Monthly Archives: August 2019

1st	Good morning! (1) by Paul Walter
	Good luck to Jane Dodds in Brecon and Radnorshire – and how YOU can help her win (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Help Jo get the vote out for Jane Dodds in Brecon – 3 hours to go (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems knocking up can be very useful…. (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Brecon and Radnorshire by-election open thread (9) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	2:50 am round up: Jane has done it and it wasn’t even that close (20) by Caron Lindsay
	Morning round up – We did it! Welcome to Jane Dodds MP (38) by Caron Lindsay
	Brecon diary epilogue: Chocks away, Nigel! (12) by Paul Walter
	Photo special: Brecon and Radnorshire victory (9) by Paul Walter
	What a brilliant time to be a Liberal Democrat! (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Learn to code: the Technological Revolution (11) by Eugene Henry
	Sunny Uplands and Baloney Economics: whence the falling Pound? (18) by Rupinder Singh
3rd	Why do right wing immigration reformists like Liberal Canada’s points system? (38) by Em Dean
	Listen to St Alban’s candidate Daisy Cooper: People are voting Lib Dem because of our values (3) by NewsHound
	How to bold, italicise & underline some of the text in your LDV comments (11) by Paul Walter
4th	Six key areas for a partnership approach to politics (70) by Richard Kemp
	Photo special: Celebrations at the Brecon & Radnorshire HQ (2) by Paul Walter
	Sugar Tax is nothing more than a money spinning effort (43) by Hannah Bettsworth
5th	3-4 August 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (4) by Mark Valladares
	Ten freeports by Spring; Boris’s post-Brexit economic miracle (13) by Paul Reynolds
	Tactical voting and the Brecon by-election (38) by Richard Taylor
	Government forced to publish data showing less than 3 in 10 UK exporters are prepared for ‘no deal’ Brexit (16) by The Voice
6th	A trip to Palestine (5) by Andy Daer
	Time to ditch the People’s Vote organisation – but not a People’s Vote (50) by Simon McGrath
	#GirlsSupportingGirls (4) by Ruth McElroy
	Assumptions (1) by Jane Reed
7th	Bar Charts! (10) by Tony Lloyd
	Joyce Arram 1935-2018: Piecing together a Jigsaw of a Life devoted to Liberalism (3) by Graham Colley
	Tory “Wafflenomics” and the Expected Macroeconomic-fiscal Costs of NO DEAL (10) by Rupinder Singh
	The best way to answer Coalition guilt-shaming is to challenge austerity and poverty today, head-on (62) by Nick Rider
	Is there a scientific basis for the sugar levy? (23) by Ben Wōden
	Remembering a wonderful, zero-hoots giving, wise Liberal (16) by Caron Lindsay
8th	You’ll want to get to Sheffield this weekend…. (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord William Wallace writes….Boris Johnson think rules don’t apply to him (55) by Lord William Wallace
9th	Another good night for the Lib Dems in local elections – a strong hold and a GAIN (21) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Kashmiri powder keg (7) by Tom Arms
	Boris Johnson is the most vulnerable Prime Minister to enter No 10 (7) by Patrick Maxwell
	Brexit is unpatriotic and shameful (34) by John McHugo
10th	Public mind manipulation (30) by Peter Wrigley
	What do do on the Friday night before Conference (5) by Geoffrey Payne
	It’s worse than you think (87) by Katharine Pindar
11th	A Remain Alliance and opportunities for the Lib Dems…..detail may not be quite there but Lib Dems are poised for massive breakthrough (60) by Caron Lindsay
	Jo Swinson’s message for Eid-al-Adha (1) by The Voice
12th	Jo Swinson visits Irish Border (9) by The Voice
13th	LibLink: Chuka Umunna: Don’t let these reckless Brexit gamblers claim they speak for the British people (40) by NewsHound
	Caroline Lucas’s all female Cabinet is not the right approach to stop Brexit (19) by Munira Wilson
	Now comes the hard part (67) by Chris Bowers
14th	Stopping a crash out Brexit (41) by Mark Goodrich
	Terrorising the traumatised: the Tories have a weak and wicked approach to crime (4) by Josh Babarinde
	Standing against Boris Johnson (1) by The Voice
	Exit costs and wobbly dikes: Brexit could result in deluges in Britain (17) by Bernard Aris
	On that power pose (5) by Mary Reid
	Johnson or Corbyn, who is the biggest danger? (18) by Leon Duveen
	++ Breaking news: Sarah Wollaston joins the Lib Dems (48) by Mary Reid
15th	Don’t Despair! (12) by Roger Lake
	WATCH: Jo Swinson’s keynote speech on how MPs can stop Boris (66) by Caron Lindsay
	A no deal Brexit is irreversible, a Jeremy Corbyn government is not (26) by Chris Key
	Siobhan Benita says she can be London Mayor (5) by NewsHound
	In Full: Jo Swinson’s letter to Jeremy Corbyn (139) by The Voice
16th	The Lib Dem surge continues in Shropshire (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: China, Hong Kong and Confucius (6) by Tom Arms
	Remembering Peterloo and the struggle for liberal democracy (19) by Paul Hindley
17th	Paul Tyler writes….Clearing out constitutional confusions? (22) by Paul Tyler
	Corbyn’s offer: divisive by design? (62) by MIchael Atkins
