Monthly Archives: May 2016

1st  Nick Clegg tells the inside story of how the Conservatives put party before country (18) by Caron Lindsay
  Katy Gordon challenges SNP minister on housing and homelessness failures (1) by The Voice
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (1) by The Voice
  When the Minister didn’t quite get Alistair Carmichael’s sarcasm… (5) by NewsHound
  WATCH: Obama’s final White House Correspondents’ Dinner (5) by Caron Lindsay
  WATCH: Tim Farron on the Sunday Politics: Progressive, centre left voters are turning to us (17) by The Voice
  Willie Rennie gets the biggest cheer of the final Scottish Leaders’ Debate (13) by Caron Lindsay
2nd  Blogging Against Disablism Day (5) by Holly Matthies
  No criticism is bad criticism (and none is worse)… (18) by Jonathan Ferguson
  Voting in the London elections – after 16 years voters are still confused (14) by Mary Reid
3rd  It’s nurses and midwives who really need our support (29) by Chris Key
  The last thing the Liberal Democrats need is an ethical foreign policy (14) by Jonathan Ferguson
  EURef: Disenfranchised Brits lose in High Court (19) by Antony Hook
  Vote Labour in the local elections if you do not care about your community (18) by Simon Pike
  The new Liberal Democrat Director of Campaigns and Elections is… (8) by Caron Lindsay
  Five ideas to fight for (1) by The Voice
  Lord Paul Tyler writes…Liberal Democrats force government climbdown on Trade Union Bill (3) by Paul Tyler
4th  Labour ex-MEP Skinner jailed for 4 years (6) by Antony Hook
  Paddy: Dishonouring service of Afghan interpreters is our worst act of shame (4) by Caron Lindsay
  Katy Gordon: I want to give hope to young people so that they can change their lives (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Ten ways Willie Rennie made Scotland smile during #sp16 (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Catherine Bearder named MEP of the Year for championing air quality (1) by Caron Lindsay
  What’s your top tip for surviving Polling Day? (15) by Caron Lindsay
  Billingsgate – a crisis for Labour that can be solved by tactical voting for Lib Dem Joe Otten (7) by Phil Aisthorpe
  Kirsty Williams: Vote Lib Dem to make more nurses and smaller class sizes a reality (1) by The Voice
  From new member to candidate – the Lib Dem newbies fighting their first election (5) by Caron Lindsay
  Tim Farron MP writes…The Government must deliver for refugee children  (10) by Tim Farron MP
  How Caroline Pidgeon would change London for the better (1) by Caron Lindsay
5th  Good luck today! (4) by Antony Hook
  March with Medics Under Fire – ‘Newbie’ Saleyha Ahsan leads the way (4) by Jonathan Brown
  Catherine Bearder wins Green Ribbon award for championing air quality (3) by The Voice
  Scotland: The Results – open thread (13) by Caron Lindsay
  The last risk I expected on polling day was sunstroke (5) by Paul Walter
  Wales: The Results – another open thread (0) by Mary Reid
6th  Spectacular by-election win – Lib Dems take seat from Tories in Newbury (0) by Paul Walter
  16% swing from SNP to Lib Dems in Orkney (1) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems gain two seats and hold seven seats in Hull (3) by Paul Walter
  Mark Hunter storms to victory in Stockport (2) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems hold control of Eastleigh (0) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dem gain from Labour in Bury (0) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems gain seat in Sunderland (3) by Paul Walter
  Best news of the night! Willie Rennie gains North East Fife from SNP (1) by Mary Reid
  Lib Dems gain Portsmouth’s Nelson ward from Labour (0) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems gain seat in Rochdale from Labour (1) by Paul Walter
  19.9% vote increase for Tavish Scott in Shetland (2) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems win every council seat in Southport for the first time since 1858 (10) by Paul Walter
