Liberal Democrat Newswire #2 is out: realignment to left, realignment to the right…
Liberal Democrat Newswire #2 is out: realignment to left, realignment to the right… … Read the full post »
Lord Tom McNally
Read about the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Tom McNally.
Lib Dems push forward on freedom of speech, freedom of information
Two snippets of news about freedoms – a reminder of the importance of libel law reform and good news on extending freedom of information. … Read the full post »
Good news on libel law reform as McNally stakes his reputation on reform
Liberal Democrat minister Lord Tom McNally not only repeated his support for libel law reform over the weekend, but also… … Read the full post »
Lords reform: 100 years in the making, another 50 to go?
One of the major achievements in the Coalition Agreement is the commitment of the Conservatives to support not merely a “wholly or mainly” elected Upper House but also one elected by proportional representation no less. … Read the full post »
Government moves to relax copyright on public information
Look for examples of sensible government attitude towards copyright and the Pentagon may not strike you as an obvious starting point. … Read the full post »
Tom McNally shows how it’s done
“What was so sad about the last Labour Government was that it slipped far too easily in to authoritarian behaviour and authoritarian measures” – Tom McNally … Read the full post »
Good news for minor parties, unelected politicians and those who dislike election expense controls
Slipped in near the end of Nick Clegg’s keynote speech to Liberal Democrat conference was the news that the first democratic elections to the House of Lords are pencilled in for 2015. … Read the full post »
Libel reform bill set for spring publication by government
The Press Gazette reports more progress for the campaign to reform our libel laws with details of the government’s planned timings. … Read the full post »
The other Liberal Democrat Parliamentary contest
It’s not only Liberal Democrat MPs who are gearing up to vote next week. So too are their colleagues in the upper house where the leader of the Lib Dem peers Tom McNally now in government at the Ministry of Justice. … Read the full post »
A Delicate Balance: the history of Liberals and hung Parliaments
The Liberal Democrat History Group meeting at Bournemouth conference, supported by The Guardian, looked at hung Parliaments and lessons from the past for the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »