Monthly Archives: June 2017

1st	WATCH: Tim Farron’s best bits from last night’s debate (13) by The Voice
	Let our actions do the talking on diversity (7) by Edward Sainsbury
	“As an MP, I’d find solutions” – a profile that shows why Elizabeth Riches should win North East Fife (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Frank Bruno to campaign for Norman Lamb today (0) by NewsHound
	WATCH: A brighter Lib Dem future for Britain – with Tim, Andrew, Layla, Jo – and a cameo by Jasper (2) by The Voice
	Tim’s Andrew Neil Interview discussion thread. (87) by Caron Lindsay
	The Economist endorses the Liberal Democrats (40) by The Voice
	Farron challenges May to change Trump’s mind on climate change (4) by The Voice
2nd	Cable: Tories and Labour have turned their backs on the economy and business (18) by The Voice
	Our final PEB: What happens if we get a bad Brexit deal? (39) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: Why the Liberal Democrats believe a legal, regulated cannabis market would improve public health (4) by NewsHound
	“Breakfast doesn’t mean Breakfast” (5) by The Voice
	Remembering Charles (13) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	Lib Dems have a strong message on energy and climate change, but there are still unanswered questions (5) by Matt Dolman
	WATCH: John Leech’s story (6) by The Voice
	WATCH: Lib Dems attack “Dementia Tax” with mock estate agent “Theresa May and Co” (43) by The Voice
4th	London (60) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #483 (1) by Caron Lindsay
5th	If you read one thing today, read this: “Britain is being led to an epic act of national self-harm” – by Will Hutton (65) by Paul Walter
	March for truth (1) by Michael Taylor
	LibLink: Tim Farron on Theresa May and counter-terrorism policy (20) by The Voice
	ALDE Party Council review: meanwhile, in Europe… (4) by Mark Valladares
	Mystery posters in Somerset (1) by Mary Reid
	The day Tim Farron cooked my breakfast (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems highlight “Brexit Brain Drain” (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron: A Britain where everyone is treated fairly (3) by The Voice
	Farron: Trump is an embarrassment. May must withdraw the State Visit invitation (7) by The Voice
	For World Environment Day: The Lib Dems’ vision (1) by The Voice
	Tim Farron on Question Time – discusssion thread (44) by Caron Lindsay
6th	Why is it so difficult for politicians to understand social care? (25) by Gillian Douglass
	WATCH: Nick Clegg on why a “self destructive” hard brexit is so damaging for our economy and security (61) by The Voice
	How the Dutch embed anti-radicalisation efforts in stronger local “joined-up” government and co-operation (1) by Bernard Aris
	WATCH: Choices…a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats (3) by The Voice
	Commemorating 50 years since the Six Day War (12) by John Kelly
	WATCH: The Lib Dem manifesto launch in British Sign Language (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Bob Geldof: Lib Dems are the only party with the balls to oppose Brexit (24) by The Voice
	Why young people need to vote Liberal Democrat to have a say in their future (20) by Caron Lindsay
7th	Tim Farron’s final rally speech: Lib Dems will stop a bad Brexit deal, public service cuts and the Dementia Tax (16) by The Voice
	Willie Rennie’s final rallying call: Lib Dem MPs will put Scotland at heart of UK & UK at heart of Europe (0) by The Voice
	Voter to Jo Swinson: “We’ve missed you” (4) by NewsHound
	Nick Clegg: No evidence that human rights laws undermine security (3) by Caron Lindsay
	What will you be doing tomorrow? (0) by Caron Lindsay
	“You know who nailed it every single time? The Lib Dems” (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems poll 20% among children and young people (9) by NewsHound
	Photo feature: Ballot box goes off to Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, a day early due to the ferry schedule (7) by Paul Walter
	Insanity, stupidity or senility? (12) by Paul Walter
8th	Good luck everybody – and thanks (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Still making your mind up how to vote…this might help (4) by The Voice
	Election Results discussion thread (147) by Caron Lindsay
9th	Election 2017 headlines – how many Lib Dem MPs are there and who are they? (62) by Nick T
	What a night! Hope returns to UK politics (19) by Caron Lindsay
	What a wonderful day to walk up to a young voter, hug them* and say: “THANK YOU” (61) by Paul Walter
	Farron: We must challenge the Conservative orthodoxy that is tearing this country apart (32) by The Voice
