Polly Mackenzie worked for the Liberal Democrats and was then a Special Adviser in Downing Street during the 2010-15 Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition.
Never Mind The Bar Charts and the most excellent Lib Dem Pod teamed up for another joint show, taking a look this time at lessons in coalitions and cross-party cooperation. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrats have been in coalition in Holyrood. We’ve been in coalition in Westminster. We are in coalition in the Welsh Senedd… … Read the full post »
A fair society is one that can best protect and nourish us in the face of the challenges of the age, immediate ones such as coronavirus, long-term ones such as climate change, and endemic ones such as social injustice. … Read the full post »
In the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, I talked with the chief executive of Demos, Polly Mackenzie, about the impact of coronavirus on public policy. … Read the full post »
Quite what to make of Dominic Cummings has moved from an esoteric topic for political geeks to an issue of mainstream concern given his huge power in Boris Johnson’s administration. … Read the full post »
Right from his first conference speech as leader of the Liberal Democrats (and indeed before that too), Vince Cable has talked of the need for a post-18 education policy which isn’t just about the minority who go to university but which is also about the majority who don’t. … Read the full post »
The possible roads to recovery for the Liberal Democrats were discussed on Sunday night’s The Westminster Hour, including Tim Farron talking about the circumstances under which he might be the last ever leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #77 came out earlier this week, with new data on the party’s selections for the 2015 general election and a look at which incumbency didn’t save more Lib Dem MPs in 2015. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more … Read the full post »
In what has become a regular of the party conference season, the Daily Telegraph has published a list of the 50 most influential Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »