Election round-up: Lib Dem “media and campaigning operation is as slick as a greyhound”, plus fish finger news
Tim Farron versus a fish finger. Plus some other election news. … Read the full post »
Stephen Tall
Read about the Liberal Democrat activist, and former editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, Stephen Tall.
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Finally, Stephen Tall is closing in on keeping his pledge to run naked down Whitehall. … Read the full post »
50 most influential Lib Dems, 2015 version (according to Iain Dale)
Iain Dale has published his latest annual list of the most influential Lib Dems. My views are in no way influenced by my appearance in it. Or by Iain being the publisher of 101 Ways To Win An Election. … Read the full post »
See Tim Farron’s leadership campaign magazine here
Tim Farron’s Lib Dem leadership campaign has been rather parsimonious with its money so far. But now… … Read the full post »
How left or right wing the Liberal Democrats are seen isn’t the problem
The political issue for the Liberal Democrats is the public’s views on factors such as competence, consistency and strength rather than the party being seen as too left or too right wing. … Read the full post »
Stephen Tall: thought provoking, rather than completely right
Stephen Tall thought Mark Pack was using “thought-provoking” in its special Twitter sense: “I disagree in too many ways to fit in one tweet.” … Read the full post »
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 »
UPDATED: DRIP under the microscope – should Lib Dems support this Bill?
Unusually for me, I’m starting writing this piece about DRIP and civil liberties without knowing what conclusion I’ll come to by the end of it. … Read the full post »
Banning polls before elections is a bad idea even if it worked
It’s up to the public to decide what factors will influence its votes. That’s democracy. … Read the full post »
I signed a letter this weekend…
If I tell you that amongst the other signatories are Jo Shaw and Martin Tod, you might be able to guess what it’s about… Also in there is Stephen Tall and an entertaining mix of people whose views I rate very highly and those who I most certainly don’t. Which is a good sign of … Read the full post »