Trident: no renewal this Parliament
The government says £750m ($1.2bn) will be saved over four years on the Trident nuclear deterrent missile system by cutting the number of warheads on each boat. … Read the full post »
Read about the former Liberal Democrat MP and party leader, Menzies Campbell – more usually known as Ming Campbell.
He was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2006 (succeeding Charles Kennedy) until 2007.
The government says £750m ($1.2bn) will be saved over four years on the Trident nuclear deterrent missile system by cutting the number of warheads on each boat. … Read the full post »
The confusion commentators sometimes face when trying to understand the Liberal Democrat parliamentary party is illustrated by Vince Cable. … Read the full post »
Traditionally the transport sections of party manifestos contain commitments to various expensive, long-term public expenditure projects. … Read the full post »
Tim Farron MP has been urged by colleagues to stand for the position of Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Despite the importance of defence and the deficit, these are two of the shortest sections in the coalition agreement, reflecting how there are a small number of dominating issues. … Read the full post »
In February 2010 I gave this talk as part of the “Distinguished Practitioners Series” at Nottingham University: Good afternoon, and thanks for inviting me to address you today. The first time I visited Nottingham University was just over 15 years ago for a job interview when, in their wisdom, the panel decided not to offer … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat policy on a Euro-referendum – or not – has been in the news. Understandably the media reports have caused some confusion. … Read the full post »
A smart public sector decision maker needs to understand not only that that people now expect information to be available online but also that by putting it there it can spark a whole new set of ideas at virtually zero cost, … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference unveils plans to increase the pay of Britain’s lowest-earning troops by £6,000. … Read the full post »
In the past it’s never really occurred to me to lobby my MP about who they were going to support in a contest for Speaker of the House of Commons. … Read the full post »