Monthly Archives: March 2015

1st	Opinion: Combined authorities and English devolution (17) by George Potter
	Tweets and snapshots from the Campaign Trail (6) by The Voice
	Steve Webb on taking a chance to set pensioners free (38) by Paul Walter
	Independent on Sunday praises Nick Clegg and Ed Davey for “keeping the low carbon show on the road” (29) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #413 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Davey and Cable defend free speech at universities from Tory attack (22) by Caron Lindsay
	Julian Huppert as you have never seen him before (0) by The Voice
2nd	Opinion: Decentralisation to the London Region – the case has yet to be fully made (5) by Paul Reynolds
	Opinion: Thoughts on some Liberal candidates past and present (2) by David Warren
	Live this evening – Nick Clegg’s “State of Mind” (1) by The Voice
	Opinion: Struggling with a personal response to ISIS (23) by Guy Gunaratne
	LibLink: Tim Farron on the general election and afterwards (6) by The Voice
	Prominent Tory disillusioned by Big Society, ‘Vote Blue, Go Green’ and Compassionate Conservatism (7) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Parents want a say on school attendance policy (13) by Karen Wilkinson
	LibLink: Kirsty Williams on more power to Wales (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Scottish Lib Dems should abandon their suicidal complacency and promise to devolve oil and gas (22) by Robin Bennett
3rd	Lord Roger Roberts writes…A step towards abolishing the Azure Card (12) by Lord Roger Roberts
	Joan Walmsley writes … Disadvantaged children should be prioritised in the Early Years, says House of Lords Committee (1) by Joan Walmsley
	Julian Huppert writes … We must end indefinite detention for immigrants (7) by Julian Huppert
	Jenny Willott on the Twitter abuse she got after Inside the Commons (54) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron on “wicked” Tories, Nick Clegg’s integrity and making people’s lives better (7) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s your funniest canvassing story? (65) by Caron Lindsay
	Caroline Pidgeon expresses concern about Stagecoach involvement with LGBT Rainbow bus (11) by Caron Lindsay
4th	LibLink: Nick Clegg and Richard Branson: We have been losing the war on drugs for four decades. End it now. (14) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Secularism: the cure to religious extremism? (66) by Jack Davies
	Nominations sought for Scottish Party Awards (0) by The Voice
	Labour apologises for making false claims about Tory candidate in Brent Council by-election (8) by The Voice
	Invitation to a debate on devolution to local government with Stephen Williams (3) by Mary Reid
	“Uncontrolled mass immigration”, Nigel? You must be joking. (161) by Caron Lindsay
	Well, I’d never have guessed THAT about Ming Campbell (3) by Newspuppy
	Open Doors: The Sequel – All four versions of the second Lib Dem PPB of 2015 (23) by The Voice
	Ashcroft polls predict SNP gains – including Bob Smith and Charles Kennedy’s seats – but don’t panic yet (62) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Clegg: I’ll take Cameron’s place and defend government’s record if he’s too important to take part in the debates (163) by Caron Lindsay
	LDVideo: Kelly Marie Blundell on what she’d do as MP for Guildford (15) by Caron Lindsay
	Norman Baker gets musical to highlight dangers of animal extinction (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Farron seeks £20k for Lib Dem campaigns to match Tony Blair’s donation to Labour (22) by Caron Lindsay
	For World Book Day: What’s your favourite political book? (31) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Sarah Teather: It’s clear our system of immigration detention isn’t working (8) by NewsHound
	Baroness Lindsay Northover on developing evidence-based policy to strengthen LGBT rights across the world (6) by The Voice
6th	The Independent View: “How to save public service choice for liberalism?” a CentreForum paper by David Boyle (50) by Nick Tyrone
	Opinion: On The Buses? Not anymore (14) by Jack Davies
	Catherine Bearder MEP writes… Launch of MEP group on Wildlife Crime (5) by Catherine Bearder MEP
