Monthly Archives: April 2016

1st  Exciting new venue for Spring Conference (29) by The Voice
  Must-see TV series: Inside Obama’s White House (13) by Paul Walter
  From the Rip of Olla (4) by Mary Reid
  Problems identified with enforcing prohibition of legal highs (11) by Tobie Abel
  A good quote from Margaret Thatcher (11) by Paul Walter
  ALDC’s by-election report: 31 March 2016 (5) by ALDC
2nd  Will North West Region choose to become a state party? (32) by Iain Donaldson
  EURef: Brexit would endanger Britons’ healthcare rights (4) by Antony Hook
  Willie Rennie issues Living Wage challenge (1) by The Voice
  Miriam Gonzalez Durantez has a right go at Brexiteers over terrorism claims (21) by NewsHound
  What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
  Agenda 2020 Essay Competition #22: What it means to be a Liberal Democrat today (3) by Caron Lindsay
3rd  Willie Rennie: I want Scotland to be the best (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Kirsty Williams slams Tories and Labour over steel failures (6) by The Voice
  Might Tim Farron be the longest serving party leader by the autumn? (15) by Antony Hook
  Enforced academisation plan is “bonkers” (27) by Paul Walter
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by Caron Lindsay
  LGBTI Scottish hustings reveals consensus on gender recognition law change (17) by Caron Lindsay
  Paddy Ashdown gets stuck into EU Referendum debate (8) by Caron Lindsay
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #453 (0) by Caron Lindsay
4th  It’s time for Lib Dems to set some external goals, strategy and tactics. (74) by Antony Hook
  North West Liberal Democrats Conference Spring 2016 (3) by Iain Donaldson
  Ethnic minority pupils outclass white British pupils (44) by Mary Reid
5th  Skinner Guilty: Time to change European Parliament expenses for good (12) by Antony Hook
  Laws on Osborne v Duncan Smith (24) by Joe Otten
  Book review: Charles Kennedy: A Tragic Flaw by Greg Hurst (8) by Paul Walter
  What really is “Kafkaesque”? (9) by Paul Walter
6th  EURef Roundup: Airbus, Insurers, Stanley Johnson, Service sector back IN, lazy Corbyn attacked, ex- Health Secs speak up (1) by Antony Hook
  Reducing the Government’s Deficit is not the same as reducing the UK’s Deficit.
 (8) by Peter Martin
  Tavish Scott slams SNP’s “slap in the face” to Scottish farmers (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Caroline Pidgeon taking Twitter questions this afternoon #AskCaroline (0) by The Voice
  What next for Lib Dem drug policy? (19) by Henry Fisher
  Caroline Pidgeon judged winner of ITV/LBC mayoral debate (8) by The Voice
  Why Liberal Democrats oppose the Cameron government’s education reforms (10) by Jamie Dalzell
7th  First Scotland, now the EU: how did young English progressives end up fighting to save the status quo? (13) by Adam Bennett
  Shakespeare the Liberal (23) by Andrew Venning
  What Cameron and Osborne said about Vince Cable’s proposals on corporate transparency (26) by Nick T
  And we’re off….. (10) by Tim Pickstone
8th  What the UK can learn from the Dutch referendum (8) by Henk van Klaveren
  Is it Game Over for Cameron? (40) by Caron Lindsay
  Tom Brake MP writes….On International Romani Day we should all remember the need for human rights to be given to all groups in Europe (6) by Tom Brake
  The world of puppet politicians (15) by The Voice
  Friday fun: The story of Willie Rennie and the friendly pigs (1) by Caron Lindsay
9th  ALDC’s by-election report 7 April 2016 (0) by ALDC
  Willie Rennie stands up for Scottish farmers let down by the SNP’s CAP payments failure (0) by Caron Lindsay
  LibLink: Nick Clegg: Hypocritical Brexiteers are as much an elite as those they rage against (11) by NewsHound
  Sadiq and Zac agree for once: Caroline Pidgeon is “great” and “impressive” (10) by The Voice
10th  Should politicians publish their tax returns? (34) by Caron Lindsay
  Kirsty Williams: We go into this election as the smallest opposition party which has delivered more than anyone else (0) by NewsHound
