Monthly Archives: August 2016

1st  Why I’m wary of an early contest (16) by Ioan Phillips
  Lib Dem success – huge reduction in one-use plastic bags (9) by Mary Reid
  Written on lavender notepaper, outgoing Prime Minister gives honours to his mates (15) by Paul Walter
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: All about Facebook (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Too unpopular to fail? (23) by Ciaran McGonagle
2nd  Pre-testing Party Drugs: concrete steps avoid concrete pills (60) by Bernard Aris
  In this age of anxiety, can Liberal Democrats meet the national needs? (22) by Katharine Pindar
  The 3 most complained about TV moments connected to the EU Referendum campaign (2) by Antony Hook
3rd  One month left to get your nomination in for ALDC’s Campaigner Awards 2016! (4) by ALDC
  Lib Dems donate aid and volunteer in Calais (12) by Bradley Hillier-Smith
  Building more diverse council groups (9) by Daisy Cooper MP
  Muddled mandates and the EU Referendum (111) by James Lindsay
  Merton Lib Dems need you! (4) by Giles Bailey
  A policy solution to poverty-promoting pre-payment meters (15) by Becky Forrest
4th  Pressing questions on the iPlayer tax (36) by Sarah Noble
  LibLink: William Wallace – Yorkshire needs its own voice ahead of Brexit talks (3) by The Voice
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: On the Election that never was (5) by Caron Lindsay
  Conference agenda for Brighton now online (3) by The Voice
  Venue for Autumn Conference 2017 announced (2) by The Voice
5th  By-election watch – Another Lib Dem GAIN from the Conservatives (14) by Caron Lindsay
  Did you spot the Liberal Democrat in David Cameron’s Resignation Honours? (11) by Caron Lindsay
  Two Liberal Democrat peers quit the party (75) by Caron Lindsay
  Creative commons government (15) by Edwin Moriarty
  ALDC’c by-election report: 4 August 2016 (2) by ALDC
  How media reports can fuel hate crime (21) by Ross Shipman
6th  Deadline extended for motions on Europe for Autumn Conference (0) by The Voice
  Book review: Made in Spain, by Miriam Gonzalez Durantez (10) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The dawn of Cleggmania (2) by The Voice
  A quarter of a billion pounds to be claimed! (6) by Mary Reid
7th  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The one with Joanna Lumley and the Gurkhas (2) by The Voice
  LibLink: Jo Swinson: The media’s reporting of the Child’s Review sums up why we are still light years from equality (23) by NewsHound
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
8th  Tim Farron on grammar schools (252) by Mary Reid
  The political honours system is sick, possibly fatally (9) by Sandra Fayle
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The one where Labour thought vegetarians could be terrorists (3) by Caron Lindsay
  Willie Rennie says it is time to think again about Named Persons (0) by Mary Reid
9th  Post-Farage UKIP and Trump’s Republicans: Populists can derail themselves, too (6) by Bernard Aris
  Sal Brinton on Jeremy Corbyn (44) by The Voice
  Conference Directory published (0) by The Voice
10th  Invoking Article 50 could be a disaster for the UK (59) by Paul Walter
  “Letter of the month” nails Trump (3) by Paul Walter
  What will the Presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump be like? (11) by Paul Walter
  Owen Smith fishing with his ‘rich Tory friends’ – when Twitter gets rather silly (11) by Paul Walter
  How to enter the LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League (5) by Stephen Tall
11th  Historic liberal surge in South Africa (16) by Harriet Shone
  A D66 gambit puts Wilders at centre of Autumn Brexit barrage (4) by Bernard Aris
12th  Duncan Hames cleared of wrongdoing over election expenses (4) by NewsHound
  Of chocolate and jobs (16) by Cara Jenkinson
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The one where Vince said what we needed to do about the credit crunch (6) by The Voice
13th  Book review: My life on the road by Gloria Steinem (6) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: Looking back at London 2012 (1) by The Voice
  Austerity economics, Brexit and the Government’s deficit from a Keynesian perspective. What are the choices? (11) by Peter Martin
  What happened to sending £350million a week to the NHS? (45) by Anna Pitcher
14th  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The one with the Games Makers (0) by The Voice
  Book Review: The Residence: Inside the private world of the White House (1) by Caron Lindsay
  Taking the time to grieve? (33) by Mark Argent
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
15th  The ‘Your Liberal Britain Survey’ and One Liberal Vision (19) by Jonathan Ferguson
  Holiday costs rise post-Brexit (5) by Mary Reid
