Monthly Archives: February 2018

1st	#timetotalk – Supporting Children’s Mental Health (0) by Kirsten Johnson
	#timetotalk – My story (5) by Ruth Bright
	LGBT History Month (3) by Jen Yockney
	Why we need a vote on the deal – and include 16-year-olds (18) by Lord Roger Roberts
	Norman Lamb MP writes…On #timetotalk day tell Government to deliver on equal treatment for physical and mental health (19) by Norman Lamb MP
	Jo Swinson is on Question Time tonight – and LISTEN to her Women’s Hour interview (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems GAIN another Council seat in Sunderland (22) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	Observations of an ex pat: Let’s talk (10) by Tom Arms
	New issue of Liberator out (1) by The Liberator Collective
	We’ve come so far, but the fight for full equality for LGBT+ communities is far from being over (1) by Mathew Hulbert
	Why a good targeting strategy is essential (32) by Paul Holmes
	How to be liberal, Christian and gay (28) by Chris Adams
3rd	ALDC’s by-election report 2 February 2017 (5) by ALDC
	Lib Dem Jobwatch special – a Scottish Campaigns Chief (0) by Caron Lindsay
4th	Lord William Wallace writes…Britain’s deepening political confusion (7) by Lord William Wallace
	Vince on Marr: Corbyn under “tremendous pressure” to support Lib Dems on referendum on Brexit deal (5) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Layla Moran: There are no winners from Brexit’s nuclear option (0) by NewsHound
	Vince: Dear Jeremy, Stop supporting Tory Brexit and give the people a say (23) by The Voice
	My first vote and why I’m still #hungry4democracy (5) by Caron Lindsay
	We might not be discussing mental health detention at our Conference, but we are trying to change things (8) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #505 (1) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Welcome to my day: 5 February 2018 – time to wrap up a little warmer? (5) by Mark Valladares
	Expert health panel calls for ringfenced health and care tax to replace National Insurance (19) by NewsHound
	From our Lords correspondent: the Bill cometh, but will the building fall down before it can be passed? (10) by Mark Valladares
	“Time to reform NHS funding” – Vince Cable (16) by Vince Cable
	Liberal Democrats are the party where everyone belongs (8) by Phil Wainewright
	GINI Coefficient – is it really a measure of Press Power? (6) by Tahir Maher
	The #Hungry4Democracy fast begins (7) by Caron Lindsay
6th	Fragile family finances make Brexit unaffordable (30) by Andrew Haldane
	Book Review: Equal Power and how you can make it happen (8) by Ruth Bright
	100 Years and Counting (12) by Flo Clucas
	Jo Swinson, the Liberal Party and Women’s Suffrage (2) by Duncan Brack
	Sal Brinton’s call to action on women’s representation – and tales of BBC bad practice and great Liberal women (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dems mark #vote100 (1) by Caron Lindsay
7th	Donna Lalek goes from 5th to 3rd and increases vote share in Alyn and Deeside by-election (12) by The Voice
	Floella Benjamin on trouser suits, pioneering pregnancy at work and fighting for gender and race equality (2) by The Voice
	Jo Swinson MP writes…Wringing our hands or shrugging our shoulders isn’t enough to fight discrimination (5) by Jo Swinson MP
	Towards a party strategy (43) by Mark Pack
	Can we afford a Universal Basic Income? (49) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	Clever question from Vince shows Brexit threat to NHS (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Brexit starts to look very, very scary (26) by The Voice
8th	Layla and Ed try to change laws on homelessness (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Sal Brinton talks of being stuck in House of Lords as peer refused to move to let her past (4) by The Voice
	Gender equality… how becoming a councillor has changed my perspective (5) by Antony Hook
	Building on our green credentials (5) by Kirsten Johnson
	What the Lib Dems can learn about economics from Donald Trump (1) by David Thorpe
	Why it’s time to follow Jo’s lead in tackling sexist behaviour (3) by Caron Lindsay
	What will you do to make sure the party is welcoming to BAME people? (17) by Caron Lindsay
9th	Observation of an ex pat: Money scales (14) by Tom Arms
	What should we do about Labour? (102) by Katharine Pindar
	Vintage election nights: the time a painter had to come on screen to extend the Swingometer (1) by Paul Walter
	Southport and strategy (9) by Gordon Lishman
	There’s no hypocrisy in putting grid girls out of work (16) by Ben Andrew
	Jonathan Marks writes…muddled thinking over the EAW threatens our security (3) by Jonathan Marks
10th	LibLink: Nick Clegg – British cross-border supply chains will be strangled by hard Brexit red tape (19) by Paul Walter
	Land Value Tax – Where are we as a party? (90) by Joe Bourke
	Can you help elect April in May? (2) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Vince’s Q and A at Launchpad North (4) by The Voice
11th	Implementing Alderdice’s recommendations will make the Liberal Democrats stronger (4) by Kishan Devani
	It’s not just the ridiculous and ignorant mistakes made in PIP and ESA assessments that should worry us (23) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince on the Government’s “Road to Brexit” plans (9) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #506 (2) by Caron Lindsay
12th	Welcome to my day: 12 February 2018 – it might be a pisco sour kind of a day… (0) by Mark Valladares
	ALDC’s Kickstart Weekend: my experience attending as a newbie (0) by ALDC
	Federal People Development Committee Report – 30 January 2018 (5) by Miranda Roberts
	Austerity and Napoleon (18) by Tahir Maher
	The final deal: what would we say? (12) by Rob Parsons
	How to pay for local services? (21) by John Marriott
	Does “Assume” Make an Ass out of U and Me? (0) by Steve Trevethan
	Why is our “Core Vote” only middle class metropolitan remainers? (79) by Oliver Craven
13th	Liblink: Shas Sheehan on Oxfam (19) by Joe Otten
