Liberal Democrat philosophy: free 14 week email course
This free email course takes you through the philosophy behind the Liberal Democrats, including recommendations for further reading. … Read the full post »
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Duncan Brack
Read my posts featuring environmentalist, author, Liberal Democrat activist and sometime Federal Conference Committee (FCC) Chair and Federal Policy Committee (FPC) Vice Chair, Duncan Brack.
Improving how we run our internal elections: Duncan Brack heading up review
After each round of major internal Liberal Democrat elections such as for leader, president or the federal committees, there is a review of how things worked. … Read the full post »
Cross-party cooperation: lessons from Paddy Ashdown’s tenure as Lib Dem leader
How Paddy Ashdown tried to make cross-party cooperation work during his time as Liberal Democrat leader – and the lessons for contemporary politics. … Read the full post »
Love Island, Brexit, Jo Grimond and international trade: LDN #114
Liberal Democrat Newswire #114 came out last week with a range of contributions from guests on topics as varied as Love Island, Jo Grimond and international trade. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems give increasing tuition fees another go: Liberal Democrat Newswire #102
Liberal Democrat Newswire #102 takes a look at the new Lib Dem approach to tuition fees in Wales, when Tim Farron decided to resign and more. … Read the full post »
Are deals with other parties the way forward for the Lib Dems?
Liberal Democrat Newswire #90 came out last week, looking in particular at the latest talk, and even some action, about political realignment and deals between or across parties. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem federal committee election results: thank you, 1,061 times over
The results of the Liberal Democrat federal committee elections are now in, and super-thanks to everyone who voted for me, electing me successfully to the Federal Board. … Read the full post »
Excellent news as party votes to give new members more power: LDN #88
On Saturday, the English Council voted to abandon the ban on new members voting in party selection contests. The controversial ban had been suspended temporarily in the face of the huge surge of new members since the May 2015 general election. But only temporarily – until yesterday. … Read the full post »
A warning from 2005 for Liberal Democrat strategy: Liberal Democrat Newswire #86
Liberal Democrat Newswire #86 includes a lesson from the 2005 general election about what happens if you don’t have a core votes strategy. … Read the full post »
Exclusive in next Lib Dem Newswire: Farron’s new approach to immigration
Tim Farron will be setting out how to make a positive case for immigration in a new book designed to foster cross-party cooperation. Sign up to read Tim Farron’s views exclusively ahead of publication in Lib Dem Newswire this week. … Read the full post »