Monthly Archives: July 2016

1st	Lord Paul Tyler writes…An early general election (23) by Paul Tyler
	Controlled migration with free movement – squaring the circle (37) by Stevan Rose
	Good news – a big Liberal Democrat by-election gain from the Tories in Surrey (4) by Caron Lindsay
	The Liberal approach to immigration (63) by Holly Matthies
	Progress in York – our report back after 12 months in joint administration (2) by Keith Aspden
	Tim and Vince write for the Times on the need for ministers to provide leadership on Brexit strategy (14) by NewsHound
	As hate crime rises, Farron and Pidgeon visit vandalised Polish Centre (26) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	Remembering Cllr Ed Townsend: How you can help keep the Liberal Democrat flame alive in Newport (3) by Oliver Townsend
	Willie Rennie invites 1.6 million Remain voters in Scotland to join the Scottish Liberal Democrats (11) by The Voice
	Tim Farron at #marchforEurope: We stand with EU citizens living here (15) by Caron Lindsay
	A very proud day for Liberal Democrats #marchforeurope (1) by Paul Walter
	Why march today? (3) by Paul Walter
	Vikings, Unicorns and an open, inclusive Parliament to be proud of (1) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	Listening, not just hearing (17) by Kirsten Johnson
	What does Brexit mean? (24) by Michael Taylor
	Farron: Lib Dems will champion right of EU citizens to stay in Britain (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Tom Brake MP: After Brexit negotiations, give people another chance to have their say (8) by Paul Walter
	Realignment of the left – an idea whose time has come? (32) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Nick Clegg slams “brazen, industrial-scale lies” peddled by Leave campaign (18) by The Voice
	Mockery of Diane Abbott shows why our political culture needs to change (20) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles of the past fortnight (0) by The Voice
	Should Parliament put a stop to Brexit? (82) by Caron Lindsay
4th	Leading the 48% (13) by Guy Russo
	Post-Brexit: We need to embrace plan B (27) by Paul Walter
	LibLink: Nick Clegg calls for general election before article 50 is activated (13) by The Voice
	Getting the picture (8) by Mary Reid
	Is anti-Brexit the only Lib Dem response? It can’t be (29) by Chris Robson
	What about the languages? (3) by Anna Pitcher
	Divide and rule (33) by Alan Kestner
5th	Ship-jumping Brexiteers should stay to clear the mess they created (12) by Bernard Aris
	Kick off the sandals and get on the DMs (7) by David Frearson
	A reflection on the use of numbers (14) by Joe Otten
	Take your team to the next level (0) by ALDC
	Tory leadership first round: May has majority (28) by The Voice
	WATCH: Ken Clarke’s hilarious critique of the Tory Leadership candidates (7) by Caron Lindsay
	New Members: 15,000 join the Lib Dems since the referendum (10) by The Voice
6th	Tim Farron’s message for Eid (4) by The Voice
	Lib Dems table Bill to give Europeans the right to stay in the UK (20) by Simon McGrath
	Beware the 1930s (33) by Mark Argent
	One big thing to remember about the Iraq War as the Chilcot Report is published (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Chilcot Report open thread (11) by Caron Lindsay
	Catherine Bearder MEP writes…Thanks to all for a positive campaign (8) by Catherine Bearder MEP
	What comes after the Chilcot Report? (4) by Zachary Barker
	A PM fails this country and destroys another, yet faces no action. Where’s the accountability in that? (16) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal Democrats must seize the moment (21) by Katharine Pindar
	David Laws and Paul Marshall boost Michael Gove’s leadership bid (43) by Caron Lindsay
7th	The Liberal message in uncertain times (12) by David Gore
	Speech: Jim Wallace – Progressives must come together to work to heal our fractured country (4) by Jim Wallace
	Tonight’s Question Time is going to be worth watching! (14) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Julian Astle – Education is the route to really “taking back control” (1) by The Voice
	Don’t forget “cross-border” workers at the negotiating table (1) by Scott Kennedy-Lount
	Even UKIP have no plan for this (15) by Joe Otten