  WATCH: Alex Cole-Hamilton on tax, education, glaciers and the SNP’s “magic tractor” (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Could the Republican party save the world from Trump, but split apart? (14) by Paul Walter
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  UKIP’s ongoing collapse – ducking a by-election in Farage’s “top target” (10) by Antony Hook
  Tim Farron on tax: “We must not miss this opportunity to change the system” (17) by Caron Lindsay
  Liberal Youth calls for reserved places on party committees (24) by Caron Lindsay
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #454 (1) by Caron Lindsay
  LibLink: Alex Cole-Hamilton: Criticism of SNP policies is vital (6) by Caron Lindsay
11th  EURef: Two more leaflets available to order (5) by Antony Hook
  Baroness Lynne Featherstone writes…The State killed my nephew (4) by Lynne Featherstone
  The EU Referendum – Don’t believe UKIP, believe Sir Winston (and his fellow Liberal Democrats) (14) by Jonan Boto
  Looking for more women (24) by Mark Pack
  The erosion of British local democracy (18) by Chris Key
  Why, after a year of being involved with the Lib Dems, I’ll be renewing my membership (27) by Benjamin Sims
12th  EURef: Netherlands vote on Ukraine trade deal underlines no guarantees for UK (7) by Antony Hook
  Brexit as political arson by David Miliband (27) by Joe Otten
  The tirade of Government defeats on housing has begun (8) by Baroness Cathy Bakewell
  Tim Farron visits refugee camps in Greece – “Real people in desperate circumstances fleeing war” (10) by Caron Lindsay
  ‘Fee waiver’ system for immigrants not working (2) by Dee Doocey
  Seven candidates and an electorate of three – the strangest by-election ever? (20) by Caron Lindsay
  Watch: The day they let Willie Rennie fly a plane (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Welsh Lib Dems plan £20 million boost for hill farmers (1) by The Voice
13th  Rennie’s penny on tax for education is progressive – IPPR (2) by Caron Lindsay
  The government’s EU “remain” booklet hits the doormats…and it is spookily reminiscent of its 1975 counterpart (21) by Paul Walter
  St Ives referendum – Is this the way forward to stop seaside idylls being ghost towns? (7) by Paul Walter
  Africa’s Super Sunday (3) by Paul Walter
  A surprising gap in David Laws’ knowledge (15) by Caron Lindsay
  Is Leeds showing the way forward on prostitution? (16) by Paul Walter
  Bosnia’s Nasa Stranka visits York (1) by Keith Aspden
  Caroline Pidgeon: With me as Mayor, London would work for everyone (6) by NewsHound
  Tim Farron launches blueprint for UK to take 3000 unaccompanied refugee children (11) by The Voice
14th  LibLink: Vince Cable makes the case for TTIP and free trade (41) by The Voice
  EURef: What can the EU make law on (hint: it is not “anything it feels like”) (27) by Antony Hook
  Watch: Christine Jardine in BBC Health debate “Let medical professionals do their job” (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Offshore 101, or: Can we please stop asking David Cameron to resign? (57) by Alice Thomas
  Claire Tyler writes…We need to invest in all our young people (1) by Claire Tyler
  It’s postal vote polling day! (6) by Caron Lindsay
  Welsh Lib Dems launch manifesto – A Wales that works for you (0) by The Voice
  Breaking..A duo of by-election wins, one strong hold, one great gain (20) by Caron Lindsay
15th  Scottish Liberal Democrats to launch manifesto – a plan to make Scotland the best again (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Contrasts of Cologne and Kent (10) by Fionna Tod
  Baroness Emma Nicholson writes…We must maintain momentum to end sexual violence in conflict (3) by Baroness Emma Nicholson
  Farron: Rise in UK deaths related to hunger a “national scandal” (12) by The Voice
  The Bearing Group – helping to build a more liberal UK (34) by Anonymous Lib Dem
  The “trailblazing, hell-raising rule breaking Rennie” (0) by Caron Lindsay
  LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 33 (3) by Stephen Tall
