Monthly Archives: May 2020

1st	Daily View 2×2: 1 May 2020 (5) by Mark Valladares
	Local leadership in Watford (1) by Peter Taylor
	Observations of an expat: Where is Kim? (10) by Tom Arms
	Covid-19 … The new Liberal reality (41) by Adrian May
	Pubs need support now and inclusion for their future (8) by Ben Thomas
	Isolation diary: Smelling the Roses (1) by Mary Reid
	Opposition councillors can achieve real change in our community (4) by Gary Malcolm
	Our President welcomes new and renewed members (7) by The Voice
2nd	A longer read for the weekend: The case for an extension to the Brexit transition period (39) by Caroline Voaden
	Christine Jardine won’t stand for Lib Dem leadership (5) by The Voice
	Dick Newby: Individual stories of Windrush victims shame politicians who use pejorative language and stoke up resentment (5) by The Voice
	Isolation diary: Getting some exercise (4) by Mary Reid
3rd	Rennie calls for UBI summit to help those who can’t get government support (16) by The Voice
	Climate change is real! (19) by Steve Castree
	Tackling everyday sexism in the Lib Dems (8) by Ruth McElroy
	Liberal Democrats for the heart of England (10) by Michael Mullaney
	Isolation diary: Redefining time (1) by Mary Reid
4th	Daily View 2×2: 4 May 2020 (9) by Mark Valladares
	Over-centralisation and the response to Covid-19 (13) by Lord William Wallace
	Ode to something less than Joy (24) by Adrian May
	What’s happening in Israel and Palestine? (15) by John Kelly
	Stop the carbon offsetting Greenwash (4) by Stewart Reddaway
	Isolation diary: Exiting lockdown? (11) by Mary Reid
5th	Daily View 2×2: 5 May 2020 (3) by Mark Valladares
	Minimum Income, job guarantees and basic rental income (39) by Joe Bourke
	After the virus: an economic future for Wales (3) by Jane Dodds
	The journal of a new councillor (part 1) (2) by Helen Burton
	Sticking down the Overton window (17) by Rhys Taylor
	Tackling the PPE problem (5) by Carol Runciman
	Isolation diary: Drowning in plastic (16) by Mary Reid
6th	Daily View 2×2: 6 May 2020 (3) by Mark Valladares
	Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for Wales (4) by Jane Dodds
	The covid tracking app is all wrong; I will use it anyway (10) by Joe Otten
	Consistency in Devolution (3) by David McKenzie
	How the pandemic exposed the stark inequalities of our society (5) by Rabina Khan
	Isolation diary: Watching TV (5) by Mary Reid
	Civil Liberties and the NHS App (12) by Wera Hobhouse MP
7th	Daily View 2×2: 7 May 2020 (1) by Mark Valladares
	Covid-19 five tests: By sleight of hand, the government seems to be trying to remove the spotlight from testing and PPE issues (12) by Paul Walter
	Is our party hierarchical? (9) by Moyra Forrest
	This time next year, London will be different. We must be too. (14) by Siobhan Benita
	Housing, Liberalism, and Mutualism (2) by Daniel Duggan
	How to stop deforestation (4) by Imaduddin Ahmed
	Isolation diary: Missing the theatre (2) by Mary Reid
	Philip Alston and Transformational Change (36) by Katharine Pindar
8th	Universal Basic Income, why now? (38) by Jane Alliston
	On pandemics and health, we need to look to South Korea – Phil Hammond “MD” in Private Eye (7) by Paul Walter
	Localism under threat (7) by Emily Smith
	Observations of an expat: Coronavirus exploitation (5) by Tom Arms
	Ten years of living with the Black Dog (5) by David Warren
	The Lib Dem Leadership election: Can we please now just get on with it? (18) by Duncan Greenland
	Isolation diary: Marking VE Day (21) by Mary Reid
	Pitching my idea: Reduce the legal drinking age (18) by George Rice
9th	The C Word 10 years on: How it all began (24) by Caron Lindsay
	The C Word 10 years on: Crossing the RubiCon (34) by Caron Lindsay
	Principles of Liberal Democracy (12) by Michael Meadowcroft
	Ed Davey’s message for Europe Day (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Isolation diary: Receiving a food box from the Government (8) by Mary Reid
10th	Remaining a Remainer (25) by John King
