Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
European Liberal Democrats, meeting at the annual congress of the ELDR in Barcelona, this morning passed a resolution (which I proposed) stating clearly our support for Turkish accession to the European Union, providing Ankara fulfils all of the so-called Copenhagen criteria for membership. This is in sharp contrast to the negative comments about Turkey´s EU [...]
Bedford Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Mayor Dave Hodgson will be at the Church Lane Neighbourhood Centre on Monday to mark the start of work on phase one of the redevelopment of the site. The developers Coplan Estates were appointed by the Borough Council in 2006, and local Liberal Democrat Ward Councillors from Goldington and Putnoe have pressed for the much-needed development to go ahead. Now phase one of the development, which will...
TorrentFreak (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Details of Lord Mandelson's draconian pro-copyright plans contained in the Digital Economy Bill leaked out yesterday, provoking a wave of dissent. The Liberal Democrats have now made a statement, voicing dismay at this "utterly shameless" attempt to introduce major rules without proper Commons assessment.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The Liberal Democrats have received a boost to their election plans after the donations watchdog ruled they could keep a £2.4m gift from a company owned by a convicted fraudster. An investigation by the Electoral Commission found that the party does not have to return the money from 5th Avenue Partners, despite court rulings that it was set up by director Michael Brown to con investors. However,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Chance of hung parliament as Conservative lead falls to 6% Labour's hopes of avoiding a general election rout at the hands of David Cameron's Tories will be boosted today as a new poll shows a sharp fall in the Conservatives' lead, raising the possibility of a hung parliament. The Ipsos MORI survey for the Observer , which will cause alarm in Tory ranks and boost Labour's hope of performing a "great...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
There is a lot of sense in Tory thinking but they must do more to close the gap between rich and poor Although the next election sometimes seems like a choice between root canal work and an operation for haemorrhoids, I do at least know which of the two parties I dislike more. The Blair-Brown thing is done and I will vote against it. But who, or what, I will vote for and why is much more difficult...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A poll for tomorrow's Observer has some stunning results, with the Tories' support collapsing from 43% last month to 37%, and Labour's increasing by 5 points to 31%. The Ipsos-Mori poll has the gap between the two main parties now at six points. It's the lowest Conservative lead for more than a year. Some words of warning: these polls are of course subject to three to...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Lib Dems’ deputy leader Vince Cable is the cover star of the December issue of Total Politics, trailing a feature interview with the Tory blogger we all love to name-check, Iain Dale. Here’s a taster: Do you see the Liberal Democrats as a centre-left party? No, I don’t use that description. I know some of my [...]
Next Generation Frontline Left (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Conservatives 37% Labour on 31% Liberal Democrats 17% (not suprised about this tbh) Conservative lead drops to 6% after economic optimism amongst the public increases to 43%
Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Does anyone know of a free source of county level presidential results going back to the 19th century? I want to compare correlations in voting across time. I did find some data from Pennsylvania, and noted that the Great Flip seems not to be evident in that state for the 1856 or 1860 election (that is, the correlation between Democrat and Republican voting patterns by county between 2008 and those...
Bloggy Blanc (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just got around to blogging about the tuition fees debate at Reading University. I was on the panel with the other East Reading Parliamentary candidates. We each had five minutes to talk on this subject. I put forward the Green Party argument for good quality, well funded public services, and argued that tuition fees should be scrapped as they are a barrier to higher education. To summarise the rest...
UKIP (Free subscription) | yesterday
A major donor to the UK Independence Party has hit out at the Electoral Commission over its decision to push UKIP for the return of a £360,000 donation while allowing the Lib Dems to keep £2.4 million given to them by a criminal now on the run. Former Tory donor and spread betting millionaire Stuart Wheeler, who donated £100,000 to UKIP before the European elections said today: "I...
Missives From Doktorb (Free subscription) | yesterday
Summer, 2006. In Lancaster, local Liberal Democrats are helping collect signatures for a petition against Home Office plans to merge police forces in a drive to improve services and drive down costs. Some wag has printed posters warning against the safety dangers of taking "CaLPol", the unfortunate potential acronym for the new Cumbria & Lancashire police force. A chubby young man with...
Plymouth Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | yesterday
The council vote to sell CityBus off to Go Ahead should be put off until after a public vote, Plymouth Liberal Democrats today demanded. The Lib Dems' call follows the public release of information about the proposed sale to Go Ahead, on which councillors will vote on 30 November.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Liberal Democrats have been told they can keep a donation of £2.4 million from a convicted fraudster.
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