  Liberal Democrat GAIN Edinburgh Western from SNP (2) by Mary Reid
  Kirsty Williams holds her seat (8) by Mary Reid
  Lib Dems gain two seats to win over half of the seats contested in Portsmouth (0) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems keep huge majority in Eastleigh (0) by Paul Walter
  Lib Dems “over the moon” in Gosport (3) by Paul Walter
  Tim Farron on last night’s results: “When we get knocked down, we refuse to get knocked out” (38) by The Voice
  Final results for Welsh Assembly (4) by Mary Reid
  Follow the London count on London Elects (4) by Mary Reid
  ++Lib Dems GAIN Watford – Tories wiped out! (9) by NewsHound
  Government abandons enforced 100% academisation in England (3) by Paul Walter
  Update on London results (0) by Mary Reid
  ++BBC: At least EIGHT police forces are actively investigating Conservative election expenses from the 2015 election (13) by NewsHound
  Kirsty Williams stands down as Leader of Welsh Lib Dems (19) by Mary Reid
  From elation to sadness: my mixed emotions on the Scottish results (4) by Caron Lindsay
  Former MP Leech elected as Councillor (4) by Caron Lindsay
  Caroline Pidgeon elected in London … (45) by Mary Reid
7th  Great election results for LDV team members (6) by Caron Lindsay
  When Canadian Liberals dealt with big defeat: merger, a new party or something else. (9) by Antony Hook
  Liberal Democrat success in Liverpool (10) by Kris Brown
  Over 22,000 page views on Liberal Democrat Voice yesterday – thank you! (0) by The Voice
  Rennie: Opposition must be broader than narrow Tory agenda (2) by Caron Lindsay
  “A day of celebration for resurgent Lib Dems” (32) by Caron Lindsay
  The perils of rash election predictions (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Mark Williams MP is the new Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader (10) by The Voice
  “Press print”: Reflections on the heartbreak of losing a unique job (4) by Fiona Milne
8th  Sal Brinton writes…My speech to the Demo for Democracy (3) by Sal Brinton
  John Pugh MP writes…Two lessons from Thursday (15) by John Pugh
  An overview of the Northern Ireland elections (8) by Stephen Glenn
  Great news from Torbay: Lib Dems gain seat from Conservatives in council by-election (6) by The Voice
  You wouldn’t think university finals and elections would mix…. (0) by Caron Lindsay
  London needs a liberal narrative (32) by Jonathan Fryer
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  EURef: Connect is ready. It’s time for referendum canvassing (4) by Antony Hook
  A year ago…the start of #libdemfightback (34) by Caron Lindsay
9th  EURef: Happy Europe Day! (1) by Antony Hook
  The liberal case for Leave (122) by Anne Cremin
  Wounded Liberal Democrats (Canine injury branch) founded #libdemsbiteback (16) by NewsHound
  World poverty is falling. Bernie Sanders would reverse that (55) by George Kendall
  Liberal Britain (25) by Geoff Bell
  Progress for Lib Dems in local elections (31) by A Liberal in Leeds
  What economic liberalism means to me (30) by Peter Scott Brooks
  Why the Liberalisle is taking off on the Isle of Wight (13) by Nicholas Belfitt
  Devon & Cornwall police call in another force to investigate Tory election expense allegations (3) by NewsHound
  Election expenses: Nine of the Tory MPs being investigated named (8) by NewsHound
10th  Some TTIPQs (21) by Steve Trevethan
  Is something happening on 23rd June? (4) by Mary Reid
  You can see Lib Dem MEPs expenses claims – it’s time for all parties to follow. (0) by Antony Hook
  Tim Pickstone writes… 45 gains must only be the start (23) by Tim Pickstone
11th  Last chance to shape Lib Dem policy on liberty and security and social security (0) by The Voice
  6 things I learned from being an unlikely candidate (8) by Bryn Jones
  LIbLink: Cathy Bakewell: In the last days of the Housing Bill, peers will fight for equality (0) by NewsHound
