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.
Using the official information on which MP is attending which fringe meeting, this is how the league table looks for the Liberal Democrat federal party conference in Bournemouth. … Read the full post »
A new study of MPs on Facebook shows widespread use of the social network by Parliamentarians. … Read the full post »
Last week, Orange launched their report The Future of Politics. In the words of the accompanying news release, the reports shows “how British politicians can learn from Barack Obama and embrace technology to bring public involvement back into UK democracy.” … Read the full post »
David Cameron, quoted in the Financial Times on Wednesday: “My vision over time is to move increasingly towards defined contribution rather than final salary schemes [for the public sector]”. … Read the full post »
The recent announcement that the Conservative Party will be launching an official party blog has highlighted the question of what the best blogging strategy is for political parties. … Read the full post »
Iain Dale, that paragon of impartial and erudite words of wisdom on UK politics (occasionally, when he’s not being an unthinking Tory loyalist obviously), has… … Read the full post »
Tens of thousands of women who gave up work to raise children are in line for a pension windfall of around £3,000. … Read the full post »
You can watch this update from Steve Webb about the consultation for the next Liberal Democrat (Westminster election) manifesto. … Read the full post »
There’s been a flurry of Liberal Democrat MPs starting to use the social networking site Facebook in the last few weeks. … Read the full post »
Steve’s blog, from Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb, comes complete with a gruesome pun of a title. … Read the full post »