Liberal Democrats +1 peer on the day
The Liberal Democrats’ very own Frank Sinatra has made another comeback. … Read the full post »
John Thurso
Read about Liberal Democrat peer and Member of Parliament John Thurso.
Unusually he was in the Lords both before and after being an MP. Originally a hereditary peer, he was then elected to the House Commons before losing his seat and later winning a by-election to fill a vacant hereditary peer slot in the Lords.
7 candidates, 6 manifestos, 3 voters – latest on Parliamentary by-election the Lib Dems are going to win
Yes, it’s the House of Lords election to elect a new Liberal Democrat hereditary peer to have voting rights following the sad death of Lord Avebury. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems set to win Parliamentary by-election (yes, really)
100% turnout expected, alternative vote being used and a Liberal Democrat set to win… … Read the full post »
Same-sex marriage: 7 Lib Dem MPs not present, of which only 1 an abstention
I think a few eyebrows have been raised by the absence of 7 Liberal Democrat MPs from the voting lobbies this evening on same-sex marriage. However, looking through the names… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #9 is out: financial reform, the Lib Dem way
Nick Clegg pushed two distinctively Liberal Democrat pieces of financial reform in the last month – for councils and for the banks. … Read the full post »
Lords reform: the Liberal Democrat trio announced
Over the weekend Mark Valladares blogged about the three Liberal Democrats being appointed to the Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny on Lords reform. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #3 is out: what Eric Pickles got right, how Labour was going to cut more, our freedoms extended, conference previewed and more
Liberal Democrat Newswire #3 is out: what Eric Pickles got right, how Labour was going to cut more, our freedoms extended, conference previewed and more. … Read the full post »
The other TV election debates
Here are the details of the debates the BBC is hosting between various Cabinet ministers and their shadows from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrats back campaign to free our postcodes
Welcome news from the blog of Lynne Featherstone (who, apart from being a LibDem MP, is also chair of the party’s Technology Advisory Board). … Read the full post »
Labour branch suspended in bullying row
Astonishing ‘harassment and bullying’ row leaves entire Labour Party branch in Yorkshire suspended for over a year. … Read the full post »