  Lord Anthony Lester writes…We will march in the streets for the BBC (19) by Lord Anthony Lester
  David Laws highlights continuing threat of forced academisation (6) by NewsHound
  On Sadiq Khan’s Hopper bus ticket: an idea you may have heard of before (7) by Caron Lindsay
  #Intogether’s National Day of Action to make positive case to remain in the EU (10) by Iain Gill
  It all kicks off in Wales… (26) by Caron Lindsay
  In Full: Tim Farron’s speech launching #INtogether campaign (9) by Caron Lindsay
12th  EU civil servants can stand to become MPs or MEPs, why can’t UK civil servants? (9) by Antony Hook
  Reggie is our Lib Dem Hero (1) by Andy Kelly
  Rennie calls for new rural affairs secretary after SNP CAP payments disaster (0) by The Voice
  Kramer: Cameron and Osborne must stand up to despots and oligarchs (1) by The Voice
  Liberal Democrats for Free Trade (69) by Richard Flowers
  Reinvigorating Liberal Democrat campaigns (7) by Andrew Venning
  Different perspectives on election results (7) by Simon Foster
  Federal Policy Committee Report – 11 May 2016 (0) by Geoff Payne
  Conservative Party releases election expenses after court action (3) by NewsHound
  Willie Rennie, dare and Prince Charles in the same sentence. What could possibly go wrong? (2) by Caron Lindsay
13th  Defending Lib Dem councillors to the hilt and following their example (15) by Antony Hook
  LibLink: Roger Roberts: Forcing teenagers back to war zones another example of Tory inhumanity (4) by NewsHound
  What “Brexit” would mean for British science (12) by Amy Gaskin
  Could Kirsty Williams end up in the Welsh Cabinet? Should she? (32) by Caron Lindsay
  EU Referendum: Some reflections from the campaign trail (5) by Nick Hopkinson
  Pugh: Give heads discretion to permit term-time holidays (30) by Caron Lindsay
  It’s the UK itself not the EU holding our industry back. (14) by Chris Key
  They can’t keep us social liberals down – congratulations from D66 (7) by Bernard Aris
14th  EURef: Great Work by Brighton & Hove Lib Dems (4) by Antony Hook
  Don’t let the Tories airbrush us out of history (18) by Caron Lindsay
  LibLink: Nick Clegg: The Tories should leave the BBC alone. We all have a stake in it (12) by NewsHound
  Rennie: It’s time for answers on China deal (0) by The Voice
  LibLink: There’s no way to deny it, the Lib Dems are on the rise again (15) by NewsHound
  Traffic chaos caused by accidents – we need to listen to local radio and look to our own driving (2) by Paul Walter
  How Mark Williams intends to revitalise the Welsh Liberal Democrats (4) by NewsHound
  The best tweets of the #INtogether Day of Action (0) by Caron Lindsay
15th  LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 37 (10) by Stephen Tall
  Rennie calls for Minister for Mental Health (1) by The Voice
  Watch: Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus say why he thinks Britain should stay in the EU (1) by The Voice
  Facts on immigration (43) by Antony Hook
  Farron and Paddy condemn Boris’s Hitler comments (23) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  Nice to see our candidates being properly thanked (2) by Caron Lindsay
  Alex Cole-Hamilton’s first week in Holyrood (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Carmichael: Tories “hell-bent on unravelling the union” (1) by NewsHound
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #457 (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Paddy slams Tory plans for the BBC (31) by Caron Lindsay
16th  EURef: Campaign survey for local business (4) by Antony Hook
  Let’s express the passionate commitment of our united party (5) by Katharine Pindar
  Some Dutch Remarks on English relations with the Continent (13) by Bernard Aris
  Under Hitler, Europeans were killing each other; now they are arguing over Eurovision (9) by Mary Reid
  The Conference Access fund is up and running for Brighton … (3) by Mary Reid
