The perils of being Lib Dem Chief Whip in the next Parliament
As MPs come to realise that their brand is more important than the party’s there will be ever more temptation to project themselves as independent Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
Paul Tyler
Paul Tyler was the Liberal MP for Bodmin February-October 1974 and then Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall 1992-2005. In 2005 he became a member of the House of Lords.
Paul Tyler slams David Steel over Lords reform
One for those who have followed the details of internal Liberal Democrat debates over House of Lords reform… … Read the full post »
A belated Twitter welcome to Lib Dem peer Paul Tyler
The Lib Dem peer and political reform expert is @PTylerLords, and as ever you can follow all the Liberal Democrat peers on Twitter via my list https://twitter.com/markpack/lists/libdem-peers. … Read the full post »
Charity “stunned” as Charity Commission opposes exemption from controversial legislation
An amendment that would have removed charities from the Lobbying Bill and the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) was torpedoed by the Charity Commission in a key debate in the House of Lords on Wednesday night. … Read the full post »
The concessions behind the 1911 Parliament Act
The opening of the 1911 Parliament Act, which clipped the House of Lords’ powers, promised it was only an interim measure. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #9 is out: financial reform, the Lib Dem way
Nick Clegg pushed two distinctively Liberal Democrat pieces of financial reform in the last month – for councils and for the banks. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #8 is out: the NHS, House of Lords reform, Paddy Ashdown and more
Liberal Democrat Newswire #8 covers the NHS, Lords reform, Paddy Ashdown and more. … Read the full post »
Lords reform: the Liberal Democrat trio announced
Over the weekend Mark Valladares blogged about the three Liberal Democrats being appointed to the Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny on Lords reform. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat peers: oh dear, oh dear
If you want to find several handfuls of Liberal Democrat Parliamentarians who I think are wrong just look to the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords. … Read the full post »
Paul Tyler versus David Steel on House of Lords reform
The Guardian ran an exchange on House of Lords reform between Liberal Democrats Lord Steel and Lord Tyler … Read the full post »