Six possible things for your Liberal Democrat conference diary
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 »
Read about former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cambridge 2005-2010 and Electoral Commissioner David Howarth. He was also appointed a professor at Cambridge University.
I wrote a pamphlet with him in 2015 on how to rebuild the Liberal Democrats.
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 »
“Only the Liberal Democrats have the ideas, the experience and the commitment to transform the fortunes of our country. An exit from Brexit. A grown-up approach to the economy. And bold ideas to strengthen our society through the 21st century.” – Vince Cable … Read the full post »
What to do about tuition fees? For the Liberal Democrats, there are two frequent political mistakes made when trying to answer that question. … Read the full post »
We are a political party which seeks to win elections. We are also a political movement which seeks to change society. We both need to win elections and to mobilise a grassroots popular movement in support of our vision for society. … Read the full post »
There will be more and better analysis as the evidence gets digested, but here are three initial thoughts on lessons from Donald Trump’s surprise victory. … Read the full post »
“A more starkly liberal personality, deftly conveyed through relevant issues and particularly the ongoing battles over Brexit, offers the Lib Dems a way … out of the political wilderness” – The Economist … Read the full post »