How much trouble are the Conservatives in? (LDN #182)
Nine factors have been frequently present when previous Conservative eras have ended. How many are present today? … Read the full post »
Kath Pinnock
Read about the Liberal Democrat councillor and peer, Kath Pinnock.
She was leader of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 2000-2006 and was made a life peer in 2014.
The year ahead for the Liberal Democrats (LDN #168)
It’s possible, just possible, that British politics may return to a relative normality in 2023. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem Campaign Innovation Fund back for a second year
Great to be able to report that the Liberal Democrat Campaign Innovation Fund is up and running for its second year, as Kath Pinnock writes. … Read the full post »
Government defeated in House of Lords over dangerous cladding
As The Independent reports, there’s good news on Lib Dem peer Kath Pinnock’s continuing campaign over unsafe cladding. … Read the full post »
New Liberal Democrat Campaign Innovation Fund launched
Really good to see plans for a new Liberal Democrat Campaign Innovation Fund take off with the fund now open for applications. … Read the full post »
Dick Newby to chair Lib Dem manifesto group as party consults members
An email from Tim Farron to party members brings the news that Lib Dem peer Dick Newby is to chair the party’s newly formed Manifesto Group. … Read the full post »
Where next for the Liberal Democrats? Or why the Lib Dems need more glue
Along with Shirley Williams, Simon Hughes, Kath Pinnock, Alison Suttie, Nick Pearce and Miranda Green I took part in a (very crowded!) IPPR fringe on ‘Where next for the Liberal Democrats?’ at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth. … Read the full post »