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Flying out to Budapest on Friday, there was some trepidation about this trip - and my fears were confirmed at the first meeting at the Town Hall on Friday evening. As a political representative, I was ...
When the histories of modern UK liberalism are written – and the tally of inspirations, ideas and motivations are drawn up… ...
In Scotland, we won another council seat after ranked preferences were accounted for. Well done to Kevin McKay and the team for securing another Liberal Democrat councillor in Edinburgh. City of ...
There’s been a lot of debate, dare I say controversy, over the recent proposal to Federal Conference regarding how ...
Both highs and lows have marked Keir Starmer’s premiership. With achievements such as beginning the process of renationalising railway services, committing more funding to securing Britain’s defence ...
Today is an incredibly special day. Our wonderful Thursday and Friday editor Mary Reid celebrates her Ruby Jubilee. We are ...
The style of political campaigning today has become infinitely more professional than when I first became involved in ...
A lot has been said about the value of ‘Action Days’. I have no doubt that for a parliamentary or council by-election it is a vital tool in getting outside help to where it is most needed. I am ...
Trump’s bombing of Iran and the NATO summit mark the beginning of a new era in international relations. They were both a political success for the American president. They were also both a disaster fo ...
My thanks to Tony Vickers for usefully setting out his take on the subject of GDP in last Friday’s Lib Dem Voice, Global Capitalist Economics: time to unmask GDP?. Here in response is my own take, ...
At the Municipal Journal Awards last Friday, Stockport Council were given the award of “Local Authority of the Year “  with the judges singling out their “ ‘standout' submission for its ‘clarity of ...
After more than a year and a half of bombardment, siege, and systematic starvation in Gaza, it is becoming harder than ever to grasp the true scale of Israel’s atrocities there.  Not because the ...