7th	LibLink: Norman Lamb MP: Why we had to axe Lord Saatchi’s bill and think again (3) by NewsHound
	Home Office mistreatment of LGBT people must be stopped (10) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s the scariest outcome of the General Election? (63) by Caron Lindsay
8th	Nick Clegg’s message for International Women’s Day (6) by The Voice
	Willie Rennie’s message for International Women’s Day (1) by The Voice
	Paddy to broadcasters: Let Nick into third debate. He’ll debate Miliband if Cameron refuses (42) by The Voice
	Swinson and Clegg force Tory u-turn on gender pay gap (8) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Jo Swinson on media coverage of pregnant women, sexism and having to ask to get ministerial job (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Norman Lamb quizzed on leadership ambitions by Independent on Sunday (43) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #414 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	The Herald: “All power to the Lib Dems for standing up for our liberties” (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Two important deadlines for next week’s conference (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Who’s the woman who has inspired you most? (17) by Caron Lindsay
9th	Opinion: We must not be complacent! (6) by Kirsten Johnson
	Tony Greaves writes: What happens if …? (95) by Tony Greaves
	Unlocking Liberalism: Life After the Coalition (8) by Pramod Subbaraman
	Who is standing in your constituency? (7) by Mary Reid
	Protecting open and accessible justice: your help needed (5) by Nick T
	ALDC’s by-election report – 5 March 2015 (5) by ALDC
	New website marks Paul Reynolds’ bid to become our London Mayoral candidate (3) by Paul Reynolds
	Paul Burstow and Claire Tyler write … Standardised tobacco packaging (84) by Claire Tyler
10th	Tim Farron is the most engaged MP on twitter (4) by Joe Otten
	Paul Tyler writes… Devolution: Who’s next? (8) by Paul Tyler
	LDVideo: Dialogue over Division (29) by Joe Otten
	Members of the public tweeting live from Parliament (8) by Mary Reid
11th	Stephen Gilbert MP writes…It’s time to let Britain fly (51) by Stephen Gilbert MP
	LDVideo: Charles Kennedy visits a primary school (5) by Newsmoggie
	LibLink: Stephen Tall: Ignore the Liberal Democrats at your peril, and don’t write them off (3) by NewsHound
	Does Cameron think he’s been in Nick Clegg’s pocket these last five years? (40) by Caron Lindsay
	A double boost for Julian Huppert’s re-election campaign (12) by Caron Lindsay
	Martin Horwood MP writes…Justine Greening’s revealing speech on International Development and what it didn’t say (2) by Martin Horwood
	Mike Beckett’s type of politics (17) by The Voice
	The local offer: what should the Lib Dems offer on devolution in their manifesto? (12) by Mary Reid
12th	Ibrahim Taguri steps down as Lib Dem candidate in Brent Central after Telegraph donation claims (12) by The Voice
	Opinion: The myth of the council war on motorists (10) by Iain Sharpe
	Opinion: Fiscal consolidation and the Liberal Democrats (33) by Tom Papworth
	Tony Greaves writes…Can’t poll, won’t poll? (35) by Tony Greaves
	Opinion: Why don’t we throw out the spending plans and start again? (83) by Judy Abel
	Sir Nick Harvey writes…Difficult questions for all parties on defence spending (37) by Nick Harvey
13th	The Independent View: Let’s make 2015 the last ever lottery election (25) by Katie Ghose
	Opinion: STV for elections in England and Wales (16) by Denis Mollison
	Tim Farron gives marks to the party in coalition (5) by Paul Walter
	Penny Lane or points in parenthesis? Tricky decision…. (5) by Paul Walter
	#ldconf gets under way: Rally live blog (8) by Caron Lindsay
14th	In pictures – the conference so far #ldconf (5) by Paul Walter
	Nick Clegg calls voters from the conference #Team2015 (4) by Paul Walter
	++EXCLUSIVE++ REVEALED: Evidence of LDV editor skiving off essential constitutional minutiae (2) by Paul Walter
	A snapshot of the mental health debate (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Saturday debates open thread – Mental health, manifesto, green laws (0) by The Voice
	Cable: No room for “pre-election bonanza” budget (2) by NewsHound
