Read about the former Liberal Democrat MP and leader of the party 1988-1999, Paddy Ashdown. His memoirs, which include a classic chapter on how to win a constituency, are called A Fortunate Life.
Welcome to the second, and still possibly last, edition of a new political podcast featuring former Lib Dem Voice editor Stephen Tall and, er…, former Lib Dem Voice editor Mark Pack. … Read the full post »
The late Paddy Ashdown had a regular theme on the shifting ground of international relations. Here is he at his thoughtful and fluent best, speaking in Brussels in late 2011. … Read the full post »
Devastating news tonight – the death of former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. He took Yeovil from unwinnable into a safe Liberal Democrat seat, and also rescued the party from near annihilation in the fallout from the SDP-Liberal merger. … Read the full post »
Former Liberal Democrat party leader and MP for Yeovil Paddy Ashdown is being treated for bladder cancer. … Read the full post »
For a long time, the thought of a hung Parliament was a promised land to Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #115 came out last week, taking a look amongst other things at the background to the new Liberal Democrat slogan. … Read the full post »
The Ashdown Prize – a new initiative, tried for the first time this year and named after former leader Paddy Ashdown – was an attempt to involve grassroots Liberal Democrat members in the generation of bold, radical ideas for the party. … Read the full post »
Following up the great suggestions for summer reading made by readers, here is a rather niche list: great books to read written by current or former Liberal Democrat Parliamentarians. Niche range, but great books. … Read the full post »
How Paddy Ashdown tried to make cross-party cooperation work during his time as Liberal Democrat leader – and the lessons for contemporary politics. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat members in Yeovil, formerly Paddy Ashdown’s and then David Laws’s constituency, have voted for Mick Clark to be their new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC). … Read the full post »