Five ex-Lib Dem MPs in the news today as standing in general election
Very welcome news from Vince Cable: with a snap general election, he’s standing for Parliament again in his former Twickenham constituency. … Read the full post »
Twickenham and Richmond Liberal Democrats
Read about the Liberal Democrats in Twickenham and Richmond, London.
Lib Dems gain Hampton Wick from Conservatives
Liberal Democrats last night gained Hampton Wick (Richmond upon Thames) from the Conservatives. … Read the full post »
How Richmond Liberal Democrats avoid making one of the five common errors
In my list of five of the most common mistakes that Lib Dem campaigners make there is the love of inappropriate secrecy. … Read the full post »
Oh dear, has Robin Meltzer lost faith in me?
It’s only a few months since my, er…, interesting experience of turning up to do some Liberal Democrat campaigning and being given a task by award-winning campaigner Robin Meltzer: You have a delivery round stuffed full of properties that have just had railings, gates and doors painted in black paint. So you wait until someone … Read the full post »
This is worse than the Phil Woolas election leaflets
Mary Reid over at Lib Dem Voice has the story of the fake election leaflets used to smear Jane Dodds, the Liberal Democrat candidate in the recent Richmond Council by-election. There is a nasty racist element to all this as among the false claims made were invented stories about using a local hotel to house … Read the full post »
I have discovered the secret to being elected in Richmond
It’s very simple, and only requires one form. (Aside from nomination paperwork of course. You have to be in it to win it.) It’s a deed poll form. Change your name to Mr/Ms/Dr/Earl/Wing Commander/Duchess No Third Runway and you will be a shoo-in. Such was certainly the message from the doorsteps in Richmond this morning … Read the full post »
Treading in the footsteps of royalty, aka what happens after a Parliamentary by-election
This morning it was off to south west London to join campaigners from around and outside London for some campaigning to follow up the Feltham & Heston by-election. Roger Crouch and his team did a great job holding on to third place and the deposit in the by-election. Now the election is over, the area … Read the full post »
Big public support for taxing 4x4s
Liberal Democrat run Richmond Council generated quite a lot of media coverage recently for its plans to vary the costs of residents’ parking permits based on how polluting their vehicles are. … Read the full post »