part of how I will be standing up and doing what I can is by not wavering from my belief that men (cis and trans alike) belong in men's toilets and that women (cis and trans alike) belong in women's toilets. And I will be doing everything I can to try to get GBC to take the same position; because it's the right thing to do, because it's what we've been doing for the past thirty years, and because it's the least we can do to ensure that fascists and bigots don't succeed in their goal of making it impossible for trans people to exist safely in public spaces.
Screenshot of Tressie quote posting someone asking "Have you ever had a curry?" and saying "You mean like the Indian people who make it? Yes, I have." Replies to the post are disabled.
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.