A warm welcome to the Christmas burst of new Liberal Democrat members

There has been a noticeable burst of people joining the Liberal Democrats over Christmas, especially former Labour supporters for whom Jeremy Corbyn’s recent interview about proceeding with Brexit was the last straw.

Here are a few of them (with links through to make it easy to post a welcome message yourself if you wish):

On the Membership Richter Scale (blip, spike, bump, mini-surge, surge, OMG we’re going to run out of membership cards!) this rates about a bump, so far.

You can help make it hit mini-surge or more by sharing with others:

• This guide to what the party believes
• This guide on more about how to join the Lib Dems
• This explanation from an earlier new member, Liz Jarvis, on why she joined
• And this link to do the deed and join

Or, if you are a member and looking for more ways to get involved with the party, here are five tips that should help.