PODCAST – 1960: The Making of the President
Something a little different from the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts: a board game review with Jim Williams. A political board game, of course. … Read the full post »
Jim Williams
Read about Jim Williams, a Liberal Democrat activist who helped found Your Liberal Britain, an organisation dedicated to involving more people in Liberal Democrat policy making and setting the party’s overall beliefs.
Your Liberal Britain becomes Hatch
Your Liberal Britain is renaming itself Hatch, as part of a move to try to better reach those liberals who do not yet view themselves as Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Confusion reigns over who stands for what, and not just on Brexit: Liberal Democrat Newswire #109
Lib Dem Newswire #109 includes a poll showing how the Lib Dems might rise to 18%, Jo Swinson talking about the fight for equalities, an interview with Lib Dem Voice editor Caron Lindsay and a welcome step forward for electoral reform in Wales. … Read the full post »
Good news for the Lib Dems in November: LDN #107
Liberal Democrat Newswire #107 includes gift suggestions, tips on ways to get involved (further) with the Liberal Democrats, why Nick Clegg wasn’t more successful, how to win the European debate, an addictive Brexit bus game and more. … Read the full post »
How the Lib Dems should learn from Labour’s 2017 campaign
Mark Wallace’s fascinating dissection of the Conservative 2017 general election campaign also includes some insights on Labour which are very relevant to the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
A new path for the Liberal Democrats: LDN #104
Liberal Democrat Newswire #104 contained a new pamphlet about the future of the party and Iain Dale’s always controversial annual list of the 50 most influential Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
Reinventing the Liberal Democrats
There needs to be a real urgency about rebuilding the Liberal Democrats and involving the huge wave of new party members in doing so. A new pamphlet explains how to do just this. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem federal committee election results: thank you, 1,061 times over
The results of the Liberal Democrat federal committee elections are now in, and super-thanks to everyone who voted for me, electing me successfully to the Federal Board. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem Federal Board elections: two great candidates to vote for
There are many great candidates for the Federal Board. Here are two I particularly hope you’ll vote for (in addition to myself!)… … Read the full post »
Three pieces of unfinished business for the new Lib Dem Federal Policy Committee (FPC)
As I stand down from the Federal Policy Committee after four years, there are three important decisions the FPC has taken which I hope the new committee will stick to. Plus two tips for who to vote for in the FPC elections. … Read the full post »