25 years of the Liberal Democrats: watch the film
Watch the short film produced as part of the celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Same-sex marriage
Read about the battle to legalise same-sex marriage in the UK. Legislation was secured during the 2010-15 coalition government by Liberal Democrat minister Lynne Featherstone, as recounted in her book Equal Ever After.
Surely the weirdest thing I’ve read online about equal marriage
Combine equal marriage, unelected peers and the internet, and you expect to come across some interesting comments. … Read the full post »
Ssssh! Don’t tell Conservative backbenchers, but…
Same-sex marriage: the public support it, the public thinks better of Cameron because of it and people are more likely to vote for a party that supports it. … Read the full post »
Goodbye EBacc, hello mansion tax
You might have thought there must be a crunch by-election on the way with this little burst of rather welcome political news… … Read the full post »
Well done Ed Fordham, Adrian Trett & their colleagues
What a fantastic lobbying operation on Liberal Democrat MPs over same-sex marriage organised by Ed Fordham, Adrian Trett and their colleagues. … Read the full post »
Same-sex marriage: 7 Lib Dem MPs not present, of which only 1 an abstention
I think a few eyebrows have been raised by the absence of 7 Liberal Democrat MPs from the voting lobbies this evening on same-sex marriage. However, looking through the names… … Read the full post »
If you’re against redefining marriage, why aren’t you against the last redefinition?
There’s only thing that puzzles me about people who base their opposition to same-sex marriage on the idea that marriage is an institution which has been around for hundreds of years and whose basic elements must not be changed. … Read the full post »
Majority back same-sex marriage
By 55%-36% the public backs allowing same-sex couples to marry. … Read the full post »
How not to protest: Philip Hammond, incest and shouting abuse
It’s a classic case of how not to protest, because the sort of abuse the chanters descended to is just what make opponents dig in their heals. … Read the full post »
Sometimes to win an argument, you need to adopt your opponent’s point of view
Framing, that is the way in which a choice is presented, is often key to winning political (and indeed non-political) debates. Consider the following two statements… … Read the full post »