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 »
Read about Liberal Democrat MP and party leader, Jo Swinson. She was a Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2015, serving in the coalition government, lost her seat in 2015 and then won it back in 2017.
Later that year she became Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and in 2019 she became the leader of the Liberal Democrats until losing her seat at the 2019 general election.
She is the author of Equal Power and how you can make it happen, published in 2018.
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 »
There is striking lesson from the efforts of different countries to tackle coronavirus, efforts that have varied remarkably and tragically in their effectiveness. … Read the full post »
In reading this report, you may notice a certain similarity with previous reports. That is deliberate and, I hope, welcome. … Read the full post »
Not the most surprising of news about the former Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson, but worth noting given previous speculation. … Read the full post »
The Sunday Times has published an extract from a new book that sets out how former Labour Party Deputy Leader Tom Watson turned down an invitation to stand for the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #140 looks at one of the biggest, yet least talked about, risks to the future success of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
What are the best questions to ask at a party leadership hustings? And what answers should get the alarm bells ringing? Read Liberal Democrat Newswire #139 to find out. … Read the full post »
This re-run of Episode #10 of Never Mind The Bar Charts features an interview with Tim Farron, including his advice for the next Liberal Democrat leader. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrats have today agreed the timetable to elect the next leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Eleven MPs is desperately disappointing, accentuated not only by Jo Swinson’s own defeat but also by there being six further seats where the Lib Dems missed out by less than a thousand votes. … Read the full post »