Getting our new party team in place
Following the issues with our Mayor of London selection and in response to a request from the London Lib Dems… … Read the full post »
Alison Suttie
Read about the Liberal Democrat peer, who has also worked for the party, Alison Suttie.
Review into lessons from Mayor of London candidate selection
Understandably, a lot of Liberal Democrat party members have been in touch about the issues over the London Mayor selection… … Read the full post »
Cross-party group demand measures to prevent Covid-19 causing rise in modern slavery
A cross-party group led by the Liberal Democrats has set out a package of demands to protect workers from exploitation during the coronavirus crisis and prevent a rise in modern slavery. … Read the full post »
Tim Farron reshuffles his front bench team: full details
The combined Liberal Democrat frontbench team spanning the House of Commons and Lords has been reshuffled a little by party leader Tim Farron. … Read the full post »
Where next for the Liberal Democrats? Or why the Lib Dems need more glue
Along with Shirley Williams, Simon Hughes, Kath Pinnock, Alison Suttie, Nick Pearce and Miranda Green I took part in a (very crowded!) IPPR fringe on ‘Where next for the Liberal Democrats?’ at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth. … Read the full post »
The new Liberal Democrat life peers
Here are the new Liberal Democrat members of the House of Lords. … Read the full post »
Inquiries into Rennard allegations must be as public as possible
The party’s investigations into allegations against Liberal Democrat members are traditionally internal, confidential affairs. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat special advisers
Here’s the full list of Liberal Democrat special advisers currently appointed during the coalition government. … Read the full post »
Who is who behind the scenes in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition?
Today’s Guardian has a pretty decent go at covering who the key advisers are, on both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative sides, how they are working together, who talks to who and so on. … Read the full post »