Read about the former Liberal Democrat Chief Executive and peer Lord Chris Rennard. To find out about his impact on the Liberal Democrats, and the party’s approach to campaigning in particular, see The Liberal Democrat approach to campaigning: the history and debunking some myths.
All three main parties made manifesto commitments to reform the House of Lords, and between them they obtained more than 90 per cent of the vote in the general election. … Read the full post »
Via Twitter, here is an account of tonight’s CentreForum event, “How to be an effective junior member of a coalition”. … Read the full post »
Writing for Public Service, Lord (Chris) Rennard has focused on just how unusual the House of Lords is: In one of the many debates in the House of Lords about its future, I recently explained how, “like many noble lords, I take great pleasure in occasionally being able to show visitors around this place. Sometimes … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat peer (and the former Acting Returning Officer for many party selection contests) Chris Rennard has argued that the closed lists used to elect MEPs take too much power away from voters. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #16 covers the latest disputes over tax between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. … Read the full post »
Congratulations on your appointment as Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats. You take up the post in tough but exciting times. … Read the full post »
Many book titles reveal little about what their book contains, either providing but a banal name for its contents or a clever, clever name which obscures rather than reveals. However, The Clegg Coup – Britain’s First Coalition Government Since Lloyd George by Jasper Gerard has a title which is revealing in two aspects. First, the … Read the full post »
One aspect of electoral registration, and the potential problems with making registration voluntary, is the knock-on effect on credit and social mobility. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg pushed two distinctively Liberal Democrat pieces of financial reform in the last month – for councils and for the banks. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #8 covers the NHS, Lords reform, Paddy Ashdown and more. … Read the full post »