	Anti-TTIP protestors reach #ldconf. A reminder of why they are wrong (147) by Nick T
	In full: Vince Cable’s speech to Liberal Democrat Conference: Has the coalition been worth it? (4) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s Q & A: Live blog (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Jo Swinson saddles up her feminist high horse… (11) by Newspuppy
	In Full: Danny Alexander’s speech to Conference (2) by The Voice
	Paddy Ashdown can’t hurt me now (5) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Norman Lamb and his family deserve our support (20) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg needs you…. (0) by Newspuppy
	Sal Brinton joins the elite triple badge ranks of Team 2015 #mademy10 #ldconf (1) by Paul Walter
	In full: Norman Lamb’s speech to Liberal Democrat Conference (4) by The Voice
	In full: Nick Clegg’s Liverpool speech (28) by Paul Walter
16th	Tim tries too hard, and ends up singed (90) by Paul Walter
	Online democracy tools that inform the general election debate (1) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: A lack of leadership on public R&D spending (8) by Tad Jones
	Kate Parminter to join post-election negotiating team (17) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Ethical Foreign Policy (9) by John Kelly
	LibLink … Tim Farron: The Conservatives are underplaying our hand in Europe (11) by The Voice
	“Source close to Nick Clegg” needs to stop – now (44) by Paul Walter
17th	LDVideo: Dorothy Thornhill for Watford (10) by The Voice
	Peers visit 1000 constituencies (5) by The Voice
	Thanks Liverpool! (5) by Paul Walter
	Confessions of an FCC virgin (15) by Mary Reid
	Our Don says farewell to conference with a song (2) by Paul Walter
	Remembering Srebrenica (0) by Paul Walter
	In praise of Eric Pickles (25) by The Voice
18th	‘Almost certain that Tim Farron will be leader later this year’ – Stephen Tall (93) by Paul Walter
	Debate likely to be the political Celebrity Squares option (8) by Paul Walter
	LibLink … Ed Davey: Britain must signal the beginning of the end for coal investment (35) by The Voice
	Budget open thread (12) by The Voice
	Victory for Lib Dems with announcement of world’s first tidal lagoon (19) by Mary Reid
	Twelve major improvements announced in the budget (51) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Welsh Liberal Democrats need to be bolder in considering a coalition without Labour (31) by Matt Hemsley
19th	Robin Teverson writes … Doing cold smarter (7) by Robin Teverson
	Danny turns the tables on Balls on TV economy debates (9) by The Voice
	Norman Lamb writes…A blueprint for a fairer society (8) by Norman Lamb MP
	Danny set outs alternative Lib Dem budget (68) by Paul Walter
20th	Opinion: Could you save a life? (4) by Kirsten Johnson
	The Liberal Democrats could well be on course to improve our vote share to seats “bangs for the buck” (44) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Freedom of speech? (24) by Miranda Pinch
	Tim Farron MP writes…The British people deserve more than Cameron’s weak leadership on EU (11) by Tim Farron MP
	Independent: “Liberal Democrats do have a more balanced, pragmatic approach to the task” (0) by Newspuppy
	Opinion: Cyril Smith – Liberal Democrats should allow scrutiny of all party archives (25) by Ruth Bright
	Stephen Williams takes on 38 Degrees over “highly misleading campaign” (72) by Nick T
	Opinion: Netanyahu’s rejection of peace must mean British recognition of Palestine (16) by Jonathan Brown
	Nick Clegg and a dancing troupe in Gravesend filming of promotional video (14) by Newspuppy
21st	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 29 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Paul Strasburger stands down from Lib Dem Lords group pending investigation of fundraising allegations (1) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg: Governing with Labour and the SNP would be a recipe for “insomnia and instability” (12) by Paul Walter
	In Full: Alistair Carmichael’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat conference: “Liberalism is needed more than ever” (2) by The Voice
	Paddy Ashdown carves out a new career as a literary reviewer (15) by Newspuppy
