David Boyle’s appointment is excellent news
One of the most thoughtful Lib Dem policy thinkers has consistently been David Boyle, which makes the news picked up by Jonathan Calder excellent news indeed. … Read the full post »
Danny Alexander
Read about the former Liberal Democrat MP and Cabinet minister Danny Alexander.
Differences open up between Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander
Regional pay looks to be turning out to be the first major issue on which there are disagreements seeping into the public arena between Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander. … Read the full post »
Danny Alexander addresses the GMB – emerging liberal and successful
Yesterday Danny Alexander headed off to the annual conference of my old union, the GMB, to give a tricky speech. The GMB isn’t just a consistent critic of the government, it has also criticised Labour for not being different enough from the government in its eyes. … Read the full post »
Which of the five Lib Dem reshuffle options will Nick Clegg pick?
The drastic, dramatic and painful option: Clegg says the Liberal Democrats need David Laws’s expertise and media savvy at the heart of economic decision making, restoring him to Chief Secretary to the Treasury. … Read the full post »
The 50p tax rate is not for dropping – the leadership’s line
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams was very bullish about the party’s progress towards the £10,000 income tax allowance. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems put pension tax breaks for the richest under scrutiny again
Danny Alexander, a Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister, says the better-off are receiving overly-generous tax relief. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg unites with Lords in battle to alter benefit cuts
So reports tomorrow’s Observer: David Cameron has been lobbied by the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, on the need to rewrite the government’s flagship benefit reform to help children suffering as a result. Clegg proposed a series of changes to the £500-a-week cap, including exempting current claimants, in an attempt to ameliorate some of the … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrats and the budget deficit: two policies often forgotten
In the debates about what the government’s fiscal policy should be, how wise Danny Alexander is and whether or not the Liberal Democrats are… … Read the full post »
The party’s back to front: why the Lib Dem political messaging is wrong
Hearing both Danny Alexander and Nick Clegg speak several times at local Liberal Democrat events over the summer, something not quite right about their speeches was nagging away at the back of my mind. … Read the full post »