Who is standing in seats the Lib Dems previously held?
A batch of candidates have now been selected in seats formerly held by the party as part of the Liberal Democrat preparations for a possible 2016 general election. … Read the full post »
Jeremy Browne
Jeremy Browne was Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane constituency 2005-15, when he retired from Parliament.
He was a minister during the coalition government of 2010-15 and is author of Race Plan.
Meet Hillary Clinton, the new Jeremy Browne
The highlighted words on Hillary Clinton’s website read rather like a cross between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat slogans from the 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
Grant Shapps 0 – Jeremy Browne 1
What happened when Conservative MP Grant Shapps tried to get Jeremy Browne to defect from the Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
7 lessons for the Lib Dems from the London Assembly list selections
The London Lib Dem list selections show the way to improving party selection rules and processes more generally. … Read the full post »
Lamb lands biggest endorsement, but Farron gets the most interesting one
With ballot papers starting to arrive with Liberal Democrat members from today, the last 36 hours has seen a flurry of extra endorsements for Tim Farron or Norman Lamb. … Read the full post »
Why Vote Labour: the essential guide, edited by Dan Jarvis
Overall, the book is worth a read for Dan Jarvis’s contributions but otherwise too much of it is formulaic, vague or wrapped in political insider speak. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #56 is out: latest news on the party’s plans for May
Forget the excitable headlines about Vince Cable being ‘sacked’ as the Lib Dem economic spokesperson… … Read the full post »
Rachel Gilmour selected to fight Jeremy Browne’s seat
Liberal Democrats in Taunton Deane have selected Rachel Gilmour as their hoped for successor to Jeremy Browne, who is standing down at next year’s election. … Read the full post »
Why vote Conservative? The essential guide by Nick Herbert
Nick Herbert’s case for voting Conservative is not the ‘official’ line, containing strong traces of the author’s own personal views. … Read the full post »
Why vote Liberal Democrat? The essential guide by Jeremy Browne
Jeremy Browne both starts and ends the book arguing that this is a liberal age, with the Liberal Democrats best placed to meet and support that liberal mood. … Read the full post »