Promising signs of Lib Dem member engagement with leadership race
From my last mini-survey come promising signs of party members being more engaged with the current leadership contest than the last one. … Read the full post »
Read about the contest to succeed Jo Swinson as Liberal Democrat party leader, held after she lost her seat at the 2019 general election.
The contest was originally due to be held in May-July 2020, but was postponed due to coronavirus and held instead in June-August.
Ed Davey beat Layla Moran to become party leader.
From my last mini-survey come promising signs of party members being more engaged with the current leadership contest than the last one. … Read the full post »
I’ve talked often enough in the past about the problems with Liberal Democrat hustings, especially in all-member ballots such as for party leader. … Read the full post »
What makes for a successful opposition party? How much of that success is down to the leader? How much does policymaking matter in opposition? … Read the full post »
I teamed up with the Lib Dem Pod crew for another special joint episode, with John and Richard grilling me about what’s going on in the party. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans has issued a statement saying she won’t be running for party leader in the contest starting this June. … Read the full post »
Last week, we published the frank independent review into the 2019 general election. It rightly received plaudits in the media for its candour. … Read the full post »
How do we improve as a party and achieve greater success in future elections? That’s the theme running through the bumper set of key decisions the Federal Board is looking at next week. … Read the full post »
Last month, the Federal Board decided to postpone the party leadership election, due to kick off in May, until May 2021. … Read the full post »
Not only are we going through what could become the country’s biggest crisis since 1945, but we’re also entering a very new world that will persist once the immediate crisis is over. … Read the full post »
There are two versions of 2019 which future historians of the Liberal Democrats may write about. One is about a party that was on the road to recovery… … Read the full post »