Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron has a spot-on analogy
A rather apposite analogy spotted by Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron following this weekend’s sport. … Read the full post »
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Tim Farron
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.
What should the Liberal Democrats do in event of a hung Parliament?
For a long time, the thought of a hung Parliament was a promised land to Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
VIDEO: Tim Farron – stop demonising immigrants
It’s fair to say that Tim Farron’s reputation amongst Liberal Democrats, and liberals more widely, took a bit of a battering during the 2017 general election. There were some moments, though… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat conference: what you need to know
The Liberal Democrats hold two federal (i.e. UK-wide) party conferences a year, a weekend in the spring and a week in the autumn. … Read the full post »
Sensible, unfortunate and frustrating: the three reasons three Lib Dem MPs missed Euro vote last night
With a close and controversial vote on Europe last night in the House of Commons, the absence of three Liberal Democrat MPs have raised more eyebrows than a complete back catalogue of Roger Moore appearances. … Read the full post »
A big party reform on the way for the Lib Dems? LDN #113
For this edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire I’m focusing on how a key part of the party’s recovery should be a good registered supporters scheme – and tell you about the mostly secret registered supporters scheme the party created by accident and currently runs. … Read the full post »
Lessons for the Lib Dems from the bungling Conservative culture wars
As Stephen Bush has pointed out in the New Statesman, the bungling efforts of the Conservative Party to fire up a culture war in the UK don’t necessarily mean the underlying strategy is a bad one. … Read the full post »
Tim Farron reveals he regrets saying that gay sex is not a sin
Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has given an interview in which he expresses regret at saying that gay sex is not a sin, and that he felt pressured into making public statements at odds with his faith. … Read the full post »
Parliament did the easy bit last night, now comes the hard bit
The tiny majority in favour of ensuring Parliament gets a vote on any Brexit deal not seem an obvious thing to label ‘easy’. But… … Read the full post »
Jo Swinson: Sexual harassment – a chance for change
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Jo Swinson’s piece over the weekend has already attracted much attention. She’s kindly given me permission to reproduce it in full here. … Read the full post »