Tuesday Bournemouth round-up, including new NHS funding plan and Lib Dem PPB
Watch the new Lib Dem party political broadcast, introducing Tim Farron to the public and featuring an appeal to join the party. … Read the full post »
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.
Watch the new Lib Dem party political broadcast, introducing Tim Farron to the public and featuring an appeal to join the party. … Read the full post »
Many from all wings of the Liberal Democrats liked Charles Kennedy but saw his leadership at the time as, at best, not up to the opportunities on offer and, at worst, as a failure. … Read the full post »
An SNP official who sent more than 130 abusive Twitter messages to the late Charles Kennedy in the run-up to the general election has resigned. … Read the full post »
Paddick’s backing is more significant than that of most Lib Dem peers because Farron’s voting record on equal marriage is one of the factors which may trip him up from his frontrunner status. … Read the full post »
This is just how to pay tribute after the tragic death of someone: Nick Clegg on Charles Kennedy. … Read the full post »
This letter about a muppet captures much more about Charles Kennedy’s political life than a long policy document or detailed chronology. … Read the full post »
Nick Tyrone has written of his personal experiences of meeting and working with Ed Miliband, ones which help explain what always to me (at a much greater distance) seemed puzzling. … Read the full post »
It all makes for an enjoyable read, as the eclectic mix of names in the index – from Mohammad Azharuddin through to Sandi Toksvig and Bill Clinton – demonstrates. … Read the full post »
The late Tony Benn’s lament that politics should be about issues, not personalities, is one echoed even by many who would struggle to find any issues on which they agree with him. But it’s not a view I share. … Read the full post »
If there’s one thing pretty much everyone in the party can agree on about the Chris Rennard story, it is that it shows how vitally important it is to have effective rules, properly administered. … Read the full post »