The local government record of Liberal Democrat leaders
Now the wonderful results are all in, and with Vince Cable expected to stand down as Liberal Democrat leader very shortly… … 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 Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam in 2005. He succeeded Richard Allan. Clegg then 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.
Wow, what a set of the Liberal Democrat local election results
After a stint of local election campaigning today, I’ll be covering the Liberal Democrat local election results in the next edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire. … Read the full post »
How the Lib Dems nearly promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS: Liberal Democrat Newswire #118
Liberal Democrat Newswire #118 has the story from Phil Cowley of the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the general election that wasn’t in 2016. It promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS. … Read the full post »
What the plans for party reform really mean: Liberal Democrat Newswire #116
Liberal Democrat Newswire #116 came out last week, taking a detailed look at the proposals for party reform set out by Vince Cable – and including the way in which members can have their say before final decisions are taken. … Read the full post »
A big party reform on the way for the Lib Dems? LDN #113
For this edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire I’m focusing on how a key part of the party’s recovery should be a good registered supporters scheme – and tell you about the mostly secret registered supporters scheme the party created by accident and currently runs. … Read the full post »
Some photos become ironic with age
The slogan being held up by Nick Clegg in 2007 is rather ironic now… … Read the full post »
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 »