Monthly Archives: March 2018

1st	The fundamentals of Brexit don’t change – so opposition to it is a matter of principle! (39) by Edward Robinson
	Book Review – Power to the People: Confessions of a Young Liberal Activist 1975 – 1987 by Felix Dodds (14) by Louise Harris
	Why the Liberal Democrats must adopt Universal Basic Income (113) by A Lib Dem member
	Christine Jardine “utterly dismayed” by Leveson statement (7) by The Voice
	Does Vince look fat in this? (10) by Kirsten Johnson
	Today’s cancellation of the 2nd part of the Leveson Inquiry – a massive betrayal of the promises to victims of press abuses (7) by Helen Belcher
	ALDC launches its Election Law Helpline (0) by ALDC
2nd	Lib Dem hold Council seat in East Devon (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Disappearing water (3) by Tom Arms
	LibLink: Tom Brake: Boris and Davis aren’t the only ones suffering from “Delusionitis” (4) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Christine Jardine: A shadow over the Edinburgh Festival (1) by NewsHound
	Cable, Umunna and Lucas demand Brexit answers from the Prime Minister (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Cable: May allowing Brexit extremists to neuter any chance of acceptable deal for UK (26) by The Voice
	Former Watford Green candidate joins Lib Dems, praising Mayoral candidate Peter Taylor (1) by The Voice
3rd	Paddy wants your big ideas (17) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems at 30 – let’s be bold, confident and radical (20) by Caron Lindsay
	Got any awkward questions to ask the party committees? (4) by Caron Lindsay
	The 2017 general election – the much overlooked rebalancing of British democracy (6) by Paul Walter
	WATCH: Lib Dems at 30 (41) by The Voice
4th	The reason Tim Farron didn’t vote for merger (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Jo Swinson is right on Thatcher statue – women’s achievements must be remembered (44) by Caron Lindsay
	A longer read for the weekend… Sir John Major’s stunning speech on Brexit in full (1) by Paul Walter
	WATCH: Why EU Nationals should vote Lib Dem in Local Elections (5) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #509 (0) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Welcome to my day: 5 March – thoughts turn towards a future… (1) by Mark Valladares
	TUC General Secretary to meet with cross-party leaders to set out Brexit concerns (5) by NewsHound
	“Cook along with Miriam” (0) by NewsHound
	Same old Economic Orthodoxy (55) by Tahir Maher
	Migration and the liberal dilemma (32) by Lord William Wallace
	Viva Verdi, Viva Italia! (15) by Lorenzo Cherin
	Four Go in Search of Big Ideas (17) by Gordon Lishman
	Conference to debate new disciplinary process – how you can find out more (2) by Lord Ken Macdonald
6th	LibLink: Vince picks out Shirley Williams as the female parliamentarian that he most admires from the last 100 years (15) by The Voice
	Lib Dems help win Lords concession on citizens’ rights after Brexit (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Wera Hobhouse presents Bill to outlaw upskirting (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Jo Swinson calls on Boris to stand up to Saudi ruler (6) by The Voice
7th	Christine Jardine on how a liking for curly fries can influence the ads you see (2) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Layla Moran talk about gender neutral school uniforms (12) by NewsHound
	What are your top tips for speaking at Conference? (11) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: The #LiberalLondon Rally (1) by Caron Lindsay
8th	It’s International Women’s Day (2) by Kirsten Johnson
	Liberals and Neo-Liberals (48) by Gordon Lishman
	The secret world of Whitehall – and other BBC Michael Cockerell gems (1) by Paul Walter
	The Diversity Approach (3) by Tehani Taylor
	Theatre plug: Tea and Tentacles at Zeta Reticuli (0) by Joe Otten
	International Women’s Day – #AskHerToStand (9) by Elaine Bagshaw
	We must protect our universities’ freedom (14) by Simon Perks
	Lib Dem Councillor Suzy Horton mentioned on Amnesty’s Suffragette Spirit map (1) by NewsHound
	Christine Jardine introduces Bill to rename House of Lords on International Women’s Day (2) by The Voice
	Our last post on International Women’s Day Manchester deserves Better: Manchester needs April (1) by Caron Lindsay
	A pre-Conference Lib Dem GAIN with an almighty swing (19) by Caron Lindsay
9th	Observations of an ex pat: America Direct (7) by Tom Arms
	Ed Davey: Data protection exemption for immigration will ruin thousands of lives (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Vince Cable: Tories must ditch red lines for the Rock (9) by NewsHound
