Read about Charles Kennedy, the former Liberal Democrat MP and leader of the party 1999-2006. Greg Hurst has written an excellent biography of Charles Kennedy.
A blast from the past with one of the 1988 local election broadcasts from the Social and Liberal Democrats (then in its brief post-merger phrase of trying to go by the short name of The Democrats). … Read the full post »
It’s been another period of rapid growth for the readership of Lib Dem Newswire, with subscriber numbers nearly doubling already since January 1st. … Read the full post »
Membership of the Liberal Democrats has now surpassed its previous 1992 peak and is at its highest level in the history of the party. … Read the full post »
Charles Kennedy comes out of the Sun front page on Iraq rather better than The Sun. … Read the full post »
My Values – My Liberalism sets out a positive case for liberalism, the Liberal Democrats and Tim Farron as leader. … Read the full post »
Greg Hurst’s excellent biography of Charles Kennedy has been updated following his tragic death in 2015. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire 74 came out last week, featuring the newly updated biography of Charles Kennedy, Christmas book suggestions, the role of social events in political organising, a prize draw and more. … Read the full post »
Charles Kennedy’s name has been invoked by some during the current Syrian debates, but often wrongly. … Read the full post »
A newly updated biography of Charles Kennedy is one of the subjects covered in the next edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire. … Read the full post »
This video shows how the Liberal Democrats won a council by-election to take control of the local council, the London Borough of Islington. … Read the full post »