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 »
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Alison Suttie
Read about the Liberal Democrat peer, who has also worked for the party, Alison Suttie.
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 Lib Dem peers
Here they are: Cathy Bakewell – former leader of Somerset County Council Olly Grender – former Director of Communications for Shelter, former Director of Communications for the party and former Special Advisor Christine Humphreys – former Welsh AM and President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Zahida Manzoor – former Deputy Chair of the Commission for … 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 coalition?
Today’s Guardian has a pretty decent go at covering who the key advisers are, on both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative side, how they are working together, who talks to who and so on. The piece has been praised by others today, but I only say “pretty decent” because it doesn’t mention Alison Suttie. Talking … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat special advisers
News I’ve picked up so far:
Danny Alexander (Secretary of State for Scotland) – Willie Rennie and Alison Suttie
Vince Cable (Business Secretary) – Will de Payer
Chris Huhne (Secretary of State for Climate Change) – Duncan Brack and Joel Kenrick
David Laws (Chief Secretary to the Treasury) – Katie Waring
Nick Clegg / Downing Street – Sean Kemp, Jonny … Read the full post »