	John Stuart Mill would have supported hard Brexit, says Boris (41) by Paul Walter
14th	On BBC Newsnight, Vince explains why hard Brexit is anything but liberal (11) by Paul Walter
	Janet Fookes’ winning ways – and they had nothing to do with her red hair! (3) by Paul Walter
	In praise of Parish Councils (11) by Paul Walter
	“A back of a fag packet speech” – Tom Brake on today’s Boris speech (18) by Paul Walter
	Vince Cable joins rally to press for international students to be excluded from migration figures (4) by Paul Walter
	Are “Just-in-time” supply chains evil? (7) by Paul Walter
15th	Our Immigration System is not fit for purpose! (39) by Lord Roger Roberts
	“Utterly damning report” on PIP and ESA Assessments (9) by Kirsten Johnson
	Inaugural meeting of the Race Equality Policy Working Group (6) by Merlene Emerson
	Framing the message… (6) by Richard Maxwell
	#TreatMeWell campaign launched today (0) by Kirsten Johnson
16th	+++Three stonking by-election gains from the Tories plus whopping vote share increases – “something is happening out there” (9) by Paul Walter
	ICYMI: A hat-trick of Lib Dem GAINS in last night’s by-elections (24) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Balking at the Balkans (1) by Tom Arms
	Beyond the European Union: Inequality in British society is the biggest Issue that we face (35) by Gillian Douglass
	No love lost on the road to Brexit (10) by NewsHound
	Vince Cable wishes you a Happy New Year! (1) by Paul Walter
	Campbell and Davey: Three things May must say in Munich (0) by The Voice
17th	Voting reform is vital for a more diverse Parliament (19) by Caron Lindsay
	Action needed in Scotland to help terminally ill homeless people (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Campbell: May’s speech shows that staying in the EU is best for Britain’s security (17) by The Voice
18th	Lib Dem Jobwatch Special – Head of Membership and Engagement – closes tomorrow (0) by The Voice
	Willie Rennie: It’s time for pro EU progressives in Labour to speak out (29) by The Voice
19th	Layla Moran: Conservatives are abdicating their responsibilities on sex education (5) by News Meerkat
	What more do we need to try to do to persuade the British people to vote to stay in the EU? (54) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	Liberal ideas for the future of Leeds – new book in a ninety year-old tradition (0) by Ian MacFadyen
	Cable on Davis speech: Brexit Secretary Secretary makes strong case for staying in the EU (2) by NewsHound
20th	20 years on from the “Bolton Seven” case (2) by Iain Donaldson
	Layla Moran: I almost left the Lib Dems over tuition fees (141) by NewsHound
	A Canvasser’s Dilemma: “Hello, Mr Smith” (8) by Tahir Maher
	Remembering the SDP (32) by David Warren
	Davey: Government must look at evidence on medicinal use of cannabis (3) by The Voice
21st	Anthony Lester steps aside from Lib Dem Lords group amid allegations of sexual harassment (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Liz Barker: We have a crisis in our charity sector (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Why you should think about submitting an amendment to a Conference motion (2) by Caron Lindsay
	The holistic Need for the Ask an Expert Stand at Conference (0) by Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #507 (0) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	Nascot Lawn respite centre wins High Court reprieve (2) by Kirsten Johnson
	What happened to those burning injustices? (4) by Chris Key
	#TimesUp – victims of domestic violence need safe places to go! (1) by Kirsten Johnson
	How Brexit could strengthen us (18) by John King
23rd	Mixed by-election results – two good GAINs but two losses (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Gun crime in America (12) by Tom Arms
	And the new Head of Campaigns for Scotland is….. (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Radical, distinctive and quite possibly the start of something big (23) by Chris Bowers
	Federal Policy Committee Report – 21 February 2018 (2) by Geoff Payne
	There’s going to be some passionate debate at Scottish Conference…. (1) by Caron Lindsay
24th	Christine Jardine: What happened to our humanity, our open arms and our desire to give children the best start in life? (4) by The Voice
	Vince: Government must act to secure university lecturers’ pensions (15) by Caron Lindsay
	The Bus Oxford tried to ban comes to Edinburgh (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince focuses on housing as he visits his old Council ward (14) by The Voice
25th	LibLink: Dick Taverne: The MP who beat Eurosceptics to hang on to his seat (7) by NewsHound
	Brake urges Corbyn to back single market membership (64) by The Voice
	Jo Swinson on sexism, making space for learning and how equal power benefits us all (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #508 (0) by Caron Lindsay
26th	We must deliver upon the Alderdice Review (13) by Tahir Maher
	From our Lords Correspondent: 20-23 February – you might want to think about this… and this… and that… (7) by Mark Valladares
	Young Liberals react to Universities strike (4) by Young Liberals
	LibLink : Floella Benjamin : Ministers should seize the baton and get serious on child obesity (4) by NewsHound
	The Tory-Labour Brexit bandwagon rolls on…time for us to shine (29) by Caron Lindsay
27th	Authoritarianism with a capital A (21) by David Warren
	LibLink: Jenny Randerson: The drone market is a bit like the Wild West. It needs some rules to make it safe (1) by NewsHound
	What does the/a customs union/arrangement mean for Northern Ireland? (76) by Joe Otten
28th	Boris “a real embarrassment” says William Wallace (13) by The Voice
	ALDC’s Knock for Choc (4) by ALDC
	Layla Moran: Homeless people need us to find the money to put a roof over their heads (3) by The Voice
	What did Christine Jardine choose for her first question to the Prime Minister? (0) by The Voice
	Brake: Major is right on Brexit (5) by NewsHound
	Brexit isn’t just causing problems with Northern Ireland (9) by Caron Lindsay