Two long-standing Lib Dem council group leaders stand down
Both Richard and Gerald have been in huge shifts as leaders, often in very challenging circumstances. Thank you to them both. … Read the full post »
Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Read about the Liberal Democrat activist, Gerald Vernon-Jackson.
Some highlights from the local election results so far
I’ll do a more considered analysis of the May election results in the next edition of Lib Dem Newswire, but ahead of that here are some initial highlights. … Read the full post »
No child in Portsmouth will go hungry
Good work by Gerald Vernon-Jackson and colleagues on Portsmouth Council, setting in where the government has failed. … Read the full post »
Gerald Vernon-Jackson elected new chair of the English Liberal Democrats
Leader of Portsmouth Council, Gerald Vernon-Jackson, has been elected the new chair of the English Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
New constituency poll shows Liberal Democrats leading in Portsmouth South
A fourth constituency opinion poll carried out by Survation and commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has been released today, this time for Portsmouth South. … Read the full post »
The new year’s resolutions we can’t break and the Brexit nightmare for local government
Councillor Howard Sykes is the Liberal Democrat Group Leader at the Local Government Association. In the latest of his guest blogs, he talks about what Brexit means for local government. … Read the full post »
One pdf file captures the state of the Lib Dems: LDN #120
Liberal Democrat Newswire #120 has hit subscribers’s email inboxes and includes an excellent analysis of the British electorate by Paula Surridge. … Read the full post »
Conservative councillor quits party, citing Brexit as “a symptom”
Portsmouth Council has quite the tradition of councillors quitting their party or changing party. The latest is Conservative councillor Jim Fleming who has left the party to sit as an independent. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem 2017 election review published – and the party habit I disagree with
The Liberal Democrats have today published a public summary of the internal review carried out into the party’s 2017 general election performance. … Read the full post »
Another former Lib Dem MP standing for election
Great news about another former Lib Dem MP is re-standing now that a snap general election has been called. … Read the full post »