Archive for norman lamb

The Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Private Secretaries (UPDATED)

The appointments of various LibDem MPs to be PPS to ministers have been rather low-profile, so in case you have missed any here is the complete list: Gordon Birtwistle – PPS to Danny Alexander Mike Crockart – PPS to Michael Moore Duncan Hames – PPS to Sarah Teather Jo Swinson – PPS to Vince Cable [...]

What’s Norman Lamb up to?

18 July 2010 ,
The BBC Politics Show East today profiled Norman Lamb and his new role at the heart of government. As Norman says, “This is all extraordinary. We’re conditioned to being on the outside, looking in.” It gives an insight into how the party is adapting to government, what Norman thinks the big challenges are in his [...]

The Liberal Democrat plans for the NHS

7 April 2010 , ,
A few days ago Liberal Democrat spokesman Norman Lamb  (aka the man who beat Iain Dale by 10,606 votes in 2005) kindly gave up some time to be interviewed about the party’s plans for the NHS. Having previously pointed out that the party’s “four steps to a fairer Britain” doesn’t include how we will improve public services, [...]

“BAE guilty plea a damning indictment of the Government”

6 February 2010 , , , ,
So says Norman Lamb, who has campaigned for corruption charges to be brought against BAE since 2001, in response to the news that BAE admits guilt over corrupt arms deals … firm pays out £300m: It is a damning indictment of the political interference by the British Government that the Americans have secured admissions by BAE [...]

Daily View 2×2: 24 January 2010

It’s Sunday. It’s 9am. It’s time for one of Microsoft’s best adverts (no, really) and the bicycle lane of the week but first the news. 2 Must-Read Blog Posts What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator: Really interesting health discussion: Sandy Walkington doesn’t [...]