	Tim Farron’s UKIP opponent resigns, citing claims of “open racism” and “sanctimonious bullying” within the party (3) by The Voice
	In full: Willie Rennie’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference – personal stories which show the good Liberal Democrats have done (3) by The Voice
22nd	Miriam Gonzalez Durantez meets Miranda Sawyer (1) by NewsHound
	As if Austin Rathe didn’t have enough to do… (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Is David Steel right about the Liberal Democrat attitude to a future coalition? (71) by Caron Lindsay
	In full: Malcolm Bruce’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat conference “Liberal Democrats offer the voice of reason, reform and responsibility – against the forces of division, despair and defeatism.” (0) by The Voice
	Holyrood magazine interview with Willie Rennie: “the Scottish Lib Dem leader, in stark contrast to his counterpart in London, seems near universally liked” (3) by Newsmoggie
23rd	William Wallace writes … Be careful about Canvasser’s Heel (8) by Lord William Wallace
	Landmark report makes powerful case for Lords and party funding reform (17) by Paul Walter
	A model bobby and an extraordinary community tribute (5) by Paul Walter
	The Independent View: How to bring an end to cold homes (0) by Richard Sagar
	Opinion: Liberal Democrat alternative budget is no answer to Osborne’s opaque way with the numbers (16) by David Thorpe
	Good news on the Pupil Premium (2) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: ‘Cultural appropriation’ – a horrible concept from progressives (38) by Mark Wright
	Opinion: Will mental health be a vote-winner? (13) by Mark Argent
24th	Archie Lamb talks to The Times about his struggles with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (12) by The Voice
	Opinion: Liberal Youth’s ambitious liberalism (12) by Stuart Wheatcroft
	The Telegraph puts its own predictable spin on Liberal Democrat election strategy (8) by Caron Lindsay
	The attacks on Tim Farron need to stop – Vince Cable should know better (50) by Caron Lindsay
	Martin Horwood MP writes…A Lib Dem vision for fighting infectious diseases (3) by Martin Horwood
	A few quick thoughts on last night’s Dispatches (12) by Caron Lindsay
	The Tories’ internet cartoon shows us why the ban on TV spot ads must remain. (13) by Simon Foster
	Jo Swinson MP writes… I’m proud to say we’ve finally got the Tories on board with gender pay gap measures. (7) by Jo Swinson MP
	Nick Clegg’s last Deputy Prime Minister’s Questions of this Parliament brings a flurry of Labour own goals (9) by Caron Lindsay
25th	The Independent View: Location, location … taxation? The benefits of a locally-driven mansion tax (37) by Duncan Sim
	What Danny Alexander would say to his successor: “Jobs up, growth up, economy up, don’t screw it up” (35) by The Voice
	Opinion: Have a local party meeting after the election (13) by Antony Hook
	Clegg launches Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation (0) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV hosts debate on devolution – “Just do it” (6) by Mary Reid
	The Independent View: Half of the public are likely to change their vote after examining the parties’ policies (30) by Matt Chocqueel-Mangan
	Opinion: Liberals must stand up to Russia over Ukraine (23) by Tim Oliver
	Everyone’s talking about Clegg’s Great Funk Up (19) by Caron Lindsay
26th	Opinion: Plain Packaging: Will Tobacco Be the End or Just the Beginning? (34) by Judy Abel
	Why have Liberal Democrats indulged the Tories’ Bercow bashing? (54) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Thoughts on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Protocol (TTIP) (32) by Mark Argent
	LDVideo: Jeremy Browne MP’s final Commons speech – politics must seize the opportunities of the future, not preserve the past (20) by The Voice
	+++ Lib Dem PPC arrested on historic child sex abuse allegations +++ (0) by The Voice
	The Independent View: The Liberal case for airport expansion is strong (40) by Tom Papworth
	One of the most important acts of this government? (7) by Paul Walter
	Sir Malcolm Bruce’s final speech in the House of Commons (4) by The Voice
