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.
Lord John Russell served in government for at least part of every decade from the 1830s through to the 1860s, with two spells as Prime Minister, 13 years apart. What should we make of his political career? … Read the full post »
Never Mind The Bar Charts and the most excellent Lib Dem Pod teamed up for another joint show, taking a look this time at lessons in coalitions and cross-party cooperation. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrats have been in coalition in Holyrood. We’ve been in coalition in Westminster. We are in coalition in the Welsh Senedd… … Read the full post »
Why did the Liberal Party become so pro-European and how did that carry over into the Liberal Democrats? That was the topic when I welcomed back Duncan Brack to Never Mind The Bar Charts. … Read the full post »
As previewed, the September meeting of the party’s Steering Group concentrated on how we can maximise our chances of success in the May elections. … Read the full post »
After the popularity of the previous discussion with Duncan Brack about lessons for the Liberal Democrats from Jo Grimond’s time as party leader, Duncan returns to discuss another former leader. … Read the full post »
I’ve tried something a little different for this episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts: taking a look at the career of a previous party leader to see the lessons for the current Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
In the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, I talk with Duncan Brack, the closest thing the party has to an official historian, about the lessons for the Liberal Democrats from the last time that a Conservative government was defeated. … Read the full post »
This free email course takes you through the philosophy behind the Liberal Democrats, including recommendations for further reading. … Read the full post »
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 »