James Oates selected by Liberal Democrats in Gordon
James Oates has been selected by the Liberal Democrats for the Westminster constituency of Gordon, formerly held by Malcolm Bruce. … Read the full post »
Willie Rennie
Winner of the Dunfermline and West Fife Parliamentary by-election in 2006, Willie Rennie was an MP until 2010.
He was subsequently elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) and leader of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland. He stood down as leader in 2021.
Jill Reilly selected by Liberal Democrats in in Edinburgh East
Following the news of Bruce Wilson’s selection in Edinburgh, we now have news of another Liberal Democrat selection in the city: Jill Reilly for Edinburgh East. … Read the full post »
Former Royal Marine Commando Bruce Wilson selected by Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh
Former Royal Marine Commando Bruce Wilson has been selected by the Liberal Democrats as the party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for Edinburgh North and Leith. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems select Craig Harrow in Charles Kennedy’s former constituency
Craig Harrow, a former work colleague of mine and rather more importantly someone who has worked and campaigned in the Highlands for years has been selected as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) in Charles Kennedy’s old constituency. … Read the full post »
John Waddell selected in West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
News from Robert Smith’s former constituency with the selection of John Waddell in the formerly held seat of West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine. … Read the full post »
WATCH: the new Liberal Democrat TV film, featuring more of the party’s new messaging
The latest Liberal Democrat TV film (Party Political Broadcast, or PPB), is really two. First, a new one about the party’s vision for Britain, showing how there’s more to the party’s new messaging than simply the Demand Better slogan. … Read the full post »
Erotic spasms, the role of moderation and how to win: Vince Cable’s conference speech
Complete with the trailed reference to an erotic spasm (not a plug for his recent novel but rather a reference to the pleasure some got from voting Leave), changed to “exotic” when delivered, Vince Cable gave his autumn conference speech – perhaps his last such as party leader – today. … Read the full post »
What the plans for party reform really mean: Liberal Democrat Newswire #116
Liberal Democrat Newswire #116 came out last week, taking a detailed look at the proposals for party reform set out by Vince Cable – and including the way in which members can have their say before final decisions are taken. … Read the full post »
How did the Lib Dems do in the local elections? (LDN #112)
Liberal Democrat Newswire #112 came out last week, looking at the Lib Dem performance in the 2018 local elections. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrats go jumping
Forget Lib Dems who point. Now we’ve got Lib Dems who jump, featuring Willie Rennie and Vince Cable. … Read the full post »