  Clegg speaks at #libdempint’s first birthday – on the Lib Dem recovery and the stark choice we have on EU (38) by The Voice
17th  Reflections on the South Yorkshire PCC election (7) by Joe Otten
  Team #INTogether trends as 1000 activists hit street stalls (7) by Team #Intogether
  Former Liberal Democrat MP David Rendel dies (5) by The Voice
  Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown pay tribute to David Rendel (7) by The Voice
  David Rendel 1949-2016 (7) by Paul Walter
  It’s Willie vs Goliath in Holyrood (7) by Caron Lindsay
  Barker and Hyyrylainen-Trett speak out on #IDAHOBIT #IDAHOT2016 (0) by Team #Intogether
  Some reflections on #IDAHOBIT (18) by Caron Lindsay
18th  What does the Queen’s Speech mean for Liberal Democrat strategy? (10) by Caron Lindsay
  Lib Dems condemn Gove’s prison reforms (1) by The Voice
  Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown pay eloquent tribute to David Rendel (1) by Paul Walter
  “This is about control” – yes, of course it is (16) by Paul Walter
  Nothing of public interest in lurid headlines about SNP MPs (25) by Caron Lindsay
  Farron: Queen’s Speech is dogmatic assault on civil liberties and empty rhetoric on key challenges (3) by Caron Lindsay
  What being in the EU has meant for my family (19) by Stuart Bonar
  Next #INtogether action day on 28 May (4) by Team #Intogether
  WATCH: In full: Tim Farron on the Queen’s Speech (11) by The Voice
19th  Was this the funniest moment of the coalition? (1) by Nick T
  David Rendel memorial event will be held on 4th July (0) by Paul Walter
  Cakeonomics and Free Trade (10) by Steve Trevethan
  Portrait of Charles Kennedy unveiled at National Liberal Club (2) by Caron Lindsay
  Yet another headline writer trivialises violence against women (13) by Caron Lindsay
  +++Breaking: Welsh Special Conference to debate whether Kirsty Williams should enter Cabinet as Education Secretary (45) by Caron Lindsay
  Tim Farron on BBC Question Time tonight (22) by Caron Lindsay
20th  Can the Liberal Democrats provide a vision for Britain that the disaffected can support? (25) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
  20 Lib Dem Lords file Private Members’ Bills (2) by Caron Lindsay
  Norman Lamb on why improving mental health care is so important to him (9) by Caron Lindsay
  Interested in acting on election expense frauds? Meeting for Lib Dems, 28 June 2016. (4) by Antony Hook
  Wounded Liberal Democrats – roll of honour (11) by The Voice
  Coalition: Yes or no? (21) by William Hobhouse
  PJS/YMA – Ultimately a sensible judgment by the Supreme Court (20) by Paul Walter
21st  A big day of internal Lib Demmery ahead (7) by Caron Lindsay
  We are not a party of compromise (29) by Dean Moore
  “In the heart of Wales” – details of the special Welsh Lib Dem conference today (1) by Paul Walter
  The man who braved the Bradford riots & was slated by a Tory secretary of State is now Lib Dem Lord Mayor of Bradford (5) by The Voice
  Updates from the special Welsh Liberal Democrat conference today #wldconf (0) by Paul Walter
  National Liberal Club elects its first ever woman chairman (6) by The Voice
  +++80% of special Welsh conference members vote to back Kirsty Williams as Education Secretary in Welsh government (8) by Paul Walter
  What Willie said…..when he stood for First Minister (3) by Caron Lindsay
22nd  ICYMI: Tim on Question Time (1) by The Voice
  Register for the Lib Dem Summer webinar series – refugees, EU campaign briefing and same sex marriage (4) by The Voice
  The dark side of Leave upsets even the Mail on Sunday (34) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  Lib Dem Jobwatch – Do you fancy working in Scotland or Somerset? (0) by The Voice
  Manchester Labour don’t like Leech up them (8) by Caron Lindsay
  Online abuse might not break bones, but it can come close to breaking your spirit (30) by Caron Lindsay
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #458 (0) by Caron Lindsay
23rd  A personal view on the successful Watford campaign (1) by Paul Walter