  Hate crime and prison (18) by Richard Edwards
  Grammar School Selection – some absurd recent history (87) by Antony Hook
  How can Lib Dems help bees right now? (3) by Sean Oxspring
  Your Liberal Britain – Oxford East Event (2) by Kirsten Johnson
  Indian Independence Day (14) by Antony Hook
16th  Nuclear weapons policy: Multilateralism remains the most viable route (84) by Toby Fenwick
17th  Boris is in charge of the country – what could he get up to? (14) by Paul Walter
  Grammar and comprehensive…or Hive? (28) by Lyn Newman
  While Brexit remains a mystery, ministers indulge in empire building and turf wars (11) by Paul Walter
  Welcome news – police create online hate crime hub (43) by Antony Hook
19th  William Wallace writes: Could Brexit split the Conservative party? (22) by Lord William Wallace
  A Liberal Wikipedia event (2) by Katherine Bavage
  How to leave the EU without invoking Article 50 (12) by Simon Pike
  Lib Dems Trident decision – stick or twist (39) by Greg Simpson
  Tooting: success from fusing the old with the new (9) by Matthew Green
  ALDC’s by-election report, 19th August 2016 (4) by ALDC
20th  There may be a snap election – your country needs you to do your duty (27) by Chris Key
21st  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: What we said when the Coalition was born (4) by Caron Lindsay
  What I learned on holiday (25) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  In which I consume news like most people… (24) by Caron Lindsay
22nd  Can the nation somehow unite around the values represented by Money Saving Expert, NSPCC, TK Maxx and M&S? (9) by Paul Walter
  Is Labour really the natural home for those concerned about human rights? (33) by John Kelly
  Corbyn and NATO (33) by Bernard Aris
  What would you do if you were the Mayor of Calais? (16) by Chris White
23rd  Reminder: Wikipedia editing event at National Liberal Club tomorrow (1) by The Voice
  ‘Don’t let the SpArC go out’ campaign reaches another level (2) by Heather Kidd
  Jenny Willott writes…Mending the Safety Net – our proposals for reforming working age social security (26) by Jenny Willott
  What is monetarism and what happened to it? (36) by Peter Martin
  Could train-gate derail Corbyn’s leadership campaign? (87) by Caron Lindsay
24th  Brexit and the path to a written constitution (41) by Ciaran McGonagle
  The UK and the rapid deterioration in global security (8) by Paul Reynolds
  Andrew George writes…Can progressives unite to defeat the Tories? (102) by Andrew George
  Lib Dem Jobwatch Special: The ALDC edition (0) by The Voice
  Hate crimes up 42%, but Tories give discrimination helpline contract to controversial G4S (7) by Barry Holliday
  We shouldn’t criticize Jeremy Corbyn for finally doing a bit of reasonably clever “media” (42) by Paul Walter
25th  Are party consultations with members worth the paper they’re written on?  (45) by George Potter
  Nicola Sturgeon appoints controversial Brexit Minister (26) by Caron Lindsay
26th  Renationalising the railways is trendy but not smart (91) by Eddie from Edinburgh
  WATCH: What does Hillary Clinton think of Nigel Farage? (33) by The Voice
  What would you do if you were Mayor of Nice? (21) by Caron Lindsay
  Judge: “Did you issue the fine in the water?” – Burkini Ban Suspended By France’s High Court (24) by Antony Hook
27th  It might be a bank holiday weekend, but Lib Dems are working (4) by The Voice
  LDV is 10 years old today! (15) by Caron Lindsay
28th  An election or not? (22) by Mark Argent
  BHS stores close today but pensioners face decades of pain (12) by Caron Lindsay
  LDV at 10: Pick of the posts: The one with the naked man (0) by The Voice
  LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
  Please understand what The Alternative is about (36) by Chris Bowers
29th  Conference Access Fund helps more members to attend (0) by Mary Reid
  Liberal Democrats must enthusiastically occupy the clear pro EU space – nobody else will (93) by Caron Lindsay
  To realms unknown (3) by Jacquie Bell
30th  Save our MPs (24) by John Bicknell
  How to treat a new Labour party (37) by Eduardo Reyes
  Vince Cable writes: What Brexit means (41) by Vince Cable
  Nuclear weapons policy: the zero option (20) by Kevin White
  Open Britain divides opinion (31) by Joe Otten
31st  Farron: We must not let racists hijack the referendum result (19) by The Voice
  Two reports highlight ongoing need for feminism (9) by Caron Lindsay
  Baroness Jenny Randerson writes…Consumer rights should cover train franchises (21) by Jenny Randerson
  Young, disabled and believed in (6) by Matthew Clark
  In Full: Tim Farron’s speech to the IPPR: Lib Dems will find a “more humane, effective, successful way of doing economics” (32) by Caron Lindsay
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