18th	Lord Tony Greaves writes…So how would an interim government actually work? (117) by Tony Greaves
	The most important thing Jo Swinson did this week (33) by Caron Lindsay
19th	The thin blue line is too thin and we do not sufficiently punish those who attack the police (26) by Paul Walter
	We need to show that we are not a one-trick Brexit pony (88) by Adam Jones
	Andy Kelly writes: Help me spread my message of hope and radicalism to Greater Manchester (9) by Andy Kelly
	The case for changing our laws on revoking citizenship (18) by Imaduddin Ahmed
20th	Martin Horwood MEP writes… Gibraltar, Trump and Iran: the Brexit connection (2) by Martin Horwood
	What the Yellowhammer assessment reveals (22) by Rupinder Singh
	Vince Cable MP reflects on recent events and some holiday reading (9) by Vince Cable
	Investment in transport in northern England is far behind London (17) by Richard Kemp
	We need to talk about Public Space Protection Orders (8) by David Gray
	Lib Dem Brexit campaign chief to be Jo Swinson’s chief of staff (2) by Caron Lindsay
21st	A lull in Lithuania (3) by Rob Kersley
	++Breaking news: Jo Swinson announces Shadow Cabinet (19) by Mary Reid
	Young Liberals launch annual freshers campaign (3) by Charlie Murphy
	The Lib Dems have become an establishment party (168) by David Warren
	A cautionary tale from Norman Lamb (5) by Mary Reid
22nd	Irish Travellers deserve our respect – just like any other ethnic group (4) by Paul Walter
	LibDem council chief: Government ‘must not crucify Portsmouth’ over Brexit (1) by News Meerkat
	Jo Swinson and the art of disagreeing well (41) by Lorenzo Cherin
	Brexit: Do we follow Jeremy Corbyn or revert to Theresa May’s plan? (46) by Johnny McDermott
23rd	Observations of an Expat – the nuclear train (3) by Tom Arms
	It must be Revoke – it’s too late for anything else…. (45) by Brian Edmonds
	Lib Dem hold Rokeby and Overslade ward (2) by The Voice
	On politicians and TV (6) by Mary Reid
	Former Labour Sheffield Hallam MP arrested on suspicion of fraud – BBC (11) by The Voice
24th	Say no to HS2 (44) by Peter Wrigley
	Policy responses to the Amazon fires – a longer read for the weekend (6) by Rupinder Singh
	The coming General Election (114) by Joe Bourke
25th	Taking a lead from the family friendly Sheffield campaign HQ (14) by Miranda Roberts
26th	Jo proposes agenda for cross party “Stop No deal” talks led by Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday (50) by Paul Walter
	Closing Parliament to force no deal would be an outrage (36) by Paul Walter
	The staggering amount of steelwork used in the Great Western railway electrification (26) by Paul Walter
	Surely there is a way that Johnson can give us a treat on Halloween, rather than a trick? (27) by Paul Walter
27th	Where will we get and use volunteers? (30) by Michael Taylor
	July meeting of Liberal International in London (3) by Catherine Royce
	Tackling the scourge of holiday hunger (6) by Munira Wilson
	+++Cross party opposition talks end in agreement on the priority of legislation to prevent no deal (20) by Paul Walter
	Jo Swinson says cross-party talks were “very positive” (1) by Paul Walter
	Norman Lamb to stand down as an MP at next election (24) by Paul Walter
	More from Jo Swinson on this morning’s cross party talks (0) by News Meerkat
	Jo Swinson joins 120+ MPs in signing Church House Declaration to defy Johnson attempts to close Parliament (29) by Paul Walter
28th	Is the Green Paper on Social Care happening or not? (6) by Kirsten Johnson
	+++Jo Swinson: PM is trying to remove the voice of the people (58) by The Voice
	Members must decide! (11) by Simon McGrath
	A Fairer Share for All – a missed opportunity (10) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	+++Jo Swinson requests a meeting with the Queen to discuss the constitutional crisis (33) by The Voice
	Vince Cable to stand down as an MP at the next election (6) by The Voice
	Please sign the petition against proroguing Parliament (66) by Paul Walter
29th	We need a flexible Conference (62) by David Becket
	Let’s talk about something else … diversity in film and theatre (9) by Mary Reid
	Men of honour (5) by David Warren
	It’s 1914 again … (21) by John King
30th	Beatrice Wishart wins Shetland by-election for the Lib Dems (40) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Intelligence insulted (20) by Tom Arms
	How British liberals should advocate for the human rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir (5) by Imaduddin Ahmed
	How Continental Europeans view proroguing Parliament and abandoning EU inhabitants of the UK (30) by Bernard Aris
31st	Jo Swinson joins Judicial Review of prorogation launched by Gina Miller, with Sir John Major and Tom Watson (113) by Paul Walter
	“If Clitheroe is protesting it must be bad!!!” – Lib Dems join #StopTheCoup protests across the country (0) by Paul Walter
	And there’s more! #StopTheCoup protest photos from across the country part 3 (1) by Paul Walter
	More photos from #StopTheCoup protests across the country (6) by Paul Walter
	WATCH: North Cornwall Lib Dem PPC Danny Chambers speak at #stopthecoup rally (13) by Caron Lindsay