	Splendid and moving tribute to David Rendel, former Liberal Democrat MP (3) by Paul Walter
	The next Prime Minister won’t be Michael Gove but will be a human being (53) by Paul Walter
8th	What next for moderate Labour? (41) by Iain Roberts
	The referendum: What were people voting about? (30) by Rob Parsons
	Disaster of Iraq is just one chapter of a flawed British Middle East Adventure (5) by John Kelly
	Reclamation, not realignment (30) by Chris Fauske
	ALDC’s by-election report – 7 July (0) by ALDC
	Congratulations to the Welsh football team (3) by Jane Dodds
	Norman Baker calls for Tony Blair to be “impeached” (7) by The Voice
9th	Nick Clegg helps children learn budgeting skills (1) by Caron Lindsay
	LISTEN: Tim Farron on Any Questions (0) by The Voice
	Farron: Lib Dems will take on the Tories and deliver the internationalist, economically competent, decent government that Britain deserves” (26) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore calls for UK to copy Nicola Sturgeon’s Brexit action (5) by NewsHound
	Think about Andrea Leadsom’s target audience (41) by Caron Lindsay
10th	Baroness Jenny Randerson writes…For our transport sector Brexit means we are currently going nowhere fast (6) by Jenny Randerson
	Tim Farron to Angela Eagle: If you aren’t going to oppose Tory Little Britain economic vandalism, there’s no point in challenging Corbyn (41) by Caron Lindsay
	Scotland marches for Europe this afternoon (6) by Caron Lindsay
	LIbLink: Alistair Carmichael: Parliament can not duck responsibility for UK joining Iraq war (5) by NewsHound
	Last chance to book for a discounted place at top election training event (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Shirley Williams: Bring all sides together to negotiate our future with Europe (3) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #462 (1) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Alex Cole-Hamilton’s speech to March for Europe: No Tory civil war will take our EU identity away (11) by Caron Lindsay
11th	Lib Dem policy now (10) by Rob Parsons
	The EFTA/EEA Norway model provides some scope to lessen the pain of Brexit, while increasing control over immigration (40) by Paul Walter
	The EU: did we ever really belong? (33) by Judy Abel
	Inequality and Brexit (9) by Geoffrey Payne
	+++Tim Farron calls for general election as Theresa May is set to become Prime Minister (82) by News Meerkat
	Lib Dems: The creatives’ party (49) by Richard Warren
	Psychoactive Substances Act: Killing people for votes (16) by Jordan Lees
	Engaging Young People in Politics (6) by Haydyn Mullard
	Hopefully this will be the last stunning day in British politics for a while (19) by Paul Walter
	Motions selected for debate at Federal Conference in Brighton (27) by Zoe O’Connell
12th	Post-Brexit questions on immigration and emigration (11) by Steve Trevethan
	Theresa May open thread (26) by Joe Otten
	The Iraq Fiasco: British & Dutch Social Liberals apply their commitment to Rule of International Law (3) by Bernard Aris
	Chilcot: Why I knew Tony Blair was wrong (18) by Nigel Jones
13th	Goodbye, David (22) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem Jobwatch – ALDC internships and OXWAB organiser (0) by The Voice
	Three Freedoms: the campaigning priorities for Brexit (11) by James Baillie
	So farewell then David Cameron… (14) by Paul Walter
	Ming Campbell on Chilcot: “My ally right or wrong is not sustainable” (1) by The Voice
	How political parties have lost their sense of purpose (10) by Joe Zammit-Lucia
	10 for No 10 (15) by Caron Lindsay
	+++Breaking: Jim Wallace steps down as Lib Dem Leader in the House of Lords (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord Paul Tyler writes: Chilcot and Iraq: The Verdict (1) by Paul Tyler
	Boris as Foreign Secretary? That was unexpected… (57) by Caron Lindsay
14th	A few words of gratitude as Margaret Sharp takes her leave (8) by Mark Valladares
	Report of Federal Policy Committee meeting – 13 July 2016 (5) by Geoff Payne
	Brexit minister (10th July): PM has promised to put border controls ahead of economy in negotiations (16) by Paul Walter
	BBC poll suggests by 2:1 voters want PM May to prioritise single market over restricting free movement (6) by Paul Walter
	Phil Reilly becomes Lib Dems’ Director of Communications (5) by The Voice