	ESA appeals figures “absolutely appalling” – Stephen Lloyd (18) by Caron Lindsay
10th	Federal Conference Committee Report: Amendments and emergency motions selected (10) by Zoe O’Connell
	WATCH: The Conference Rally (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Ed Davey to call for more investment in community policing (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince: Lib Dems are going forward (29) by Caron Lindsay
11th	Conference tells Federal Board to think again on new disciplinary processes (13) by Caron Lindsay
	What can we expect from Vince today? (32) by Caron Lindsay
	In full: Vince Cable’s speech to Conference (60) by The Voice
12th	Welcome to my day: 12 March 2018 – for those of you recovering from Conference, I salute you… (1) by Mark Valladares
	Macdonald Report goes back for a rethink – a member of the English Appeals Panel reflects (7) by Mark Valladares
	Liberal Democrats call for new housing revolution (19) by NewsHound
	Local Liberal Democrats join leading charities to condemn Bromley voter ID pilot (22) by Rich Wilsher
	Jess Insall’s clarion call for gender-neutral school uniforms (13) by NewsHound
	Vince explains his ‘blue, white and pink’ remark (35) by Paul Walter
13th	Vince talks to Voice Part 1: Open primaries (19) by Caron Lindsay
	Corbyn slapped down over point-scoring reaction to Salisbury (26) by Joe Otten
	Vince talks to Voice Part 2 – The message to young people – I’ve got your backs (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems respond to the Spring Statement – Hammond ignores the Heffalump in the room (4) by The Voice
	Brake: UK must build coalition to end Putin’s murderous adventurism (120) by The Voice
14th	Vince talks to Voice Part 3: A message of hope that Brexit can be stopped (1) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Layla Moran attack Tory and DUP on cuts to free school meals (5) by Caron Lindsay
	17 days to shape Lib Dem policy on immigration (48) by Caron Lindsay
	A day in the life of…a newly elected member of Federal Conference Committee (6) by Tahir Maher
	Vince talks to Voice Part 4: Liberal ideas for the modern world – open, liberal, green (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems secure major victory to limit cold calling (8) by The Voice
	WATCH: Nick Clegg say that Brexit is a monumental waste of time (29) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Growth in infant mortality highlights desperate pressures on the NHS (6) by The Voice
	Managing staff – a chance to show liberalism in action (4) by Stephen Harte
	Changes to payment for Connect and Salesforce (12) by Nick Harvey
	The dream of a wonderful Brexit (40) by John King
	How much should the Lib Dems focus on UK foreign policy? (6) by Paul Reynolds
	Tributes to former English Party Chair Peter Ellis (6) by Caron Lindsay
16th	Observations of an ex pat: Trump and the Korean Swamp (6) by Tom Arms
	Why Tory pilots for improved integration feel like a microwave dinner (6) by Chris Key
	ALDC’s Local Elections appeal (1) by Victor Chamberlain
	Why Lib Dem members were right to reject a “progressive alliance” (34) by Andy Briggs
	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: managers of the months (catch-up edition) (2) by Stephen Tall
	Baroness Judith Jolly writes…Brexit must not put public health at risk (0) by Judith Jolly
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #510 (1) by Caron Lindsay
17th	Wearside Lib Dems slam “shockingly misogynist” Council anti-alcohol campaign (11) by Caron Lindsay
	What did you think of Southport? (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince calls on Government to delay changes to mortgage interest payment for people on benefits (17) by The Voice
	Swinson: EU nationals won’t be convinced by Labour (0) by NewsHound
18th	How I broke LDHQ’s chatbot (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower used to work for Lib Dems and warned us of our 2015 demise (37) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron: How would you want your family to be treated if they were fleeing war? (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Martin Horwood writes…The real issue about Trump, Facebook’s ‘data breach’, why The Observer missed the point and Liberals should care (12) by Martin Horwood
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #511 (1) by Caron Lindsay
19th	Welcome to my day: 19 March 2018 – the chilly breeze of reality… (3) by Mark Valladares
	Thinking the unthinkable is fun and might just lead us somewhere interesting (26) by Chris Bowers
	Brexit: concessions to the left of us, concessions to the right of us… (106) by Mark Valladares