	Lib Dem Councillor calls for gay and bi men to be allowed to participate in Covid-19 trials (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Alistair Carmichael: It’s now time to consider a Universal Basic Income (20) by NewsHound
	Wendy Chamberlain MP: Census must reflect diversity to make sure all people count (1) by The Voice
	The C Word – 10 years on: What were we thinking? (29) by Caron Lindsay
	Isolation diary: Becoming a local hero (2) by Mary Reid
	Lib Dems react to PM speech (41) by Caron Lindsay
11th	Daily View 2×2: 11 May 2020 (1) by Mark Valladares
	Paul Tyler writes: The Peers are Revolting or Who is Taking Back Control ? (29) by Paul Tyler
	A review of federal committee elections – your chance to comment (31) by Duncan Brack
	You are cordially invited to a gathering of North of England Liberal Democrats… (1) by Dick Newby
	The millions missing out (2) by Tim Bearder
	Stay Alert, That’s Devolved, Save Lives (5) by Chloe Hutchinson
	Isolation diary: Easing lockdown (11) by Mary Reid
12th	Non-publication of SAGE minutes could mean that the government are taking decisions contrary to the scientific advice and we won’t know it until it is too late (15) by The Voice
	And now for something completely different… (12) by Tom Arms
	+++Output from General Election review expected on Friday (39) by Paul Walter
	Covid-19: We are long past the point where we should give the UK government the benefit of the doubt (6) by Paul Reynolds
	Isolation diary: Collecting the bins (10) by Mary Reid
13th	Daily View 2×2: 13 May 2020 (3) by Mark Valladares
	Funding a Basic Income- A Universal Transaction Micro-Tax (25) by Darren Martin
	Time for a Corporate Responsibility Levy? (7) by Adrian May
	We must learn to live with Covid-19 (7) by Leon Duveen
	We do know the answers: How we find our feet for 2024 (12) by Tom Sutton
	Isolation diary: Wearing fancy dress (1) by Mary Reid
	13 May 2020 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
14th	Daily View 2×2: 14 May 2020 (2) by Mark Valladares
	My lockdown pub crawl (of sorts) in solidarity with landlords (1) by Max Wilkinson
	It is time for a double lock on public sector pay (13) by Tom Purvis
	Return of the Keynesians? (18) by Ben Nutland
	Q: Coronavirus state aid. Who pays the bill? (65) by Mark Kenyon
	Isolation diary: Opening the garden centres (1) by Mary Reid
	14 May 2020 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
15th	Daily View 2×2: 15 May 2020 (0) by Mark Valladares
	The party President writes…Key party decisions coming up at the Federal Board meetings next week (17) by Mark Pack
	Observations of an expat: While you are Covid distracted (6) by Tom Arms
	William Wallace writes: The next coalition? (23) by Lord William Wallace
	++Breaking news: General Election Review (77) by The Voice
	Isolation diary: Identifying those to be shielded (1) by Mary Reid
	We must listen to the teachers’ unions (13) by David Gray
	Roger Roberts writes: A post-pandemic United Kingdom (8) by Lord Roger Roberts
	15 May 2020 – today’s press releases (6) by Mark Valladares
16th	Working with teachers (3) by Robin Webber-Jones
	Cllr Bridget Smith writes…..Lib Dems are the party of Business (6) by Cllr Bridget Smith
	Isolation diary: Using the box room (11) by Mary Reid
	Kirsty Williams outshines Williamson with her guidance on Wales school re-opening. (13) by Caron Lindsay
17th	Lib Dems bid to pave the way for safe street cafe culture in Scotland (0) by The Voice
	LDV interviews: Bill Powell on surviving Covid-19, tackling inequality and plans for the future. (1) by Caron Lindsay
	A manifesto for a post-pandemic Britain (39) by Joe Bourke
	Layla: We need reassurance and clarity before schools can re-open (3) by The Voice
	Sal Brinton on Government “lie” on care homes and Covid-19 (8) by The Voice
	LibLink: Daisy Cooper MP: Any contact tracing app must respect privacy and maintain public trust (3) by NewsHound
	Isolation diary: Making music together (1) by Mary Reid
	Liberal Democrats mark IDAHOBIT (0) by Caron Lindsay