	The disruption of green tech (5) by Steve Mason
	Lord Dick Taverne writes: A common cause to stop Brexit (66) by Dick Taverne
	+++BREAKING: Three, no, actually FOUR Lib Dem by-election gains (25) by The Voice
15th	An open letter to the leaders of the EU (21) by Mark Goodrich
	Tom Brake gets cheeky over Boris (5) by Newspuppy
	Be optimistic post Brexit (53) by Robert Mason
	In full: Baroness Margaret Sharp’s valedictory Lords speech – on relationship between poor education and poverty (1) by The Voice
	It’s time to be positive about immigration (31) by Matt Evans
	A Dutch liberal MEP’s perspective on Brexit (7) by The Voice
	ALDC’s by-election report – 14 July 2016 (8) by ALDC
16th	Follow the Social Liberal Forum Conference TODAY (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Miriam Gonzalez Durantez on her new cookery book to raise money for her Inspiring Girls campaign. (4) by Caron Lindsay
17th	I should have joined the Lib Dems years ago (15) by Edwin Moriarty
	Engaging with disgruntled Leave voters (36) by Mark Argent
	Tom Brake fights for the rights of EU citizens in the UK (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Daisy Benson, Claire Young and Dawn Barnes selected for former Lib Dem seats (76) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	WATCH: Tim Farron’s speech that launched the #libdemfightback, a year on (8) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Tim Farron: What’s next? (25) by NewsHound
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #463 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince, Brexit and inequality: a day at the Social Liberal Forum Conference (17) by Caron Lindsay
18th	Race you to the top (86) by Phil Craxford
	The aging prison population (11) by Ian Thomas
	Heathrow, Gatwick or anywhere else? (9) by Mary Reid
	Vince Cable’s talk at the Social Liberal Forum Conference (1) by Mary Reid
	How nuclear weapons violate your rights (38) by Craig Palmer
19th	It was time to fight for liberal values (11) by Helen Belcher
	Liberal Democrats vote against like for like Trident replacement (25) by Joe Otten
	Lib Dems will offer an optimistic alternative to Brexit Britain (19) by Catherine Bearder MEP
	Make calls and make a difference (2) by Sarah Hampton
	Is an era of bipartisanship achievable in the UK? (22) by Mark Henderson
	Paddy Ashdown to endorse new progressive liberal movement (56) by Caron Lindsay
20th	Nick Clegg to challenge Government over Brexit (33) by Caron Lindsay
	On Radio 4’s Today, Miriam González Durántez warns of the challenge of Brexit (10) by News Meerkat
	LibLInk: Alistair Carmichael: Theresa May’s liberal rhetoric a surprise (1) by NewsHound
	Baroness Joan Walmsley writes…Will new PM’s actions speak louder than her words? (0) by Joan Walmsley
	Six Lib Dem MPs selected to fight their former constituencies (5) by Caron Lindsay
	My vision of a liberal economy (20) by Ciaran McGonagle
	Tories downgrade youth policy (4) by Mathew Hulbert
	EURef: UK stripped of 2017 EU Council Presidency (28) by Antony Hook
	Nick Clegg: We need more than warm words and bromide from May (18) by NewsHound
21st	Through careful language, Theresa May leaves her options open on Brexit (24) by Paul Walter
	Brexit: The betting on what will happen next (4) by Paul Walter
	Tales from Cleveland, Ohio…Part One (1) by Hannah Bettsworth
	Taking a stand against post-Brexit racism (25) by Lester Holloway
	Tom Hanks, Carly Rae Jepsen, an under-the-weather Nick Clegg and a day in Gravesend (18) by The Voice
	EURef: Science already suffering – but how do we explain to Leave voters this matters? (17) by Antony Hook
	LIb Dems GAIN in Northampton (5) by The Voice
22nd	Liberal Democrats need to have radical solutions to collapse of industrial communities (23) by Edwin Moriarty
	LibLink: Tim Farron: Turmoil makes case for voting reform (13) by NewsHound
	“Brexit plunges UK economy to worst level since 2009” (14) by Antony Hook
	Lib Dems react to closure of Cedars family immigration facility (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Why does the Tory Government want students to be even poorer? (20) by Anna Pitcher
	In protecting the liberal age, the charge of elitism must be avoided (23) by David Hopps
	ALDC’s by-election report: 21 July 2016 (4) by ALDC
