MP conference fringe league table 2012: Baker is the new Hughes, but he’s no Cable
Back for its fourth year is my Liberal Democrat conference fringe meeting league table, showing how many fringes each MP will be speaking at. … Read the full post »
David Heath
Read my posts featuring David Heath, who was Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome 1997-2015.
Reshuffle thoughts: how does it score against my four criteria?
Ahead of the reshuffle, I posted four criteria against which the Liberal Democrat part of the shuffling should be judged. Now nearly all the details are in, how does it look? … Read the full post »
Labour MP attacks rural broadband as “faster internet shopping for millionaires”
Labour MP Graham Jones has kicked up a fuss over his attack on the government’s plans to extend high-speed broadband in rural areas, saying it will just mean “faster internet shopping for millionaires”. … Read the full post »
Which of the five Lib Dem reshuffle options will Nick Clegg pick?
The drastic, dramatic and painful option: Clegg says the Liberal Democrats need David Laws’s expertise and media savvy at the heart of economic decision making, restoring him to Chief Secretary to the Treasury. … Read the full post »
Which Liberal Democrat MPs have the media pulling power?
A government reshuffle has long been penned in for 2012, the middle year of this Parliament. … Read the full post »
Adrian Sanders is still right
With the reduction in number of MPs back in the news, so too is the question of how many ministers there are. As I wrote in October last year: I agree with Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs Yesterday in Parliament Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs voted to reduce the maximum number of ministers allowed in … Read the full post »
MP conference fringe league table 2011: Vince is the new Simon, Simon is the new Vince
Back for its third year is my conference fringe meeting league table, showing how many fringes each Lib Dem MP will be speaking at during the forthcoming federal autumn conference. … Read the full post »
What does the Zac Goldsmith case mean for election expense controls in future?
It’s always tempting to view the verdict of investigations through a partisan filter – if ‘your side’ does not get punished, it’s a great result by a wise team of investigators; if on the other hand it does get punished, it’s a muddle-headed verdict from dangerously ignorant investigators, whether that means the police, the courts or a regulator. … Read the full post »
I agree with Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs
Yesterday in Parliament Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs voted to reduce the maximum number of ministers allowed in the Commons. … Read the full post »
A classy put-down from David Heath
From the latest debate in Parliament on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: I was also considering the amendments proposed by the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant). One of the great advantages of having an overnight break is that we can look back at the Official Report and read what the protagonists have said. … Read the full post »