	Farron: We have a right to know terms of deal with the DUP (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Willie Rennie: SNP must hold parliamentary vote to cancel divisive independence referendum (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord Martin Thomas writes…The moment the election turned (17) by Martin Thomas
10th	There is a window of opportunity to influence the PM’s Brexit strategy (54) by Julian Gregory
	Norway option, at least in the interim, offers the only sensible route out of this mess (40) by Paul Walter
11th	Finding our way again (76) by Bill le Breton
	Willie, Christine and Jo celebrate Scottish Lib Dem wins (18) by Caron Lindsay
	Thinking about the next elections… (46) by The Voice
	WATCH: Nick Clegg’s concession speech: We need to reach out to each other and heal divisions (30) by Caron Lindsay
	The emotions of an election count (3) by Ed Fordham
12th	Theresa May must face up to hard facts – Charles Goerens MEP (0) by Martin Bennett
	How we lost Southport (84) by John Pugh
	The case for a Brexit of the four freedoms (18) by Contributor 2017
	It could have been the economy, stupid (11) by Joe Otten
	I was never mad at the Lib Dems and you shouldn’t be either (24) by Anna Pitcher
	In the world of the Corbyn bounce (63) by Mark Argent
	Gove governing Defra is a bad move for the environment (16) by Andy Boddington
13th	Referendums: an addendum to the conundrum (14) by John King
	Beyond tribalism: why we now need a cross-party approach to Brexit (29) by Gordon Lynch
14th	Why Lib Dems should be proud (22) by Ben Andrew
	A Brexit thriller (3) by David Boyle
	May’s hard Brexit is dead. Now let’s bury Brexit (19) by Nick Hopkinson
	Party to elect a Deputy Leader (22) by The Voice
	Lord Martin Thomas writes…The House of Lords has the right to say “no” to Conservative/DUP Bills (2) by Martin Thomas
	Lord Tony Greaves writes… Where now for the Liberal Democrats? Part 1: Where we are (35) by Tony Greaves
	The nature of predictions (1) by Jane Reed
	Brian Paddick resigns as Lib Dem Shadow Home Secretary (32) by Caron Lindsay
	+++BREAKING: Tim Farron resigns (348) by Caron Lindsay
15th	LibLink: Recalling Michael Gove is an act of environmental vandalism – Ed Davey (8) by The Voice
	Lord Tony Greaves writes…Where now for the Liberal Democrats? Part 2: What we do about it (41) by Tony Greaves
	We’ve already won – in so many ways (12) by Isabelle Parasram
	Radical Centrism: Why it’s time for the Lib Dems to be bolder (16) by Luke Jeffery
	Evangelical Christianity and liberalism: the compatibility question (60) by Jim Hodgson
	How do the Lib Dems survive a stronger than ever two-party system? (18) by Mark Henderson
	What lessons can we learn from the election? (41) by A Liberal in Leeds
16th	The choice for Lib Dems – embrace radicalism or die (69) by Chris Whiting
	Grenfell Tower fire: Answers, accountability and help are needed (33) by Eddie Sammon
	The sudden death of Liberal England (45) by Chris Fauske
	Alistair Carmichael is to be the Lib Dem Chief Whip (11) by Caron Lindsay
	Reprise: Where is the love? (0) by Jenny Marr
	Seizing the centre: the road ahead (20) by Alexander Green
	The narrow-mindedness of Theresa May as prime minister in a transforming world (6) by Bernard Aris
	It’s Jo v Bo as Lib Dems announce Shadow Cabinet (6) by The Voice
17th	Lib Dems honoured (1) by The Voice
	How does the party recover after a bruising week? (112) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim’s resignation: Wrong reasoning, wrong cause, wrong result (133) by Katharine Pindar
	Liberal Britain – a counterfactual history (19) by Adam Smith
18th	We must remember who we are fighting for (20) by Lee Dargue
	Jo Swinson MP writes..The role I want to play in our party’s leadership (112) by Jo Swinson MP
19th	Some questions to potential candidates (21) by Chloe Hutchinson
	The challenge in Yorkshire (43) by Wayne Chadburn
	Tackling inequality (5) by David Becket
	The case for a softer Brexit (65) by Louis Mian
	Tough Liberal love (14) by Sean Williams
	Why there is nothing illiberal about cutting taxes (35) by David Thorpe
20th	BREAKING NEWS: Vince Cable announces his candidacy for Leader (200) by The Voice
	Responding to the Grenfell Tower Fire (30) by Ade Adeyemo
	Jo Swinson confirmed as Lib Dem Deputy Leader (13) by Caron Lindsay
21st	Party organisations comment on resignation of Tim Farron (14) by Caron Lindsay
	What would be in your Queen’s speech? (23) by Caron Lindsay
	Splitting hairs? Jo Swinson is “Deputy leader of the (UK) parliamentary party” ? (19) by Paul Walter
	Let’s be the party of the empowered individual (13) by Anthony Fairclough
