Monthly Archives: November 2016

1st	Reassuring EU Nationals in the UK – ‘not only common decency but also common sense’ (10) by William Powell
	Fighting fun politicians in the age of entertainment news (34) by Joe Otten
	Alistair Carmichael writes: for allowing mixed sex couples into civil partnerships (15) by Alistair Carmichael MP
2nd	Welcome to my day: 2 November 2016 (2) by Mark Valladares
	What the Party said yesterday… (0) by Mark Valladares
	European liberals to debate what comes after Brexit (2) by NewsHound
	Supporting vision rehabilitation (4) by Mike Bell
	Video: something for the Liberal Democrats to try? (6) by Mark Valladares
	Roger Roberts writes: we must do more for the Calais children (3) by Lord Roger Roberts
3rd	The Independent View: Making tax digital (4) by Phil Hall
	Understanding the High Court Article 50 Decision (link to full judgment) (54) by Antony Hook
	Phew! Thank goodness for the High Court ruling (41) by Paul Walter
	We must all examine our consciences regarding mobile phones in cars (5) by Paul Walter
	Article 50 ruling follows a monumental misjudgment by Theresa May (69) by Paul Walter
4th	The new revolutionaries threaten our constitution (71) by Chris White
	It’s about Hillary – not Michelle (23) by Christine Jardine MP
	Just when you thought it couldn’t get more complicated (14) by Chris White
	New office opened for Richmond Park by-election (13) by Mary Reid
	New Issue of Liberator out (3) by Liberator Collective
5th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: manager of the month for October (1) by Stephen Tall
	ALDC’s by-election report – 3 November 2016 (11) by ALDC
6th	We need to stop the drift towards self-destruction (126) by Paul Walter
7th	Donald Trump’s very liberal plan to pay off the US national debt (9) by Joe Bourke
	I want to stay in the EU (59) by Rob Parsons
	What do you want from Parliament’s Article 50 debate? (33) by Joe Otten
	Urgent questions to our MPs regarding Article 50 (77) by Sarah Noble
	Lib Dems table motion on benefit cap (33) by Mary Reid
8th	BME or BAME LibDems? (17) by Teena Lashmore
	If we had a vote we would vote Clinton (37) by The Voice
	Rolling Stone magazine weighs in: ‘Donald Trump cannot be President of the United States’ (1) by Paul Walter
	Alistair Carmichael on Article 50 (38) by Joe Otten
	On the other side of silence (4) by Douglas Oliver
9th	Welcome to my day (and what a day it’s going to be) – 9 November 2016 (1) by Mark Valladares
	+++It’s President Trump – live blog/open thread (44) by Paul Walter
	US election results: This isn’t an anti-establishment vote (in effect anyway) (66) by Paul Walter
	ALDE MEP Charles Goerens proposes EU citizenship for members of former Member States (20) by NewsHound
	Tim Farron responds to the election of Donald Trump (31) by NewsHound
	Opinion: It’s the Inequality (27) by Helen Flynn
	Opinion: the shock from across the Atlantic – the bigger picture (23) by Mark Argent
	Theresa May went to India, and all I got was a lousy T-shirt… (9) by Mark Valladares
10th	A dirty word (31) by Dani Tougher
	Enough with the flagellation of the “liberal elite” – Hillary Clinton actually got the most votes! (25) by Paul Walter
	“What part of ‘Leave’ don’t you understand?” (51) by Paul Carroll
	EU citizenship? (36) by Stuart Bonar
	An Economics lesson for Trump voters (9) by Chris Key
	Electoral reform, Donald Trump … and Theresa May (10) by Matthew Campbell
	What can we learn from the US election? (24) by Dan Whitehead
	Congratulations to Sal Brinton on being re-elected as President of the Liberal Democrats! (9) by Mary Reid
11th	Tim Farron: ‘Unless the government agrees to a referendum on the final Brexit deal, the party will vote against Article 50’ (64) by Chris White
	Why I joined the Lib Dems and stood for election (9) by Emanuel Andjelic
	Why oppose Brexit? (36) by Nick Hopkinson
	Perhaps the world needs Donald Trump. But we will have to learn our lessons the hard way (10) by Dan Webster
	We already have a solution to the Brexit conundrum (24) by Kev Walsh
	You can’t blame Gary Johnson for President Trump (7) by Fergus Blair
	By-election report – four seats, all with an increased share of the vote (1) by ALDC
	This week is Youth Work Week (2) by Linda Jack
	Brexit, Trump, this will keep happening again and again until we realise our own failings as Liberals (86) by Stephen Maxwell
12th	According to Article 50, once it has been triggered there is no way back (42) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	Why we build the wall (0) by The Voice
	Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Goes AWOL (45) by Antony Hook
13th	Richmond Park massive Action Weekend in pictures (8) by Mary Reid
	Can we build in an extra question, please? (30) by Chris Bowers
	WATCH: Willie Rennie’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat conference “Liberals are not quitters” (1) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats mark Remembrance Sunday (3) by The Voice
14th	Joint working with other parties – or leadership by silverbacks? (37) by Nigel Lindsay
	The Language of the Left – and how it alienates progressives from their own causes (145) by Ben Andrew
	Liberal Democrats need to play smart on immigration and border controls (35) by Chris Key
	A populist Parliament (62) by Arnold Kiel
15th	Make your views known to the Education Policy Working Group (29) by Lucy Nethsingha
