A fair deal: the Liberal Democrat message (LDN #159)
Liberal Democrat Newswire #159 came out last week, looking at the Lib Dem message for the May elections, the major party reforms voted for by conference and more. … Read the full post »
Alistair Carmichael
Alistair Carmichael was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland in 2001.
The Battle for Liberal Britain: LDN #158
Liberal Democrat Newswire #158 features Ed Davey’s new book, the Lib Dem spring conference, the latest selections and elections and more. … Read the full post »
Johnson and Patel misled on crime stats, official watchdog rules
TheChair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove, has ruled that Boris Johnson and Priti Patel “misrepresented” crime statistics and presented them in a “misleading way”. … Read the full post »
Put Boris Johnson on gardening Leave whilst Met investigate
The Liberal Democrats have called for Boris Johnson to be placed on gardening leave and removed from Number 10 while the Metropolitan Police investigate the numerous rule-breaking parties that took place. … Read the full post »
Erlend Watson, stalwart of Lib Dem by-election campaigns, dies
Born in 1963, and first taken canvassing by Laura Grimond, Erlend Watson gave a large part of his life to helping others in the Liberal and then Liberal Democrats get elected. … Read the full post »
Police must investigate Downing Street garden party
The Liberal Democrats have called for the police to investigate reports that over 100 Downing Street staff were invited to a “bring your own booze” party in the Number 10 garden … Read the full post »
Confusion over the meaning of ‘Progressive Alliance’: LDN #152
Liberal Democrat Newswire #152 came out earlier this week, including both a preview of the Lib Dem autumn federal conference and data on what people think ‘Progressive Alliance’ means. … Read the full post »
Domestic vaccine passports are a counterproductive, illiberal gimmick – Alistair Carmichael
Writing for Politics Home, Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael explains the party’s opposition to vaccine passports. … Read the full post »
Elections Bill: a blatant assault on democratic rights
“You don’t strengthen our democracy by making it harder for people to vote” – Alistair Carmichael. … Read the full post »
Alistair Carmichael disassociates Lib Dems from Vince Cable’s comments on China
Following Vince Cable’s interview with Nigel Farage in which the former Lib Dem leader said it was wrong to talk about a ‘genocide’ in China, Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael has robustly disagreed. … Read the full post »