Some photos become ironic with age
The slogan being held up by Nick Clegg in 2007 is rather ironic now… … Read the full post »
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Nick Clegg
Read about Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats 2007-15 and Deputy Prime Minister 2010-15.
After serving as an MEP, Clegg was first elected as MP for Sheffield Hallam in 2005. He held this seat until being defeated in the 2017 general election.
Nick Clegg wrote about his experiences in office in Politics – The Art of the Possible in an Age of Unreason.
Nick Clegg: “The claim that MPs are out of touch with ‘ordinary’ people is complete nonsense”
“No matter how high or low you are in the pecking order of politics, you have to be in Constituency Surgery every Thursday chatting to a family about how you’re going to help their daughter get into the local school or speaking to a single mum who isn’t getting access to benefits” – Nick Clegg … Read the full post »
How did the Lib Dems do in the local elections? (LDN #112)
Liberal Democrat Newswire #112 came out last week, looking at the Lib Dem performance in the 2018 local elections. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat podcasts
Welcome to my list of podcasts dedicated to, or primarily about, the Liberal Democrats, including The Limehouse Podcast and Liberated. … Read the full post »
Do you know how to change the sports team that someone supports? (Expanded version)
Pick your favourite sport. Now pick your favourite team or, if it’s a sport for individuals, your favourite sports star. Next think of their deadliest rival. … Read the full post »
How will the Lib Dems do in May? (Liberal Democrat Newswire #111)
The May elections are only a few weeks, a couple of dozen leaflet drops and three score candidate tweets away. So LDN #111 takes a look at the Lib Dem prospects, how Brexit may play out in those contests and what we can learn from the candidate numbers. … Read the full post »
Cable challenges May and Corbyn to live TV debate on Brexit
With around a year until Britain leaves the European Union, Vince Cable said a live TV debate would be an ideal moment to update voters on the parties’ competing visions of Brexit. … Read the full post »
Sunday: decision time on Liberal Democrat strategy (LDN #110)
On Sunday morning at the Liberal Democrat federal spring conference in Southport, the party will be debating a new strategy. I’d summarise it as a six step route to success… … Read the full post »
What if Chris Huhne had beaten Nick Clegg and become Lib Dem leader? LDN#108
Liberal Democrat Newswire #108 has a special free extract from a book I contributed to. It’s a what-if political history, looking back at how the 2007 Lib Dem leadership election could have had rather different consequences for the party. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems in the New Year honours – and why I’ll be wondering about those we don’t hear about
I have very mixed feelings about seeing Liberal Democrat colleagues in honours lists. Many are great people who have done great work… … Read the full post »