Ludovic Kennedy: a man who just missed out on becoming Liberal Party leader
In the 1959 general election just 2,000 votes separated Ludovic Kennedy from becoming Liberal MP for Rochdale, and possibly a future party leader. … Read the full post »
Jo Grimond was leader of the Liberal Party 1956-1967, and also briefly returned as interim in 1976 during the Jeremy Thorpe scandal.
In the 1959 general election just 2,000 votes separated Ludovic Kennedy from becoming Liberal MP for Rochdale, and possibly a future party leader. … Read the full post »
Get exclusive analysis and the full text of Nick Clegg’s speech to Lib Dem conference in Liberal Democrat Newswire #18. … Read the full post »
It would be a brave person who walked up to Paddy Ashdown or Shirley Williams and told them to their face that they are history… … Read the full post »
“You can never do enough, be organised enough or listen enough” – Poddy Clark … Read the full post »
Roger Hayes is an unusual sort of dedicated community campaigner in Liberal Democrat ranks. … Read the full post »
Simon Lee and Matt Beech’s book The Cameron-Clegg Government: Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity has, at first glance, a lot going for it. But… … Read the full post »
Jonathan Fryer is the latest to feature in our series giving the human face behind some of the blogs on the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator. … Read the full post »
Jo Grimond, the former Liberal Party leader who famously promised to lead the party towards the sound of gunfire, wrote the following… … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg has been giving a speech at the think-tank Demos today, setting out his vision for what this Parliament should achieve. … Read the full post »
Jeremy Thorpe was elected as leader of the Liberal Party in January 1967, at a time when the party’s support seemed to be stuck at no more than 10%. … Read the full post »