Helena Morrissey founded the 30% Club to campaign for better gender balance on corporate boards. She carried out an inquiry into Liberal Democrat culture and processes after sexual harassment allegations against Chris Rennard.
During the 2015 Lib Dem leadership contest, both Tim Farron and Norman Lamb backed the idea of a ‘Morrissey 2’ report, a follow up to Helena Morrissey’s report into Liberal Democrat culture and processes which would focus on race and ethnicity in the party. … Read the full post »
I fear what will happen instead is that there will correctly be much effort to implement the recommendations of the Morrissey Report and ancillary reviews, but that it will then stop there – rather than the party also learning these four other lessons too. … Read the full post »
“I do not believe it is in the interests of the party for Chris to take up his position on the Federal Executive” – Tim Farron. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat group in the House of Lords has, to widespread surprise, elected Chris Rennard to represent it on the party’s Federal Executive. … Read the full post »
The big unknown at the moment is whether or not there will be serious momentum behind the talk of reforming the English Party. … Read the full post »
“Processes are still too complex, they involve too many people, and no one is accountable for decisions in any meaningful way” – Daisy Cooper. … Read the full post »
“To put our own house in order, we must recognise that accountability is the missing ingredient of our internal democracy” – Daisy Cooper … Read the full post »
If I’d been at the press briefing for Helena Morrissey’s report into the Liberal Democrats (which, as I’ve said, is well worth a read for its accurate and thoughtful insight into the culture of political parties), this is what I’d have asked… … Read the full post »
Here is Helena Morrissey’s report into Liberal Democrat culture and processes, a report triggered by the allegations earlier this year that the Liberal Democrats had failed to handle properly previous complaints of sexual harassment. … Read the full post »