	16-17 May 2020: the weekend’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
18th	Daily View 2×2: 18 May 2020 (2) by Mark Valladares
	18 May 2020 – the overnight press release (4) by Mark Valladares
	“An accident waiting to happen” – comprehensive, astute and blunt panel report on the 2019 elections (56) by Paul Walter
	The Dawn of Webinars (8) by Merlene Emerson
	Some Questions for the Federal Party and Leadership (25) by Freddie Jewitt
	Isolation diary: Shredding my life (7) by Mary Reid
	18 May 2020 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
19th	Daily View 2×2: 19 May 2020 (7) by Mark Valladares
	2019 Election Review – the Social Democrat Group responds (3) by Michael Mullaney
	Protecting the welfare of families with parents of different nationalities (4) by John Shardlow
	For Mental Health Awareness Week, let’s remember Mill’s mantra and campaign for better wellbeing measures (8) by Layla Moran MP
	Why do we insist on making each other the enemy? (15) by Callum James Littlemore
	Why we shouldn’t just jump on the UBI bandwagon (43) by Stephen O'Brien
	Isolation diary: Dancing again (0) by Mary Reid
	The greater forces behind our election defeat (23) by Ben Andrew
	19 May 2020 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
20th	Daily View 2×2: 20 May 2020 (1) by Mark Valladares
	The starting pistol is fired on the leadership election! (68) by Mark Pack
	What is the English Party? (20) by Rob Davidson
	The Swinging Sixties (20) by David Warren
	The Election Review: Hardly News! (9) by Gordon Lishman
	Bradford Liberal Democrats call for detailed plans for schools opening to be scrutinised (4) by Jeanette Sunderland
	By forcing a narrative, the General Election Review misses an opportunity (16) by James Belchamber
	Isolation diary: Cutting it short (3) by Mary Reid
	Levelling up between the generations in the post-pandemic world (19) by Max Wilkinson
	20 May 2020 – today’s press releases (part 1) (4) by Mark Valladares
	20 May 2020 – today’s press releases (part 2) (0) by Mark Valladares
21st	Daily View 2×2: 21 May 2020 (2) by Mark Valladares
	Our Government is a Stage Magician (5) by Peter Cocks
	Why the Liberal Democrats must learn from Nigel Farage (14) by Charlie Du Cane
	In debating UBI, we need to be clear what we’re talking about (57) by Harry Samuels
	The social justice argument for a Universal Basic Income (13) by Daniel Duggan
	Time to debate policy whilst the house burns down? Perhaps we should smash the boards instead (3) by Huw Dawson
	Isolation diary: Doing the ironing (3) by Mary Reid
	Should patients be charged for missed GP appointments? (21) by Alice Lilley
	21 May 2020 – today’s press releases (part 1) (1) by Mark Valladares
	21 May 2020 – today’s press releases (part 2) (0) by Mark Valladares
	21 May 2020 – today’s press releases (part 3) (2) by Mark Valladares
22nd	Daily View 2×2: 22 May 2020 (2) by Mark Valladares
	Ramadan reflections (3) by Hina Bokhari
	The Election Review reviewed (38) by Michael Meadowcroft
	Observations of an expat: Sino-American Covid diplomacy (6) by Tom Arms
	Isolation diary: Preparing for a pandemic (5) by Mary Reid
	Our society has failed to protect the poorest and most disadvantaged of our citizens. This has to be stopped now. (20) by Katharine Pindar
	22 May 2020 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
23rd	23 May 2020 – the overnight press release (4) by Mark Valladares
	What the Thornhill report should mean for Young Liberals (23) by Anonymous Young Liberal
	Lib Dems call for young refugees to have equal access to education (6) by The Voice
	Daisy Cooper: Now is not the right time for me to go for leader (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Jamie Stone MP on the biggest trouble he has ever been in (3) by News Meerkat
	Isolation diary: Cracking the Miracle Sudoku (3) by Mary Reid
	LibLink: Cllr Rabina Khan: This Eid, technology will ease loneliness and bring people together online. (0) by NewsHound
	Ed Davey’s media blitz calling for Cummings to go (65) by Caron Lindsay