23rd	Brexit: How we could be in the single market with greater control over immigration – the Adam Smith Institute (10) by Paul Walter
	Suggestions for constitutional changes after Brexit and Chilcot (15) by Steve Trevethan
	Liberal Democrat position on Police merger vindicated by Scottish think tank (3) by The Voice
	How Lib Dems are using Pokemon Go (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Amna Ahmad selected to fight Sutton and Cheam (6) by The Voice
	LibLink: Alistair Carmichael: We put an end to child detention. Now the Tories have backtracked (2) by NewsHound
	Lib Dem Jobwatch special: Last chance to apply for internship with ALDC (0) by The Voice
24th	Some questions for More United (81) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberalism GO (1) by Chloe Hutchinson
	Brexit: The invocation of Article 50 can be reversed (28) by Paul Walter
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #464 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Miriam: “I only take applause from the platform when I have given the speech” (9) by Caron Lindsay
25th	Welsh family farms must not be left to cultivate butterflies (12) by The Voice
	Paddy Ashdown responds to questions to More United (74) by Paddy Ashdown
	How will the Liberal Democrats prepare the UK for emergent technologies? (16) by James Betts
	The Establishment (16) by Rob Parsons
	Financialization – the reason why the vote was for Brexit (23) by John Hann
	Identity in post-Brexit Northern Ireland (25) by Ciaran McGonagle
26th	The cultural loss from Brexit (63) by Chris Key
	Welcome aboard International Relations Committee (6) by Mark Valladares
	WATCH Michelle Obama endorse Hillary: “A leader worthy of all our kids’ promise” (21) by Caron Lindsay
	Chosen trauma and memories of the war (23) by Mark Argent
	Liberal Democrat Federal Conference: outline agenda published (6) by Joe Otten
27th	New issue of Liberator out (0) by The Liberator Collective
	LibLink: Tim Farron: Scrapping Minister for Refugees shows May’s Govt shrinking from role in solving refugee crisis (0) by NewsHound
	Workers’ Councils – one way to take back control of our economy (17) by Jeremy Hazlehurst
	What should be in the Lib Dem manifesto if there’s a snap general election? (27) by Caron Lindsay
	Liz Truss as you have never seen her before (21) by Caron Lindsay
	ALMOST another sensational by-election gain (11) by The Voice
28th	Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Labour in Totnes (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Mental health awareness was one of the reasons I became a Liberal Democrat (3) by Dean Moore
	“Thank Goodness Nick Clegg Is Brexit Scrutineer-in-Chief” (8) by The Voice
	Referenda need not offer binary choices (6) by Chris Fauske
	LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The one with the dodgy crystal ball (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Alistair Carmichael: May’s legacy on immigration detention is callous and cold (5) by Caron Lindsay
	By-election results LIVE – Two holds and another GAIN (15) by Caron Lindsay
29th	How to enter the LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League 2016/17 (7) by Stephen Tall
	Wikipedia “edit-a-thon” on Liberal History (6) by Janet Berridge
	My first three months as a Liberal Democrat Councillor (10) by Caroline Warner
	ALDC’s by-election report, 26-28 July 2016 (5) by ALDC
	Tom Brake calls for Turkey to be suspended from NATO (25) by The Voice
30th	LibLink: Elaine Bagshaw: Turning things round in Tower Hamlets (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Who will be fighting Richmond Park and Guildford in a snap General Election? (14) by The Voice
	WATCH: Hillary accept the Democratic nomination for President (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron takes part in Ambleside fell race (9) by Caron Lindsay
31st	Tales from Cleveland – Part 2: Why I’m with Hillary (15) by Hannah Bettsworth
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: The honeymoon will be short if Theresa May can’t tame the Tory right (26) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (1) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #465 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	How should Liberal Democrats react to Named Person law judgement? (23) by Caron Lindsay