16th  Norman Baker’s Reform Club band plays London (1) by NewsHound
  Nick Clegg chairs meeting on educational inequality in Sheffield (12) by The Voice
  Timely reminder – when the Guardian’s attempt to influence US politics backfired spectacularly (9) by Paul Walter
  Is being an MP a rubbish job? (15) by Paul Walter
17th  In conversation with David Laws (22) by York Membery
  Visiting the Northern Greece refugee camps with Tim Farron (1) by Vinous Ali
  LibLink: Kirsty Williams: Cancer care in Wales (0) by NewsHound
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  How the Scottish Liberal Democrats are winning this campaign (26) by Caron Lindsay
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #455 (3) by Caron Lindsay
18th  Is Liberalism Dead? (38) by Andrew Venning
  LibLink: Miriam Gonzáles says free trade has won: adapt or die is the only option left to us (11) by The Voice
  In the Spring … (17) by Lord William Wallace
  Who makes the decisions in the EU? (26) by Liz Lynne
  We need to challenge some of those Brexit statements (51) by John Marriott
  GCHQ apologises to gay people (6) by Mary Reid
19th  Value for Money and Power Education (17) by Steve Trevethan
  What you can do to make a difference to the Immigration Bill (1) by Suzanne Fletcher
  ‘I came from Bangladesh, the Government lost my passport and now I’m a Liberal Democrat’ (5) by News Meerkat
  Brexiters have nowhere to hide on crime, policing, terror and intelligence (27) by Joe Otten
  Willie Rennie’s most embarrassing moments – and his favourite films (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Cooking with Kirsty (0) by Caron Lindsay
  And the new Lib Dem peer is… (22) by The Voice
  EURef Roundup: Treasury’s £4,300, likely turnout changing, leaflet’s impact on support, TUC on Race, EG on investment risk (5) by Antony Hook
20th  Baroness Liz Barker writes…Osborne’s social care omnishambles (4) by Baroness Liz Barker
  Farron: the Welsh Assembly needs a strong liberal voice (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Your Liberal Britain: What would a Liberal Britain look like? (14) by Neville Farmer
  Federal Conference registration opens – but discounted period only lasts for a week (13) by Caron Lindsay
  EURef: Simon Hughes rallies support in Gibraltar (2) by Antony Hook
21st  We can’t forget about our core vote if we want to win on June 23rd (7) by Guy Russo
  EURef: RSPB demands Remain and Leave answer environmental questions (4) by Antony Hook
  Review: Coalition, by David Laws (23) by Nick T
  What they said about Kirsty in the Welsh Leaders’ Debate (2) by NewsHound
  Undeclared Conservative election expenses unearthed by Channel 4 News (22) by The Voice
  EURef: Judgment reserved in Ex-pats’ legal challenge (1) by Antony Hook
  The Queen’s advice to Tim Farron (15) by Caron Lindsay
22nd  LibLink: David Steel: We need liberalism more than ever (16) by Caron Lindsay
  EURef Talking Points: being positive. Hope-mongering. (13) by Antony Hook
  Paddy has Brexit campaigners floundering on Question Time (29) by Caron Lindsay
  LibLink: Tim Farron: The Government’s latest capitulation to take up to 3000 more refugees is welcome but not enough (5) by Caron Lindsay
  Lord Monroe Palmer writes…The Government has back-pedalled and tenants have won (0) by Monroe Palmer
23rd  St George for Europe! (13) by Mike Biden
  The USA: The clue is in the title – and it is the greatest example of pooled sovereignity between states (40) by Paul Walter
  WATCH: Joe Otten interviewed on Sunday Politics (3) by Caron Lindsay
  What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (1) by The Voice
  LibLink: Getting real about tackling London’s air pollution (2) by NewsHound
  WATCH: Alex Cole Hamilton on the SNP’s “smog and mirrors” and singing the recycling song (0) by Caron Lindsay
24th  After a year of Tory rule, we have the chance to show our disapproval (13) by James Davis
