Tony Greaves: From angry young man to simmering old guru
There is something a little incongruous about the notion of the Liberal Democrats’ oldest angry young man donning the ermine of a peer of the realm. … Read the full post »
Gordon Lishman
Read my posts featuring Liberal Democrat activist and one of the creators of the influential Community Politics philosophy, Gordon Lishman.
He was also Director General of Age Concern England, 2000-2009, and has stood in general elections in the 1970s, 1980s and 2010s.
Updating Community Politics: the role for social capital
My short answer in response to David Boyle having only two cheers for Community Politics is: “I agree”. … Read the full post »
Campaigning in your local community
In communities across the country there are improvements just waiting for a successful campaign to bring them about. … Read the full post »
Our lost phrase: community politics
As The Theory & Practice of Community Politics, the seminal 1980 pamphlet from Bernard Greaves and Gordon Lishman puts it, community politics “is about people”. … Read the full post »
How to use politicians to get what you want
Scott Colvin’s book has a delightful title and does a good job of living up to the high expectations it sets. … Read the full post »
Using community politics to build a liberal society
This is the chapter I contributed to Reinventing the State, edited by Duncan Brack, Richard Grayson and David Howarth whose themes are still very relevant. … Read the full post »
The party strategy debate: rolling highlights
The overall tenor of the Liberal Democrat strategy debate was more good-natured than might have been expected. … Read the full post »
Conference preview: party strategy
The prime author of this year’s strategy paper is one of the founding fathers of Community Politics and the author of the triple lock, Gordon Lishman. … Read the full post »
Community Politics: is it set to disappear as a core Lib Dem belief?
Liberal Democrats are failing to talk about Community Politics just when it is most needed. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat challenges for 2011: using members and supporters as a campaigning resource
Looking back through the emails I have received from the party centrally since the formation of the coalition, very few have asked me to do anything. … Read the full post »