Let’s make it five in a row (LDN #177)
The October Liberal Democrat Newswire reports on party award winners, the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election, an exciting new pamphlet and more. … Read the full post »
Federal Appeals Panel
Read about the Liberal Democrat Federal Appeals Panel (FAP) and its activities.
What can pro-Europeans learn from alcohol? (LDN #175)
Of course, the big news in the Liberal Democrats since last time is the addition of an MP with another record-breaking by-election result. … Read the full post »
The wonderful Wendy Chamberlain (LDN #173)
Wendy Chamberlain has been rightly praised by many, including The Guardian, for her getting legislation through Parliament to help carers. … Read the full post »
Local government brilliance: my latest report back to party members
In reading this report, you may notice a certain similarity with previous reports. That is deliberate and, I hope, welcome. … Read the full post »
York Lib Dem conference motions published in full along with other key consultations
All the documents for the forthcoming Liberal Democrat conference in York are now published, including the previously missing conference reports booklet along with the detailed agenda and a consultation paper about how the Liberal Democrats are governed. … Read the full post »
A request for a ruling from the the Federal Appeals Panel
One for readers interested in the constitutional details of how the Liberal Democrats are run… … Read the full post »
Reports to Lib Dem conference: two good things
In amongst the paperwork for the Autumn 2012 Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton is the bundle of reports from various party committees and bodies. The idea of the reports, and the ability to question them, is a great one. The content of the reports can have a tendency, however, … … Read the full post »
The Triple Lock: the full Federal Appeals Panel ruling
In my detailed history of the Liberal Democrat ‘triple lock’, I made a brief a reference to a Federal Appeals Panel ruling on it. … Read the full post »
Monday, 9am looks rather interesting: Liberal Democrat conference
On matters of policy and strategy, the Liberal Democrat conference is turning out to be rather more good-natured and unified than journalists were expecting/hoping. … Read the full post »
Motions to conference: House of Lords and Federal Appeals Panel
I suspect one of these topics is likely to be of wider interest than the other… but if you are interested in either putting a motion to conference about Lords reform or… … Read the full post »