As noted last Thursday, Lord Shipley gave his valedictory speech in the House of Lords Local Government debate. Here is his speech in full: My Lords, I thank colleagues from across the House for the ...
A politics of power Recent Liberal Democrat proposals for faster GP appointments, better support for rural and coastal ...
Ed Davey was interviewed on Sky News this morning The first question was about whether we should apologise for our role in slavery. He said: If you have done something wrong, I have no problem in ...
This week Scottish Lib Dems inflicted the first parliamentary defeat of this session on the minority SNP Government. SNP candidates had championed the idea of a Learning Disabilities, Autism and ...
Last week on this site, Maria Linforth-Hall asked a question that has stayed with me: what are the Liberal Democrats for? One ...
This article draws on “Hitting housebuilding targets would reduce rents by £251 a month” published by the Centre for British Progress, written by Rob Blackie, Tim Leunig and David Lawrence. Andy Burnh ...
Following Jane Dodds saying that she will not seek re-nomination as Welsh Lib Dem Leader, the only other person eligible to ...
The Chancellor hasn’t crashed the economy by reckless unfunded commitments. Perhaps we should be grateful for small mercies ...
The media are reporting an “altercation” in the Commons between Nigel Farage and Caroline Voaden. It happened at the State Opening of Parliament last May when MPs were queuing on a staircase to leave ...
West Berkshire Conservative Councillor Paul Dick OBE JP DL has joined the Liberal Democrats. For almost 30 years, Mr Dick was headteacher of Kennet School in Thatcham. At one point he was a “Super ...