27th	We’re heading for a minority Labour government backed by the SNP (130) by Paul Walter
	The Independent View: A new report from CentreForum highlights the problems with Labour’s tuition fees policy (61) by Nick Tyrone
	Baroness Liz Barker writes… International Office supports the next generation of female leaders from Mouvement Populaire party in Morocco (0) by Baroness Liz Barker
	Sir Alan Beith’s final speech to the House of Commons (6) by Caron Lindsay
	The Independent View: Incentives matter in our education system (32) by Amy Finch
	Today’s headlines show just how much work is still to do on mental health stigma (9) by Caron Lindsay
28th	David Heath’s final speech in the House of Commons (4) by The Voice
	LibLink: Willie Rennie MSP: Liberal Democrats nail their green credentials to the mast (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Cute seals for Earth Hour Day – and some serious points about Liberal Democrat policy (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Alex Salmond postpones US book tour as Christine Jardine’s campaign goes from strength to strength (11) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Catherine Bearder MEP et al: Liberalism in Europe is facing its biggest fight (3) by NewsHound
	The Liberal Democrats who stood up for John Bercow (10) by Caron Lindsay
	“Charm machine” Paddy Ashdown in Bristol to mark million door landmark (8) by Newspuppy
	Wow, Labour really are pandering to UKIP, aren’t they? (104) by The Voice
29th	Call Clegg goes on the road as Nick Clegg launches the Liberal Democrat election campaign (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Danny Alexander has a “Beaker” cocktail created in his honour (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Ed Davey: It would be incredibly difficult to work with the Tories due to their views on the EU and green issues (16) by Paul Walter
	Telegraph reports Farron email 24 days after we did (1) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Jo Swinson: Why the Government is spending £2 million to tackle bullying (0) by NewsHound
	The first photos of the campaign bus… (13) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Mike Hancock to stand as Independent candidate in Portsmouth South. (12) by Caron Lindsay
	LDVideo: Naomi Long reads out and responds to mean tweets (3) by Newspuppy
	LDVideo: Nick Clegg speaking in Oxford West and Abingdon today (18) by The Voice
	Diane Abbott condemns “shameful” Labour mug and the policy that goes with it (39) by Caron Lindsay
30th	The Independent View: Countdown to the Election (2) by Anthony Fairclough
	What is happening today, then? (4) by Mary Reid
	Paddy Ashdown on the campaign trail (2) by NewsHound
	Tony Greaves writes … Haggling over more than the haggis? (26) by Tony Greaves
	A tale of a fox and a duck (2) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Ed Miliband has taken the left along for a ride (31) by Eddie Sammon
	Opinion: Liberal Internationalism (9) by Matthew McGinty
	Opinion: It’s not just Britain and France (19) by Steve Coltman
	Sal Brinton and the grassroots (15) by Mary Reid
	Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems can be very proud of themselves (164) by Paul Walter
	Former LGBT+ chair Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett becomes Britain’s first openly HIV positive candidate (9) by Caron Lindsay
31st	What’s happening on P-37, Tuesday 31st March? (3) by Caron Lindsay
	38 Degrees get it badly wrong on Lib Dem funding for NHS – but don’t do nearly enough to put it right (44) by Caron Lindsay
	Peter Preston reminisces about David Steel’s by-election victory half a century ago (9) by NewsHound
	Joey Essex on the Liberal Democats and “nice” and “honest” Nick Clegg (43) by Newsmoggie
	P-37: What are the Liberal Democrats talking about today? Mental Health and the manifesto for the mind (22) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats raise half a million pounds from members and supporters (6) by Caron Lindsay
	House of Comments podcast: Mark Thompson, Scotland, Camibland and Lib Dem prospects (1) by Caron Lindsay
	38 Degrees take another step to putting right their NHS mistake (16) by Caron Lindsay