The revenge of the Remainers: Liberal Democrat Newswire #125
Liberal Democrat Newswire #125 came out last week, taking a look at the remarkable European Parliament elections and what comes next for the Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
Chris Davies
Read about Liberal Democrat activist and MEP for North West England 1999-2014 and 2019-, Chris Davies.
Liberal Democrat candidates for European Parliament elections
The Liberal Democrats have announced their list of MEP candidates for the EU elections on the 23rd May. … Read the full post »
Another week, another round of nasty comments by UKIP councillors and officials
Ukip’s leading councillor for Lincoln, Chris Pain, has been embroiled in a second scandal over his Facebook page, with another posting that appears to show him suggesting that asylum seekers are benefit-scrounging terrorists. … Read the full post »
Chris Davies lays into UKIP over its handling of money
Ouch, ouch, ouch: a very powerful and well made one-minute speech from Liberal Democrat MEP for North West England, Chris Davies. … Read the full post »
Diana Wallis MEP’s resignation statement
Earlier today, Liberal Democrat MEP Diana Wallis announced her resignation from the European Parliament, effective 31 January. … Read the full post »
Europe: what Liberal Democrats have been saying today
Nick Clegg: “I have said for months that it would be best to avoid arcane debates about treaty change altogether and if we had to proceed down that road, it would be best to do so in a way that did not create divisions in Europe”. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem MEP: British demands were “reasonable”
“Those were reasonable demands” is strong backing for the line Cameron has been taking and Nick Clegg has been supporting. … Read the full post »
What’s up with Nick Griffin’s expense claims?
Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies has spotted some rather odd entries in Nick Griffin’s expense claims from the European Parliament. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem Parliamentary Parties report back to conference
Party business sessions are usually fairly thinly attended at Liberal Democrat federal conference, except back in the days of disaster and near bankruptcy immediately after the merger. … Read the full post »
A new challenge for people wanting to clear up public life
What do Bob Quick, Damian McBride and Den Dover MEP all have in common? They have all been caught up in a public scandal (security lapse, smears, expense claims). … Read the full post »