Monthly Archives: October 2021

1st	Ed Davey calls for Royal Commission to look at ways of ending men’s violence against women and girls (0) by The Voice
	Sarah Everard: How do we know if police are legit? (41) by Miranda Roberts
	The government is levelling down democracy: we must redouble our electoral reform efforts (8) by Richard Wood
2nd	Wendy Chamberlain on how the Police can regain public trust (7) by The Voice
	Observations of an Expat: European Complacency (9) by Tom Arms
	ALDC by-election report: 30 September 2021 (15) by Charles Quinn
3rd	World Review: Brexit, China, Korean famine and the French at large (18) by Tom Arms
	How to help others with heating costs this Winter (10) by Caron Lindsay
4th	Welcome to my day: 4 October 2021 – some days are diamonds, some days are rocks… (5) by Mark Valladares
	The impact of staff shortages on the UK economy (22) by Michal Siewniak
	Brain pollution? Are you kidding me? (2) by David Boyle
	Your bacon sarnie is at risk… (47) by Lin Macmillan
5th	LibLink: Wendy Chamberlain on need to tackle “serious and systemic” police failings (2) by NewsHound
	Six hours without Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – is social media now vital infrastructure? (15) by Andy Boddington
	Sarah Olney calls for Morrisons’ workers to be protected ahead of the major takeover (17) by NewsHound
	Wera Hobhouse blasts UK’s over-reliance on gas and inaction on renewables (48) by NewsHound
6th	Sexism in the Police force goes way beyond the Met (0) by Caron Lindsay
	William Wallace writes…Promises of tax cuts deny reality (11) by Lord William Wallace
	How do you solve a problem like Dominic Raab? (11) by The Voice
	In defence of Liberal principles (6) by John Lawrie
	Ed Davey: Boris speech was most out of touch display by a PM in decades (33) by Caron Lindsay
7th	A new narrative for community democracy? (7) by Mary Reid
	MOVE – Shuffling Humanity (1) by David Brunnen
8th	Scottish Lib Dems call for measures to end the drug deaths emergency (1) by Caron Lindsay
9th	Observations of an Expat: Too Big to Fail (20) by Tom Arms
	ALDC by-election report: 7 September 2021 (4) by Charles Quinn
	WATCH: Alex Cole-Hamilton’s first leader’s speech to Scottish Conference (1) by The Voice
10th	Ed Davey: Lib Dems focus on the realities of people’s lives (5) by The Voice
	World Review: Tensions east, in NATO, in Facebook and in Boris’s Britain (12) by Tom Arms
	Scottish Lib Dems call for better Police vetting and Commission to prevent violence against women and girls (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Ed Davey calls for extension of Warm Homes Discount scheme to help poorest with soaring energy costs (3) by The Voice
	Lib Dems mark World Mental Health Day (4) by Caron Lindsay
	New Fawcett Society report on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace (0) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Jane Dodds’ speech to Scottish and Welsh Conference (1) by The Voice
11th	Welcome to my day: 11 October 2021 – testing, testing… (2) by Mark Valladares
	An encounter with a refugee from Afghanistan (1) by Michal Siewniak
	Rishi Sunak recycling aid money deals “damaging blow” to UK reputation ahead of COP summit (0) by NewsHound
	Liberals share the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (2) by NewsHound
12th	How to beat Johnson’s government on economics (50) by Steve Trevethan
	UPDATED: Commons committees’ report says government’s Covid response was “one of the most important public health failures the United Kingdom has ever experienced” (9) by Paul Walter
	Ed Fordham: Why I can’t attend a civic event in a venue that rejects me, my marriage and my community (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Announcement about 2022 Conferences (6) by Nick Da Costa
13th	I’ve had enough of nonference (31) by Darryl Smalley
	LibLink: Alistair Carmichael – Liberalism is the most effective counter to competing nationalisms (14) by NewsHound
	Put your questions to the Federal Board – next Monday evening (2) by Caron Lindsay
14th	Covid and authoritarianism: were we wrong-footed over Covid passports? (54) by Mark Argent
	Mark Pack’s October update (10) by Mark Pack
	Public understanding of science (12) by Moyra Forrest
	Naomi Long speaks at joint Scottish/Welsh Lib Dems Conference (0) by The Voice
