Ken Macdonald was the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) 2000-2008, before becoming a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords in 2010.
There are three significant pieces of unfinished business from the Governance Review which was voted through at the federal autumn conference in Brighton. … Read the full post »
Fourteen Liberal Democrat peers, including the former party Chief Whip Archy Kirkwood and the former interim Chief Executive Ben Stoneham, joined a successful rebellion in the House of Lords today. … Read the full post »
Here’s a round-up of responses from Liberal Democrat figures and blogs. … Read the full post »
With the publication of the government’s anti-terrorism review just about to happen, and likely to include a large number of details, what are the key points to look for in judging how the review has gone? … Read the full post »
The Home Secretary has announced today that a rapid review of key counter-terrorism and security powers is underway. … Read the full post »
An election seemingly destined to produce a narrow Conservative victory has been seized by the voters and turned into a democratic contest. … Read the full post »
Danny Alexander may be the main name on Why Vote Liberal Democrat?, but he is the editor – and the book is a collection of twenty-six short essays plus a foreword from Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »
Vince Cable criticises knighthood for Treasury chief: “I would have thought it a rather premature judgement on government policy, which is far from assured of being a success. There is a slight element of self-congratulation about it.” … Read the full post »
Powers to allow terrorist suspects to be detained without charge for 42 days are not needed and are unlikely to find favour with the judges who would have to approve them, the Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald said. … Read the full post »