Monthly Archives: June 2025

1st	Remembering Charles Kennedy 10 years on (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Legalise Cannabis, save lives: it’s time to take power back from criminal gangs (5) by Mo Waqas
	LGA Group elections under way (0) by Simon McGrath
	It’s Pride month – protest has not been needed this much for a long time (4) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	30 May/1 June – a long weekend’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	Mathew on Monday – When will the Lib Dem leadership defend immigration? (15) by Mathew Hulbert
	2 June 2025 – today’s Federal press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
	2 June 2025 – today’s other press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
3rd	Ideology over Industry: the SNP’s Defence blind spot (0) by Neil Casey
	NHS forerunner – Conversations with my grandparents (5) by Jack Meredith
	3 June 2025 – today’s press releases (part 1) (0) by Mark Valladares
	3 June 2025 – today’s press releases (part 2) (4) by Mark Valladares
4th	Good luck to Aisha Mir tomorrow (5) by Caron Lindsay
5th	4 June 2025 – yesterday’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	5 June 2025 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
6th	6 June 2025 – the overnight press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
	How should the Welsh Liberal Democrats fight the Senedd elections? (13) by Jack Meredith
	Disability inclusion can’t wait – Why won’t Sadiq Khan act? (1) by Hina Bokhari
	Wherefore the Indo Pacific? A brief thought piece (13) by Merlene Emerson
	Lib Dems gain control of Wokingham (6) by Mary Reid
	ALDC by-election Report, 5th June (1) by Chris Ward
	6 June 2025 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
8th	For a lot of trans people, it’s hard to feel pride right now (11) by Rebecca Jones
	Liberator 429 is out now! (1) by The Liberator Collective
9th	7-8 June 2025 – the weekend’s press release (5) by Mark Valladares
	What Rachel is Doing Right (11) by Vince Cable
	Mathew on Monday – When is a campaign win not actually a win? (14) by Mathew Hulbert
	Gaza: an open letter to Ed Davey (10) by Anne-Marie Simpson
	9 June 2025 – today’s press releases (11) by Mark Valladares
10th	Now it’s the Israeli state versus Greta Thunberg (5) by Andy Daer
	The Lib Dems must be the party that listens to what local people need and reflects that in the next Senedd elections (5) by Jack Meredith
	URGENT: Why we need a statutory climate duty for councils (3) by Victor Chamberlain
	10 June 2025 – today’s Federal press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
	10 June 2025 – the rest of today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
11th	What are Liberal Democrats looking for from the spending review? (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Ed and Emily Davey talk to This Morning about caring for their son (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dems react to Spending Review “smoke and mirrors” (7) by The Voice
	11 June 2025 – today’s Spending Review press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	11 June 2025 – today’s other press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
12th	Make Wales great again? Reactions to Nigel Farage’s vision for Wales (20) by Jack Meredith
	Reeves’ Spending Review lacks vision (8) by Andrew Chandler
13th	Leading the Fight for Local Government: Why you should vote in the LGA elections (0) by Kieron Franks
	ALDC by-election Report, 12th June (4) by Chris Ward
	Lib Dems in the Birthday Honours (3) by Caron Lindsay
14th	Observations of an Expat: Bombing Iran (14) by Tom Arms
	12 June 2025 – Thursday’s Federal press releases (22) by Mark Valladares
15th	12 June 2025 – the Scottish press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	Tom Arms’ World Review (1) by Tom Arms
	UK sanctions on Israeli ministers must be a turning point, not a token gesture (4) by John Kelly
	13 June 2025 – Friday’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
	14-15 June 2025 – the weekend’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
16th	Governments must do more for survivors of same-sex sexual assault (5) by John Jewers
	How to empty the hotels (3) by Suzanne Fletcher
	‘What is truth?’ (and why this matters to Liberal Democrats) (5) by Mark Paine
	Mathew on Monday: We must never deny the importance of soft power (4) by Mathew Hulbert
	We need a debate on Electoral Reform (3) by Samuel Jackson
	16 June 2025 – today’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
17th	You can’t spend sovereignty, Mr. Farage (22) by Jack Meredith
	Diary of a Returning Officer: Week 1 – the Regional Candidates Chair has called, and I’ve said yes… (20) by Mark Valladares
	Drilling for illusions: Why more North Sea oil won’t cut your energy bills (8) by Neil Casey
	17 June 2025 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
18th	Why I support the right to die with dignity; a Liberal case (6) by Andrew Chandler
	Lib Dems should say no to the UK acquiring tactical nuclear weapons (16) by Simon McGrath
	The civil service impact statement for the Assisted Dying Bill could be very inaccurate (13) by A retired medical doctor
19th	How good that LDV posts don’t fade away (3) by Suzanne Fletcher
	Please sir, may I have no war? (12) by Jack Meredith
20th	Global Capitalist Economics: time to unmask GDP? (34) by Tony Vickers
	Britain is a tinderbox and our efforts to confront Islamophobia are not good enough (8) by Hina Bokhari
	ALDC by-election Report, 19th June (3) by Liam Yip
21st	Observations of an Expat: End of Empire (8) by Tom Arms
	Former Lib Dem News Editor David Boyle has died (9) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	David Boyle (1958-2025) – the nicest of reluctant philosophers (11) by Ed Fordham
	Tom Arms’ World Review (1) by Tom Arms
	Ed Davey: we must work for diplomatic solution (26) by The Voice
23rd	Happy 80th birthday, Mary Reid (19) by Caron Lindsay
	A Monument to the Past, a Barrier to the Future (15) by Barry Smith
	Here we go again… (4) by Adrian Sanders
	Mathew on Monday: Why are we sitting on the fence on America’s strikes on Iran? (11) by Mathew Hulbert
24th	Mark Pack’s June report to members (9) by Mark Pack
	More thoughts on GDP and growth (26) by John Medway
	19 July 2025 – Social Liberal Forum Conference: Building a Liberal Vision for Britain’s Future (0) by Geoffrey Payne
25th	The Action Day – a good thing? (2) by Michael Taylor
	Lib Dem Stockport awarded Local Authority of the Year at Municipal Journal Awards (0) by Simon McGrath
	Whatever happened to political leadership? (14) by Lord William Wallace
	25 June 2025 – today’s Federal press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
	25 June 2025 – today’s Scottish and Welsh press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
26th	Starmer’s safety net shredded (2) by Jack Meredith
	Facing the harrowing facts: it’s time for bold action on Gaza and the West Bank (29) by Judi Conner
	26 June 2025 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
27th	ALDC by-election Report, 19th June (4) by Liam Yip
28th	Observations of an ex pat: A new era (13) by Tom Arms
	27 June 2025 – yesterday’s press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
29th	Tom Arms’ World Review (15) by Tom Arms
	28-29 June 2025 – the weekend’s press releases (10) by Mark Valladares
30th	On the frontline for freedom – Budapest Pride 2025 (2) by Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett
	Some thoughts on Men’s Health Month (0) by Michal Siewniak
	Mathew on Monday: Glastonbury, the Catholic Church, free speech and the boundaries of Liberalism (10) by Mathew Hulbert