Southport Liberal Democrats select John Wright
Southport Liberal Democrats have just selected John Wright to be their next Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) in the seat formerly held by John Pugh. … Read the full post »
John Pugh
John Pugh was the Liberal Democrat MP for Southport 2001-17, when he stood down after Theresa May called an early general election. A few months later he rejoined frontline politics by winning election to Sefton Council in a by-election.
Hat-trick of Lib Dems gains as three seats taken from Conservatives
Former Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh is back as a local councillor in Southport as the Lib Dems gain seats from the Conservatives in this week’s council by-elections. … Read the full post »
Election round-up – including the Lib Dem MP who is retiring, triggering an all-woman shortlist
One of the nine current Liberal Democrat MPs has chosen to step down ahead of June’s general election. … Read the full post »
Norman Lamb launches cross-party NHS campaign – but with questionable campaigning approach
The gist of the policy is that Norman Lamb is following-up his earlier moves to encourage cross-party cooperation with a cross-party campaign on the NHS and social care. … Read the full post »
8 reasons why the 2014 coup against Nick Clegg failed
To overthrow a leader you need a plausible message, a standard bearer, momentum and helpful advocates. … Read the full post »
Shirley Williams backs Norman Lamb for leader
This is certainly a boost for Lamb’s campaign – and the noises for his camp are that it’s but one in a series of big name endorsements they’re expecting. … Read the full post »
Great Liberal Thinkers: lessons for the future
We’ll be talking about several of the liberal thinkers included in the booklet, saying a little about their lives and thoughts, and then drawing lessons from their thinking for the future direction of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
“Lib Dem MPs urge Osborne to alter course” – including Annette Brooke
It’s significant that Annette Brooke, very far from one of the ‘usual suspects’, is one of the MPs quoted by the Financial Times. … Read the full post »
Rolling news from Sheffield Lib Dem conference: Saturday morning
Norman Lamb, moving the Federal Policy Committee report, talks of need for party to come up with strong and distinctive policies for second half of the Parliament. … Read the full post »
Birds of a feather: how the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party shapes up
The confusion commentators sometimes face when trying to understand the Liberal Democrat parliamentary party is illustrated by Vince Cable. … Read the full post »