Liberal Democrats Conference round-up and preview: Monday/Tuesday
Here is what happened on Monday in Birmingham at Liberal Democrat conference and what to watch out for today, Tuesday. … Read the full post »
Read about former Liberal Democrat MP and Pensions Minister Steve Webb.
He was first Member of Parliament for Northavon 1997-2010 and then, following boundary changes, for Thornbury and Yate from 2010 to 2015. He was the Minister of State for Pensions in the 2010-15 coalition government.
Here is what happened on Monday in Birmingham at Liberal Democrat conference and what to watch out for today, Tuesday. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #3 is out: what Eric Pickles got right, how Labour was going to cut more, our freedoms extended, conference previewed and more. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #2 is out: realignment to left, realignment to the right… … Read the full post »
Kevin Hickson’s volume, The political thought of the Liberals and Liberal Democrats since 1945, may be a short volume from an academic publisher with an academic book price tag to boot (look out for cheaper second-hand copies), but its contributors include many political practitioners. … Read the full post »
The BBC reports plans from the Liberal Democrats for a radical overhaul of the state pension – something that was originally a Liberal Party creation. … Read the full post »
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed there will be a major overhaul of the benefits system with a new universal credit introduced. … Read the full post »
The confusion commentators sometimes face when trying to understand the Liberal Democrat parliamentary party is illustrated by Vince Cable. … Read the full post »
The jobs and welfare section of the coalition agreement is one of the least important – not because the policy area doesn’t matter (it certainly does) but because it says very little beyond, “we want to make the welfare system better”. … Read the full post »
Here are the further Liberal Democrat ministerial appointments to the coalition government which I have spotted so far. … Read the full post »
The power and importance of MPs is a factor not only of the posts they hold and their behind-the-scenes influence but also their media savvy. … Read the full post »