  Is it the BBC’s fault that Bargain Hunt is so popular? (142) by Paul Walter
  Liberal Britain – Changes for the better (5) by Daniel Beck
  What next Mr. Gove? Martians flooding your A&E departments? (6) by Bernard Aris
  The Independent View: Neal Lawson’s letter to Liberal Democrats (74) by Neal Lawson
  LibLink: Alistair Carmichael on the Extremism Bill (8) by The Voice
24th  EURef Round-up: Leave’s Turkey, Bank of Japan Warning, Major Retailers Back Remain (5) by Antony Hook
  A Liberal Path Towards a Basic Income (47) by Richard Flowers
  Your Liberal Britain: It’s not about the words: it’s what we mean by them (5) by Adam Killeya
  David Rendel obituary in the Telegraph and Guardian (1) by NewsHound
  Reforming Drug Policy Shouldn’t Just Be About Cannabis (29) by Dean Moore
  Yesterday in the Lords, 3 on the #EURef (6) by The Voice
25th  EURef: Lib Dem Image Stocking Referendum Supplies (2) by Antony Hook
  Competition: How has the EU helped your area? (13) by The Voice
  ICYMI: Shirley Williams speaking on the EU at the National Liberal Club (5) by The Voice
  Are we really heading for driverless cars? (40) by Tobie Abel
  LibLink: Nick Clegg: Beware the brash bluff and bluster of the Brexit sharks (11) by NewsHound
  Farron: Brexit threatens farmers and consumers (4) by The Voice
  Senior Hertfordshire Lib Dem councillors step down from leadership after 52 years of service (3) by Caron Lindsay
  Laws: Cameron was frightened of Boris (6) by Caron Lindsay
26th  EU Referendum: Don’t forget to register to vote and other musings (1) by Anne Curie
  Lord Paul Tyler writes: Party funding is back on the political agenda (2) by Paul Tyler
  Dutch King in European Parliament: UK belongs inside the EU (7) by Bernard Aris
  Alex Cole-Hamilton’s debut speech: EU is most important charter for freedom the world has ever seen (7) by Caron Lindsay
  Liberal Democrats need to oppose this government with more passion and rage (44) by Katharine Pindar
  New #3000children website launched during Lib Dem members’ webinar on refugees (11) by Caron Lindsay
27th  We are all leaders (4) by Ian Thomas
  Why I’ve just joined the Liberal Democrats (19) by Tom Sutton
  Holding Kirsty to account (11) by Energlyn Churchill
  Jonny Oates tells House of Lords about his experience of depression (1) by The Voice
  Three ways our democracy is being undermined (4) by Toby MacDonnell
  Not letting the facts get in the way of a good story – Nick Clegg donation edition (0) by NewsHound
  Friday night fun with Farron and Forde (5) by The Voice
28th  What one piece of advice would you give a new Council candidate? (15) by Caron Lindsay
  The Home Office is as out of touch as ever… (4) by Caron Lindsay
  ALDC’s by-election report – 26 May 2016 (4) by ALDC
  Sal Brinton takes part in Christian EU debate (8) by Caron Lindsay
  Elaine Bagshaw: Don’t let your opportunities be snatched away: Register to vote (2) by The Voice
29th  Willie Rennie announces Lib Dem leadership team – with a majority of women (12) by The Voice
  New issue of Liberator is out (19) by The Liberator Collective
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #459 (0) by Caron Lindsay
30th  Opportunity, opportunity, opportunity (10) by Lauren Keith
  Don’t forget to apply to the Conference Access Fund (0) by Mary Reid
  Brexit’s potential impact on sport (16) by John Thomason
  How to help refugees in Calais (9) by Shas Sheehan
  Let’s make the UK a better place for those with mental health challenges (2) by Chris Key
31st  Inequality Street (8) by Mary Reid
  Buy the Brexit Pig – in a poke! (17) by David Allen
  The Tories, not the EU, are responsible for VAT on domestic fuel (43) by Caron Lindsay
  We need to talk to Yanis (21) by James Baillie
  We cannot have a foreign policy without a conscience (5) by Alex Minin
  ‘Strategic patience’ in Tbilisi (4) by Jonathan Fryer
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