Watch former MP Lembit Opik doing press ups to music
Lembit Opik features in a music video from The Good Suns – Pop Wound. Doing press-ups, but without a green colour. … Read the full post »
Lembit Öpik
Read about former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Öpik. He was elected to represent Montgomeryshire in 1997, and held the seat until being defeated at the 2010 general election.
He was leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats 2001-2007.
Lembit Öpik also twice ran to be Liberal Democrat Party President, in 2004 and 2008. He was unsuccessful both times.
He was expelled from the party in 2021 after doing a ‘how to beat the Lib Dems’ session for the Conservative Party.
The message that won the Mayor selection for Brian Paddick
Neil Stockley, one of the best Liberal Democrat commentators when it comes to messaging and presenting a coherent narrative, has taken a look at the message which propelled Brian Paddick to victory in the London Mayor selection contest. … Read the full post »
Lembit Opik on the London Mayor selection result
Lembit Opik had a piece in today’s Evening Standard ahead of the results declaration in the London Mayor selection. After the result, he went on to compare himself with Mandela. … Read the full post »
London Mayor selection: full results
“Brian Paddick’s experience is exactly what London needs right now.” – Nick Clegg on Brian Paddick’s selection as Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #9 is out: financial reform, the Lib Dem way
Nick Clegg pushed two distinctively Liberal Democrat pieces of financial reform in the last month – for councils and for the banks. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #8 is out: the NHS, House of Lords reform, Paddy Ashdown and more
Liberal Democrat Newswire #8 covers the NHS, Lords reform, Paddy Ashdown and more. … Read the full post »
Survey shows Tuffrey beating Opik 5:1 for Lib Dem Mayor candidate selection
Over on Lib Dem Voice, my co-editor Stephen Tall has been writing up the results of the latest survey of Liberal Democrat members he has carried out. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #5 is out: Lib Dem success away from the headlines
Liberal Democrat Newswire #5 is now out, covering Lib Dem success away from the headlines and electoral reform news featuring Charles Kennedy. … Read the full post »
Why Mike Tuffrey should be our candidate for Mayor of London
Over the weekend I started up a ‘draft Mike Tuffrey‘ page on Facebook to encourage Mike Tuffrey, one of our London Assembly members, to put his name forward as our candidate for the 2012 Mayor elections. … Read the full post »
Lembit Opik: vote for my libertarian agenda
Yesterday’s BBC Politics Show included a feature on Lembit Opik’s hopes to be the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London. … Read the full post »