How much trouble are the Conservatives in? (LDN #182)
Nine factors have been frequently present when previous Conservative eras have ended. How many are present today? … Read the full post »
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan stood in the North Shropshire constituency in 2019 and then again in the 2021 Parliamentary by-election caused by the resignation of Owen Paterson.
Our positive vision versus Conservative desperation (LDN #180)
Welcome to the first Lib Dem Newswire of 2024, chock full of news and analysis, including a podcast about Charles Kennedy. … Read the full post »
Three Green town councillors join Lib Dems in Helen Morgan’s constituency
Three Green Party town councillors in Oswestry have announced their plans to join the Liberal Democrats and support Helen Morgan. … Read the full post »
Turning our policies into practical action (LDN #178)
Liberal Democrat Newswire #178 came out last week, including news on Lib Dem councils building houses, a new move to ban conversion therapy and how party support varies by supermarket. … Read the full post »
Sarah Dyke gives her maiden speech in Parliament
When Sarah Dyke won her by-election, Parliament was not sitting. So it was yesterday that she was able to give her maiden speech in Parliament. … Read the full post »
Ed Davey closes Lib Dem conference with call for 2 month cancer treatment guarantee
Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth closed with the traditional trio of party awards, an appeal and then the keynote speech from the party leader. Among the many brilliant winners I had the pleasure of giving awards out to was one of our London Assembly members, Caroline Pidgeon: Then it was time for a Christmas-themed (!) … Read the full post »
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 »
A brilliant complaint about a Lib Dem MP
From Helen Morgan’s local newspaper, the Shropshire Star, comes this letter of complaint from a member of the public about the MP. … Read the full post »
Fourth Parliamentary by-election in Conservative seat as MP says he’s quitting
David Warburton has announced he is standing down, triggering another Parliamentary by-election. … Read the full post »
There’s a simple brutal fact about British politics: LDN #165
Our political system is broken. We need to fix it. Find out how in the October Lib Dem Newswire. … Read the full post »