  Federal Conference Committee so far fails to extend unfairly implemented early bird discount for Autumn Conference (16) by Caron Lindsay
  WATCH: Tim Farron on the Andrew Marr Show (9) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (2) by The Voice
  Welsh Lib Dems ask Labour supporters to vote Lib Dem on list to stop UKIP (15) by NewsHound
  WATCH: Two very different interviews for Willie Rennie (2) by Caron Lindsay
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #456 (0) by Caron Lindsay
25th  Demo for Democracy on 7th May! (19) by Mary Reid
  Book Review: Big Tent Politics, the Liberal Party’s Long Mastery of Canada’s Public Life (16) by Antony Hook
  Liberal Youth’s International Officer elected Vice President of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (3) by Ab Brightman
  One year on from the Nepal Earthquake (1) by Lindsay Northover
  It must be possible to be 100% pro-EU, but still question how things are run (23) by Judy Abel
  The Independent View: Obscure powers secretly used to hoover up our data (5) by Millie Graham Wood
  Congratulations to Suzanne Fletcher for winning ALDE’s Lifetime Achievement Award! (2) by The Voice
  We shouldn’t just be the party of Remain; we should also be the party of Reform (30) by Ian Thomas
  Farron: Government has dishonoured Britain’s humanitarian legacy (11) by Caron Lindsay
26th  EURef Roundup: Obama, Clinton for Remain, Le Pen for Leave, Recruitment hit by Brexit risk, Bognor and Brighton compared (10) by Antony Hook
  Inquest verdict: The 96 were unlawfully killed #JFT96 (72) by Joe Otten
  Could Trumpland reach Britain? (35) by Lord William Wallace
  LibLink: Alistair Carmichael: The child refugee vote brought shame on the government (5) by Caron Lindsay
  Welsh Lib Dems say AM pay rises must be linked to public sector pay (2) by The Voice
  Immigration Bill – what’s happening this evening (0) by Sally Hamwee
  David Steel on Northern Ireland abortion law (8) by The Voice
27th  And the biggest threat to the Union is….Ruth Davidson (8) by Simon Horner
  Baroness Sally Hamwee writes…How Lib Dem Lords are making the horrible Immigration Bill a little better (2) by Sally Hamwee
  A lifetime achievement, but still much to be done (1) by Suzanne Fletcher
  Tim Farron: SNP taking Scotland for granted (2) by The Voice
  Poll boosts for Kirsty Williams and Eluned Parrott in Wales (6) by Caron Lindsay
  Can you help the London Liberal Democrats beat UKIP and win a third Assembly seat? (2) by The Voice
28th  Missing the civility of coalition (28) by Nick T
  Jenny Randerson urges Welsh Labour voters to support the Lib Dems to stop Ukip (5) by The Voice
  LibLink: David Laws – The road to student retention (11) by The Voice
  Even the Daily Mail thinks the Government isn’t doing the right thing by child refugees (11) by Caron Lindsay
29th  Farron makes pitch to centre left voters – support Lib Dems for good local councillors and effective opposition to Tories (3) by Caron Lindsay
  LibLink: Kirsty Williams’ pitch for Welsh Assembly votes (3) by NewsHound
  WATCH: Norman Baker’s Reform Club’s hard-hitting song “Give War a Chance” (2) by The Voice
  Tim Pickstone writes…Help make the difference next Thursday (0) by Tim Pickstone
  Earthquake in Austria (8) by Richard Robinson
  Roaming charges reduced from tomorrow thanks to the EU (17) by Caron Lindsay
  Tom Brake MP writes…It’s time to reform renting (13) by Tom Brake
  Would you quit your job to join the Liberal Democrats? (5) by Caron Lindsay
30th  LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 35 (9) by Stephen Tall
  As war accelerates again in Syria it’s time for us to act (19) by Jonathan Brown
  A time to speak out? (26) by Ruth Bright
  LDV Top Tip: If you’re going to accuse your opponent of negative campaigning, don’t call him names (1) by Caron Lindsay
  WATCH: Richard Younger-Ross’s pitch to be Devon & Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner (0) by The Voice
  Rennie: Sturgeon must shred China deal after human rights warning (3) by The Voice
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