Read about former Liberal Democrat MP and Electoral Commissioner David Howarth, which whom I wrote a pamphlet in 2015 on how to rebuild the Liberal Democrats.
Two of the best pieces of coverage of the Liberal Democrat leadership contest came from opposite ends of the party’s internal political spectrum. … Read the full post »
The basis of sustained significant success, whether in politics, sport, commerce or civil society, is a core of loyal, regular support. … Read the full post »
It’s gratifying to see how massively party opinion has shifted on the idea of a supporter scheme even just this year – from at best disinterest and not infrequently opposition through to now being the bit that such a big majority now says they support in Vince Cable’s reform package. … Read the full post »
A new episode of Polling Matters, with Paula Surridge, takes a look at the values driving British politics – and hence the political space for the Liberal Democrats to recover. … Read the full post »
At the heart of the strategy which David Howarth and I sketched out for the party in 2015, is a two-fold argument bolstered by the evidence in our pamphlet… … Read the full post »
Hope to see many readers at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton. I’ll be the one wandering past with a BlackBerry, or you can find me… … Read the full post »
For this edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire I’m focusing on how a key part of the party’s recovery should be a good registered supporters scheme – and tell you about the mostly secret registered supporters scheme the party created by accident and currently runs. … Read the full post »
As Stephen Bush has pointed out in the New Statesman, the bungling efforts of the Conservative Party to fire up a culture war in the UK don’t necessarily mean the underlying strategy is a bad one. … Read the full post »
For the Liberal Democrats and its predecessors the party’s strategy for success at general elections was based on the accumulation of random chance through hard work. That isn’t a sure footing for future success. … Read the full post »
A simple challenge for fellow Liberal Democrats: stand a record number of candidates at the next local elections in your area. … Read the full post »