Neither Left Nor Right? The Liberal Democrats and the Electorate: The Electoral Politics of the Liberal Democrats
Caron's Musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Liberal Democrats have launched a new social network today called Lib Dem ACT. Its lovely jade and yellow colour scheme looks very fetching. You don't have to be a party member to join, so why not come along and see what it's like. For some the attraction will be undoubtedly that, at the time of writing at least, it has no farms, cafes, fish tanks, mafia wars or vampires in sight. There are some...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Rather belatedly* The Voice is delighted to highlight an article by Lib Dem blogger James Graham over at The Guardian’s Comment Is Free site, the subtitle of which is a neat, Tweet paraphrase of his argument: ‘The idea that the Lib Dems want to jump into bed with Cameron is a fantasy. But multiparty politics [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today sees the public launch of ACT, the Liberal Democrats’ new social action network. This is the second launch in our three-part strategy,following on from the new-look libdems.org.uk. ACT is a place where supporters can connect with one another, organise events and campaigns, share photos and videos and talk about politics. Our aim is to reach a [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is my chapter from the Total Politics Guide to the 2010 General Election, looking at the prospects for the Liberal Democrats: The 1997 general election turned out to be a once in a generation opportunity for many local Liberal Democrat campaign teams to gain a Parliamentary seat from the Conservatives. At the tail end of [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
Welcome news from the blog of Lynne Featherstone (who, apart from being a LibDem MP, is also chair of the party’s Technology Advisory Board): We need postcodes to be owned by the public – not sold to the public. Postcodes are the basic pre-requisite for allowing services to be developed that support democratic accountability. It’s an important [...]
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Speaking at The Civilisation Congress 2009 today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable will set out Liberal Democrat proposals for a National Infrastructure Bank. In his speech, he will point out that the UK has one of the worst records for infrastructure investment in the OECD, and argue that there is an urgent need for a [...]
icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new national bank tasked with raising investment for Britain's long-term infrastructure needs is to be proposed by the Liberal Democrats.
Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | yesterday
Speaking at The Civilisation Congress 2009 today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable will set out Liberal Democrat proposals for a National Infrastructure Bank.
Twickenham Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | yesterday
• [Nov 25]: THE Liberal Democrats have launched a social network site called Ac - a new way for people who identify with the Liberal Democrats and engage with party actions to get directly involved in campaigns.
ffranc sais (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The local party web site has published a rebuttal of newspaper spin that Nick Clegg is contemplating coalition with the Conservatives after the election, and Peter Black has already commented. It seems to me that the current party leadership is inviting this sort of speculation by not being positive enough. When Paddy Ashdown led the 1997 general election campaign, he refused to allow the party to...
Chris & Glynis Abbott (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Ian Swales collecting signatures on Redcar High Street. Ian Swales and the Redcar Liberal Democrats are delighted by the initial response to their campaign for a pier at Redcar. There has been extensive media coverage and an enthusiastic response from residents and visitors to the town. So far Redcar and Cleveland Council have not embraced the idea and have been defending their stance on not allowing...
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
So, finally last Saturday saw the first Liberal Democrats bloggers Unconference actually take place and here in Edinburgh, for me that was important. I really had a great time and learnt a lot, although wordpress versus blogger, now there's a question, more on that later. The attendees were; Me, Caron Lindsay , Mark Pack , Alex Foster , Stephen Glenn , John Barrett MP , Jo Swinson MP , Helen Duffett...
Alter Ego (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
‘Today Paddy Ashdown will be welcoming former Social Democrat David Owen to the Liberal Democrats,’ read the press release. Myself and the local PPC decided that, in this desperate time for the party, we should try something creative to get the media interested in our campaign. It was, of course the real Paddy Ashdown, but the [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
In a move sure to get Christians and tabloid newspaper journalists up in arms, the Prime Minister has removed all Christian imagery from his Christmas cards. The picture on the front of his cards does not contain any sign of angels, crosses or any other Christian imagery. But it’s not only Christianity that has been removed, so [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The Ministry of Justice is running a consultation on whether bodies such as marketing firms and charities should be able to buy copies of the electoral register to use for their direct mail and other operations. There is a high chance this review could lead to a change in the law. There are currently three electoral [...]
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bsalmons | 07/09/2009
Michael Moore says his film Capitalism: A Love Story is dedicated to "good people . . . who've had their lives ruined" by the quest for profit. After success at Cannes, Moore's film was to premiere yesterday in his first appearance at the Venice Film Festival. It was warmly received at a press showing Saturday and won positive reviews. Variety called it one of Moore's "best pics."
boatangdemetriou | 23/07/2009
Today is the day the Teddy Bears get shafted. That is the hope of millions of people around this country and it falls to the people of Norwich to deliver. No pressure. So, if you are a person in Norwich and are reading this during your break, please do the right thing and vote Libertarian. Here is a list of the candidates and as you can see, they are all useless bar one. Thomas Burridge . Many people
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