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 »
Duncan Hames
Duncan Hames was the Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham from 2010 until 2015. His time in Parliament included a stint as PPS (Parliamentary Private Secretary) to then party leader Nick Clegg.
Prior to winning election in 2010, Duncan Hames had stood in the Tottenham Parliamentary by-election, Watford (2001) and Westbury (2005).
He is married to Jo Swinson.
A new plan for rebuilding the Lib Dems: Liberal Democrat Newswire #84
Liberal Democrat Newswire #84 came out last week, launching a new pamphlet from me about rebuilding the party, several special book discount offers for readers and the latest party news, including the recent mini-flurry of people resigning. … Read the full post »
Police clear Duncan Hames over election expense claims
Former Lib Dem MP Duncan Hames has been cleared of allegations that his election expenses did not properly account for the Liberal Democrat ‘battlebus’ during the 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
Who is standing in seats the Lib Dems previously held?
A batch of candidates have now been selected in seats formerly held by the party as part of the Liberal Democrat preparations for a possible 2016 general election. … Read the full post »
20 Tory MPs named as facing police investigation over election expenses
20 Conservative MPs have now been named as facing police investigations over their general election expense returns. … Read the full post »
Which (ex)MP is backing which candidate in the Lib Dem leadership race?
See the latest running tallies of which (ex) MPs are backing which candidate in the Liberal Democrat leadership race. … Read the full post »
Julian Huppert back Norman Lamb for Lib Dem leader
Julian Huppert, former MP for Cambridge, announces his support for Norman Lamb MP to be the next Leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #66 is out: will Farron or Lamb be the next Lib Dem leader?
Liberal Democrat Newswire #66 looks at the 10 key factors in the Lib Dem leadership race between Norman Lamb and Tim Farron. … Read the full post »
111 Lib Dem Parliamentary candidates back Tim Farron
More than 100 Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates have signed a letter to the Guardian backing Tim Farron’s bid to succeed Nick Clegg as the party’s leader. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #55 is out: how many Parliamentary seats might the Lib Dems win?
Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft has now polled 38 Liberal Democrat held constituencies (counting Portsmouth South as Lib Dem held although its MP is now sitting as an independent) … Read the full post »