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Tax cuts for millions or for millionaires? Newsletter #16 is out
The 16th edition of my monthly newsletter about the Liberal Democrats came out this week. If you’re not on the list to get it via email, you can instead read it online here: Tax cuts for millions or for millionaires. If you would like to receive future editions of the newsletter direct to your own [...]
Get your one-a-day fix of what the Lib Dems are achieving in government
As part of the research for a little treat I’m lining up for the March edition of my monthly Liberal Democrat newsletter, I’ve come up with a long list of Liberal Democrat policies that were in the 2010 manifesto and either have been or are being implemented. I found quite a few I either didn’t [...]
Did you miss out on what got the media’s attention last week?
Last week saw the publication of edition number 15 for my monthly newsletter about the Liberal Democrats, including stories which subsequently got picked up by The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mail and Radio 4′s Today programme. If you missed out at the time, you can now read what got all their attention here - including my [...]
My Today programme debut this morning…
After a few near misses, today was my first appearance as an interviewee on Radio 4′s Today programme. You can listen to it here: (The polling being talked about in the interview was published this morning in the latest edition of my monthly email newsletter, which you can read here and sign up for future [...]
How did the parties to in 2011? My Times op-ed
Last week The Times ran this piece from me as part of a trio, also featuring Mehdi Hasan and Tim Montgomerie: This year has certainly not been short of Harold Macmillan’s “events, dear boy, events”. Political and economic turmoil disrupted even the usually quiet periods deep in August and the final shopping days before Christmas. [...]
+++ Exclusive poll data: where have the lost Liberal Democrat voters gone?
The next edition of my monthly newsletter about the Liberal Democrats will include the results of some exclusive opinion poll data showing what has happened to people who told pollsters in May 2010 that there were going to vote Liberal Democrat. To make sure you don’t miss out on the newsletter, coming out in a [...]
From David Laws to Andrew George: The Lib Dem rebellion league table
Liberal Democrat peers used to be in a remarkably privileged position in the party. Not only because they have held office without the pesky need for elections but also because for many years the third party in the House of Lords has been the key swing vote when the government has been wanting to get [...]
INFOGRAPHIC: The rebellious Liberal Democrat MPs
In between trying to repel the attempts of my colleagues to adorn my desk with Christmas decorations (one piece of tinsel is fine, thank you), I’ve been taking a look at the details of how Liberal Democrat MPs have been behaving in the House of Commons. With fixed-term Parliaments meaning David Cameron can no longer call [...]
A provocative question about Europe
Over on his blog Iain Sharpe has wondered about the European views of Liberal Democrat members: Are the Lib Dems really pro-European?… Lib Dem attitudes towards Europe reminds me of G.K. Chesterton’s The man who was Thursday. In this novel, the members of an anarchist cell are one-by-one revealed to be undercover policemen. In a similar way, [...]
Newsletter 14 is out: Reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more
Last week saw the latest edition of my monthly Liberal Democrat email newsletter published – both sent to the largest number of people yet and also, judging by the stats and feedback, the most popular so far too. So if you’ve missed out so far on Newsletter #14, miss out no more and read the Lib Dem [...]
