Liberal Democrat parliamentarians should vote against the prohibition of Palestine Action. Yes, members of that group should take responsibility for illegal actions that they take. The law is already ...

Flying out to Budapest on Friday, there was some trepidation about this trip – and my fears were confirmed at the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The style of political campaigning today has become infinitely more professional than when I first became involved in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It’s the Lib Dems who can beat Reform Here are some statistics that should both encourage us and spur us on. They are for principal authority council by-elections since May 1st where a Reform ...

Sometimes our party or, at least, its leadership, leaves me with my head in my hands. This past weekend and, indeed, today is one such occasion. On Wednesday at Prime Minister’s Questions, or deputy ...

I have woken most mornings since President Trump came to power with a feeling of foreboding as I switch on the radio in the morning to discover his latest announcements. Add to that a sense of déjà vu ...