Read about Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP, avid Twitter user and elected leader of the Lib Dems in 2015. He stood down as leader following the 2017 general election.
“I am standing here as your candidate for Prime Minister. Because people across Britain deserve a better choice than an entitled Etonian or a 1970s socialist.” – Jo Swinson
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Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has a new book out about his journey from a childhood in Preston through to his resignation as party leader. … Read the full post »
During the Lib Dem leadership contest hustings, Ed Davey had a crowd-pleasing line about how the Conservative members were electing the next Prime Minister, but… … Read the full post »
Welcome news from Parliament regarding civil liberties in Northern Ireland… … Read the full post »
Former Southport councillor, Jo Barton has been selected as Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the South Ribble constituency. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I reflect on the Lib Dem leadership contest so far and quite spectacularly fail to end the show promptly after we say we should. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, featuring a special interview with Tim Farron and including his advice for the next party leader as well as tips on what members should ask in hustings meetings. … Read the full post »
Now the wonderful results are all in, and with Vince Cable expected to stand down as Liberal Democrat leader very shortly… … Read the full post »
After a stint of local election campaigning today, I’ll be covering the Liberal Democrat local election results in the next edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire. … Read the full post »
Vince Cable: It is a sobering thought that just under 2,000 years ago there were people gathered on this spot no doubt complaining about a treaty from Rome… … Read the full post »