24th	Hay Festival provides food for thought for so many more people (0) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Siobhan Benita: We can’t afford to let today’s acts of kindness become tomorrow’s memories (1) by NewsHound
	Alistair Carmichael questions government on ending of virtual parliament (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Wendy Chamberlain recounts her first experience of violence against Police Officers (4) by The Voice
	Isolation diary: Ordering a takeaway? (5) by Mary Reid
	Ed Davey: PM’s own judgement now in question (13) by NewsHound
	Jo Swinson: I’m not finished making change in the world (8) by Caron Lindsay
25th	If we, as a nation, do not now properly fund the NHS, all our clapping will look like deep hypocrisy (83) by Paul Walter
	Isolation diary: Enjoying the sunshine (0) by Mary Reid
	Ed Davey: Johnson must sack Cummings now (60) by NewsHound
	Fallacy of reasoning from ‘crackdown’ to actions – The new TianAnMen crackdown (3) by Nicholas Chan
26th	It is time for the Lib Dems to talk about policing (13) by Tom Purvis
	Further reflections on the English Party (23) by Rob Davidson
	The Hong Kong national security law is the wake up call for civil rights campaigners (0) by Larry Ngan
	It’s community, stupid (8) by Tom Morrison
	Liberal Democrats must engage with ethnic minority communities (8) by Anita Prabhakar
	Isolation diary: Listening to The Archers (9) by Mary Reid
27th	Penny power (6) by Brian Evans
	Seething Wells (6) by Liz Green
	New words, old prejudices (10) by Clio Toogood
	Liberation inc. – a freedom incubator (7) by Rob Davidson
	Isolation diary: Prescribing social activities (0) by Mary Reid
	Britain’s stick – The Hong Kong Bill (Part 1) (3) by Nicholas Chan
	27 May 2020 – today’s press releases (4) by Mark Valladares
	23 May 2020 – the day’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	24 May 2020 – the day’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
28th	Daily View 2×2: 28 May 2020 (9) by Mark Valladares
	To rebuild our party, we must be unflinchingly bold (5) by Conor Hilliard
	A longer read for the lockdown: Reform of health and social care without further top-down re-organisation (14) by Chris Perry
	The new complaints process – our first year (24) by Alice Thomas
	James O’Brien on Boris Johnson defending Dominic Cummings (9) by Simon Pike
	Isolation diary: Editing during lockdown (0) by Mary Reid
	Our promise to the Palestinians (7) by Andy Daer
	25 May 2020 – the day’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	26 May 2020 – the day’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	28 May 2020 – today’s press releases (5) by Mark Valladares
29th	Daily View 2×2: 29 May 2020 (4) by Mark Valladares
	Can we ignore government guidelines if they aren’t legally enforceable? (58) by George Kendall
	Britain’s stick – The Hong Kong Bill (Part 2) (1) by Nicholas Chan
	Post-C19 UK economic recovery; a new economic orthodoxy beckons? (46) by Paul Reynolds
	A sixth social “evil”? (34) by Michael Berwick-Gooding and Katharine Pindar
	Isolation diary: Supporting charity shops (3) by Mary Reid
	Young Liberals online conference – drafting deadline approaching! (0) by James Bliss
	29 May 2020 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
30th	SOS – Safety 4 Our Schools (9) by Simon Foster
	Dillie Keane’s song for Dominic Cummings (6) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Layla Moran A once in a generation opportunity to make our country fairer and more liberal (14) by NewsHound
	Isolation diary: Finding lost stock (3) by Mary Reid
31st	Why we need the English State Party of the Liberal Democrats (17) by Gerald Vernon-Jackson
	Ed Davey: We have a duty to fight and extinguish racism (6) by Caron Lindsay
	A longer read for the lockdown: Compassion and Coronavirus (4) by Simon Beard
	Wera Hobhouse: A new direction for the Liberal Democrats (47) by NewsHound
	Isolation diary: Blessing (8) by Mary Reid
	30-31 May 2020 – the weekend’s press releases (4) by Mark Valladares