	More United consult members on endorsing Sarah Olney (25) by Joe Otten
	It’s not about inequality (37) by Joe Otten
16th	Welcome to my day (again) – 16 November 2016 (3) by Mark Valladares
	“Don’t forget the congregation…” (24) by Pete Shallcross
	“Liberal” means “radical” now. Embrace it. (32) by Doctor North
	Liberal International’s African Reach (1) by Jonathan Fryer
	Brian Paddick writes on efforts to protect our civil liberties (4) by Brian Paddick
	Can Parliament vote against Brexit? (114) by Scott Craig
	The end of another day. Next week, hopefully, you’ll have Caron back… (13) by Mark Valladares
17th	Responding to the anti-globalisation backlash (60) by David Thorpe
	Dutch D66 starts fightback against Trumpish Populism (14) by Bernard Aris
	Tim Farron writes… “Help me to help the fight against homelessness” (36) by Tim Farron MP
	The Rustlings Road Tree Massacre (16) by Joe Otten
18th	Solid gains in vote share for Liberal Democrats in Council by-elections (20) by Caron Lindsay
19th	Richmond Park – more pictures and a caption competition (19) by Mary Reid
	More United joins Greens and Women’s Equality Party in endorsing Lib Dem Sarah Olney for Richmond Park (29) by The Voice
	John Bolton as Trump’s Secretary of State? (10) by Ciaran McGonagle
20th	It’s time for LibDems to use the most potent word in the political lexicon (73) by Martin Roche
	Dublin versus Dubs (4) by Office of Lord Roberts
	Marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance (6) by Caron Lindsay
21st	Labour did not crash the economy (125) by Ben Andrew
	The heart weighs far more than the head (15) by Paul Carroll
	York responds on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (13) by Keith Aspden
	Sleaford and North Hykeham: Lighting a beacon of liberal democracy (7) by Ed Fordham
	We need to reform prescription charges (17) by Mohsin Khan
	Federal Committee elections – voting instructions to be dispatched this week (0) by Tim Gordon
22nd	Brexit: You broke it, you fix it. (44) by Lord William Wallace
	Liberal Democrats demand emergency NHS funding in Autumn Statement (9) by The Voice
	Safeguarding democracy in an era of mass surveillance (10) by Scott Craig
23rd	And the new chair of the English Liberal Democrats is…. (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberalism is our solid ground, but also our springboard for the future (18) by Katharine Pindar
	Olly Grender celebrates ban on lettings fees for private tenants (15) by The Voice
	Opportunities? Brexiteers, please specify (98) by Arnold Kiel
	What to expect from the Lib Dems in response to the Autumn Statement (21) by Caron Lindsay
	Postcard from India – monumental bank note upheaval (1) by Paul Walter
24th	From Witney to Richmond Park – and then to Sleaford and North Hykeham (2) by Ross Pepper
	Federal Policy Committee Report – 22 November 2016 (8) by Geoff Payne
	Book review – Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews (5) by Paul Walter
	Baroness Claire Tyler writes…Commitment secured on mental health assessments for looked after children (2) by Claire Tyler
	EU-US Agreement on Law Enforcement Data Sharing Approved – something else we are set to lose (6) by Antony Hook
	Even George Osborne’s Brexit black hole warning wasn’t high enough (54) by Paul Walter
25th	Some near misses and big rises in Lib Dem vote share in this week’s by-elections (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Last weekend – big push for Sarah Olney in Richmond Park (5) by Paul Walter
	WATCH: Tim Farron cheered on Question Time (39) by Caron Lindsay
	The end of an era as International Relations Committee faces a new dawn… (0) by Mark Valladares
	Ratifying the Istanbul Convention (0) by Kirsten Johnson
	The “Ambassador Farage” episode: Brexiteers, be careful what you wish for! (26) by Bernard Aris
26th	The role of education in creating a fairer and more equal society (7) by Carolin Hollingsworth
	A win in Richmond Park will put rocket boosters under the Lib Dem Fightback (17) by Carl Quilliam
	Young Liberal Entrepreneurs Network to bring together young entrepreneurs with business people (0) by Liberal Youth
27th	Richmond Park – a few days to win (8) by Chris Maines
	Want to stay an EU citizen? Now is the time to start lobbying for it (38) by Stuart Bonar
	Do we need to brace ourselves for Trump being perceived as a “great President”? (19) by Paul Walter
	The Party of Freedom – where now? (84) by Martin Roche
28th	Let’s stop scapegoating older people (48) by Robert Coster
	Lib Dems surge as Corbyn’s Labour falters behind Tories (9) by Simon Foster
	The post-truth era is here – what does it mean? (22) by David Gray
	This week in Richmond Park – all to fight for (20) by Mary Reid
29th	What do these by-elections mean for your own constituency? (5) by Ed Fordham
	Reaction to Fidel Castro’s legacy (46) by Joe Otten
	A great compromise is needed to reunite the United Kingdom (35) by Scott Craig
30th	But we are the party of freedom (35) by Tony Lloyd
	How Brexit will harm our NHS and social care (14) by Caron Lindsay
	No wiggle room for UKIP-backed Zac Goldsmith (5) by Caron Lindsay
	ALDE Party Council preview – rewriting the rules, but not in triplicate… (1) by Mark Valladares
	Maria Munir chosen as Girls’ Champion for BBC’s 100 Women (2) by Caron Lindsay
	What if productivity statistics are not truly telling the tale? (7) by David Thorpe
	WATCH: Bob Geldof: “The Lib Dems are the only party ballsy enough……” (47) by The Voice