20th	The Democratic primary for New York Governor just got interesting (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Wera Hobhouse’s bill could see 2 year prison sentence for upskirting (16) by The Voice
	Mental Health is not a finished campaign – we need you more than ever. (3) by Lee Dargue
21st	How the Access Fund can help you to attend Conference (0) by Diane Reddell
	The Liberal Democrats must own the Northern Powerhouse (28) by Tom Morrison
	Are you wearing odd socks today? (1) by Mary Reid
	Euratom was not on the ballot paper (9) by Tahir Maher
	The party’s immigration consultation: Liberalism deserves better (92) by Lib Dem Immigrants
	Lloyd: Government must delay “horror” changes to mortgage support (1) by The Voice
22nd	Bercow, Ten Years On – the #SLCN campaign (0) by Kirsten Johnson
	Lib Dems: Universal Credit could lead to up to 1.3 million evictions (15) by The Voice
	The dire state of mental health services (1) by Kirsten Johnson
	Has social media compromised liberty? (12) by Tahir Maher
23rd	Lib Dems GAIN a Council seat in Aylesbury (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Facebook faces the music (10) by Tom Arms
	Who knew knocking on strangers’ doors could be such fun? (6) by Claire Turner
	Review: Read Towards a Liberal Future by David Howarth and Bernard Greaves (21) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: Brexiters wanted to take back control but we risk losing control of Ireland (27) by NewsHound
24th	What Liberals need to do for the ‘left behind’ (64) by Helen Flynn
	Jo Swinson on leadership, the importance of humility and meeting a hero (2) by NewsHound
	“I know that Vote Leave cheated” – should be a game changer but will it make a difference? (30) by Caron Lindsay
25th	How can we make sure families have enough to live on? (23) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	WATCH: Brake: The British people are entitled to the truth (2) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #512 (0) by Caron Lindsay
26th	Welcome to my day: 26 March 2018 – everyone loves a parade… (0) by Mark Valladares
	British exceptionalism – why even the Liberal Democrats need to get over themselves (12) by Mark Valladares
	Federal Policy Committee report, 21 March 2018 (11) by Duncan Brack
	Was Corbyn right to sack Owen Smith, after he advocated a referendum on the final terms of a Brexit deal? (20) by Mark Argent
	Want to run the best campaign you can? ALDC can show you how… (2) by ALDC
27th	Power to the people (34) by Oliver Craven
	Let’s Count Them In (1) by Ian Thomas
	Corbyn faces demonstration against anti-semitism (64) by Joe Otten
	Taking back control of our money? A reality check, part 1 (69) by Arnold Kiel
28th	Tom Brake: People are entitled to know if Leave won by cheating (18) by Caron Lindsay
	Taking back control of our borders? A reality check, Part 2 (30) by Arnold Kiel
	Federal People Development Committee Report – 20 March 2018 (9) by Miranda Roberts
	Willie Rennie calls for Land Value Tax “to shape society and economy in fair and just way” (22) by Caron Lindsay
29th	Martin Horwood standing for local council (2) by The Voice
	We’ve given an eye-wateringly broad “Snoopers’ Charter” to big corporations (12) by Paul Walter
	A year to Brexit – time to remember that we could and should get out of this mess (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Why we should “Stay” and not “stop Brexit” (22) by Rajin Chowdhury
	Electoral Commission investigate possible funding abuse by Vote Leave (7) by Tahir Maher
	Layla Moran: We shouldn’t be punishing children for taking part in dance and music (7) by Caron Lindsay
	How can we be seen as relevant again? (76) by Katharine Pindar
	Another Thursday night, another Lib Dem Gain (15) by Caron Lindsay
30th	Willie Rennie starts his four marathons in three days around Fife to raise money for mental health (4) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Sal Brinton: Ministers must protect our NHS against privatisation (11) by NewsHound
	Roger Roberts writes: We need to change our culture and welcome people here (10) by Lord Roger Roberts
	Vince Cable’s Easter Message (3) by The Voice
	Vince Cable’s message for Passover (2) by The Voice
31st	#RunRennieRun: The highlights of day one and how you can help on day two (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Your last chance to help us build a liberal immigration policy (10) by Caron Lindsay
	It’s Transgender Day of Visibility – why it should matter to every liberal (6) by Caron Lindsay
	“He was the only politician who was interested” in transgender rights (1) by Caron Lindsay