Lambeth Liberal Democrats select Chris French for Vauxhall
Chris French is a Vauxhall resident who has lived and worked in the constituency for over 10 years. … Read the full post »
Southwark Liberal Democrats
Read about the Liberal Democrats in the London Borough of Southwark, where Simon Hughes was an MP 1983-2015.
Rachel Bentley selected for Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Rachel Bentley has been selected by Lib Dem members in a seat where the MP’s behaviour saw him suspended from both Parliament and Labour. … Read the full post »
Southwark Labour councillor quits as housing chief over Twitter account attacking residents
Southwark cabinet minister for housing Leo Pollak has quit after a local newspaper investigation linked him to a Twitter account critical of community groups. … Read the full post »
Humaira Ali selected in Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Following Simon Hughes’s announcement that he wasn’t going to seek to return as MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, the Liberal Democrats needed a new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the seat. … Read the full post »
Can parties sign up more people to postal votes with mailings? Some evidence
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – how do party efforts to persuade supporters to sign up for postal votes work? … Read the full post »
A good way for Liberal Democrats to spend a Saturday
Along with a group of other Liberal Democrats from north London, I headed south across the river to campaign for Matthew Bryant in Lambeth. … Read the full post »
Puzzled by an over-specified ladder in Southwark
Why does a ground floor room in a one-story building need a ladder that reaches up three times the height of the ceiling? … Read the full post »
A sideways look at a Liberal Democrat institution: how to run a Lib Dem raffle, properly
Chances are, if you’ve been to a Liberal Democrat event, you’ve bought a raffle ticket or two. Now don’t get me wrong. I like raffles. But Lib Dems are often rather poor at running them well. … Read the full post »
Simon Hughes: I won’t be standing for Parliament again
Former MP in Southwark, previous Party President and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, indefatigable conference fringe meeting attender and brilliant campaigner for liberalism, Simon Hughes has announced that he won’t be standing again for Parliament. … Read the full post »
Huge swing to Lib Dems in Lewisham East, leapfrogging Conservatives
One Parliamentary by-election, one council by-election and one delayed council election (due to the death of a candidate) this week. … Read the full post »