15th	The Party’s Crisis – a response to comments (85) by Michael Meadowcroft
	Lib Dems react after David Amess MP dies in stabbing (updated) (7) by The Voice
16th	Observations of an Expat: Crunch Time for Justices (4) by Tom Arms
	Sir David Amess – a tribute (1) by Andrew Mackinlay
	David Amess: Do we need to cool the temperature of political debate? (19) by Andy Boddington
17th	World Review: War in Africa, Northern Ireland, Poland, Lebanon and Russian gas (12) by Tom Arms
	Lib Dems and Labour won’t contest Southend West by-election (51) by The Voice
	ALDC by-election report: 14 September 2021 (6) by Charles Quinn
18th	Bienvenue dans ma journée: 18 October 2021 – the Cantons de l’Est edition (4) by Mark Valladares
	Liberalism or Die (22) by Peter Wrigley
	Why not ignore the Government’s call to return to the office? (13) by Mark Valladares
	Munira Wilson on stabbings (1) by Munira Wilson
	The disconnect that many Lib Dems cannot see – or refuse to see (55) by Chris Bowers
19th	WATCH: Sir Ed Davey pays a moving tribute to Sir David Amess (1) by The Voice
	Lib Dems call for half term jab blitz due to 8000 classrooms sitting empty (18) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Christine Jardine on MPs’ safety (1) by The Voice
20th	Munira Wilson: Ministers are burying their heads in the sand over rising Covid cases (22) by The Voice
	The Elephant in the Room (73) by Lorenzo Cherin
	Lib Dems stand up against use of facial recognition tech in school dinner halls (26) by Caron Lindsay
21st	The right to online anonymity must be protected (15) by David Gray
	Lib Dems oppose new oil drilling site (25) by The Voice
22nd	Munira Wilson calls for emergency SAGE Meeting (1) by NewsHound
	Everybody included – why democracy and diversity are two sides of the same coin (4) by Hina Bokhari
	Lib Dems attack ministers on Covid as Ed Davey urges beefed up Plan B (74) by NewsHound
	Democracy – now on the Risk Register (0) by David Brunnen
	Dodds slams New Zealand trade deal (41) by NewsHound
	Federal Policy Committee seeks members for a new working group (0) by Jeremy Hargreaves
23rd	Observations of an Expat: Saving the world & political incompetence (13) by Tom Arms
	Ed Davey takes on “sexist dinosaur” Philip Davies with humour (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Scottish Lib Dem social justice spokesperson Bruce Wilson highlights childcare problems (4) by Caron Lindsay
24th	World Review: Troubles in Poland, Nigeria, Brazil & the US, and Colin Powell (2) by Tom Arms
	ALDC by-election report: 21 October 2021 (1) by Charles Quinn
25th	An Alternative Budget – a budget for the poorest in society (44) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	European health policy and the Conference on the Future of Europe (1) by Hannah Bettsworth
	Paul Tyler’s valedictory speech: The Tories and integrity (9) by Paul Tyler
26th	Public sector pay: NHS and social care workers to face £900m NI tax rise (5) by NewsHound
	Ed Davey replies robustly to a Tory MP’s enquiry about our selection procedures (8) by Paul Walter
	NALC appoints new cross-party President and Vice-Presidents (0) by The Voice
27th	Budget 2021: Davey says bankers get twice the catch-up for children (17) by NewsHound
	Lib Dems Abroad: Supporting Afghans fleeing Taliban (7) by George Cunningham
	Budget 2021: Young people’s mental health missed (0) by James Cox
28th	A “mending” not a “minding” service (4) by Chris Perry
	More than 57,550 deaths may be linked to austerity (87) by Michael Berwick-Gooding and Katharine Pindar
	Lib Dem MPs react to the Budget (25) by The Voice
	Candidates for Lib Dem Vice-President revealed (5) by Mary Reid
29th	Budget 2021: Wales levelled down says Dodds (1) by NewsHound
30th	Observations of an Expat: Climate Change Outliers (30) by Tom Arms
31st	World Review: Coups, budget, Brexit, hypersonic China, dictatorships and weaponizing energy (4) by Tom Arms
	Electoral reform: It’s not enough to believe in it… (45) by Sarah Lewis
	WATCH: American diplomats try out Scottish delicacies ahead of COP26 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem James Barker to fight North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Three days left to apply for Working Group on a Fairer Society (1) by The Voice
	Scottish Lib Dems’ Joe McCauley criticises SNP over Angus Robertson book event (8) by NewsHound