	We can learn from the aviation industry about preventing and managing disaster (5) by Chris Key
	The need to tackle far right extremism (7) by Eddie Sammon
	Sarah Olney writes…We should be pleased if the Conservatives can’t form a Government (33) by Sarah Olney
	Queen’s Speech Round-up: What the Liberal Democrats said about it (3) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	The country needs a new liberalism – the Liberal Democrats must provide it (43) by Scott Smith
	A candidate’s tale: Part 1 (5) by Richard Flowers
	Shouldn’t positive campaigning start at home? (14) by Stephen Harte
	We need a new type of hustings for the Leadership Election (20) by Simon McGrath
	No Normtroopers this time – Norman Lamb won’t stand for leader (64) by Caron Lindsay
	Time for a coalition…of common sense (31) by Brian Milnes
23rd	Introducing Lib Dem Immigrants (61) by Holly Matthies
	Early Bird Discount for Autumn Conference ends tomorrow (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Layla Moran MP writes: Where I stand on the leadership contest (32) by Layla Moran MP
	A candidate’s tale: Part 2 (5) by Richard Flowers
	Latest Social Liberal Forum Publication Now Available: “Northern Discomfort: An Analysis of the Lib Dem performance in the 2017 General Election” (10) by Helen Flynn
	Tainted love? (92) by Andy Cooke
	Catherine Bearder MEP writes…Brexit, one year on (16) by Catherine Bearder
	Improving Watford through arts, culture and fun (2) by Iain Sharpe
24th	The future and practice of garage politics (32) by Bill le Breton
	Observations of an ex pat: The fight for the spoils (8) by Tom Arms
	Patriotic media – an odd concept in a democracy (15) by Caron Lindsay
25th	If they say you’re a Red Tory or a Yellow Tory, ask about Corbyn’s welfare cuts (60) by George Kendall
	Housing fire safety a civil emergency – Brinton (11) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats should show leadership, and help shape where the Progressive Alliance goes now (31) by Nick Perry
	Momentum builds behind Brexit deal referendum (23) by Caron Lindsay
	We need to go into the next election with a different strategy (44) by Karen Wilkinson
	Tim Farron’s message for Eid (3) by The Voice
	ALDC Campaigner Awards 2017 – nominations open (1) by ALDC
26th	The Liberal Democrats: on your side and fighting for you (36) by Iain Roberts
	Where next for the Liberal Democrats in Wales? (10) by Matt Hemsley
	Tim Farron on the Conservative/DUP deal (18) by The Voice
	Leadership election (16) by Mary Reid
	Why I’m gambling on a second referendum (17) by John King
	Unconditionally surrender to the EU or be a failed state (74) by Arnold Kiel
	Mental Health deaths must not be neglected (2) by Tony Dawson
	Winning over young people (50) by Sam Foulder-Hughes
27th	The party of “I told you so” (62) by Noel Davies
	How we can tell our modern liberal story (12) by Bobby Dean
	Potholes, protests and a country wakened to political power (2) by Simon Ferrigno
	Ed Davey MP writes….My family, my party (80) by Ed Davey
	There are worse things than a coronation for Vince (98) by Caron Lindsay
28th	Reprise: Vince Cable to liberals: Don’t despair, go local, celebrate identities and embrace social democratic policies (8) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Layla Moran’s maiden speech (5) by Caron Lindsay
	A personal reflection on the General Election, its aftermath and liberalism (12) by David Warren
	Roger Roberts: Could we not be the nation that leads morally in this ruptured world (11) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats need a distinctive message (39) by Arthur Snell
	May’s Brexit setup denies remaining EU states what she wants to recover for Britain: sovereignty over their nation(als) (37) by Bernard Aris
	WATCH: Christine Jardine’s maiden speech (2) by The Voice
	Sal Brinton writes… What you need to know about the leadership election (29) by Sal Brinton
29th	The leadership of Charles Kennedy (11) by Duncan Brack
	Will it be a hustings or a Meet the New Leader event? (3) by Mary Reid
	Lord Paul Tyler writes…Will Labour Lords stick to their EU principles? (24) by Paul Tyler
30th	Observations of an ex pat: Torture (6) by Tom Arms
	Find out more about Young Liberals’ plans for Freshers’ Weeks (0) by Vicky Nevin
	What does the latest Social Attitudes Survey say to Liberals? (15) by Joe Bourke
	WATCH: Wera Hobhouse’s maiden speech (7) by The Voice
	In need of an identity (21) by Brian Robinson
	How should we approach future coalitions? (27) by Andy Cooke
	LibLink: Vince Cable: Labour won over young voters but it is betraying them on Brexit (26) by Caron Lindsay