Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
Well done and trebles all round to Stephen Tall on LibDem Voice for a stonking good service in live blogging from the "Make it Happen" debate at conference. The amendment was "clearly defeated" (which could be 60-40 - we'll find out later). The motion was passed overwhelmingly with only a few against, which is a MAJOR achievement for Nick Clegg. It went through with great help from a "Vince
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
The Telegraph reveals number 41 to 50 on its list of the most powerful Liberal Democrats.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
THERE were demands today for the election of dozens of peers from the north west.
Process Guy (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
I stopped into the Liberal Democrat History Group's meeting at the NLC on Monday evening after work. The topic for discussion was the 77-78 Lib-Lab Pact with David Steel, Tom McNally, and Michael Steed as the speakers and Geoff Tordoff chairing. As is often the case with these things the meeting was half analysis and half anecdote. Lord Tordoff's impression of Clement Freud being a particular
Another Food Blog (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
I was at the black tie dinner of the Peterhouse Politics Society. We started with champagne in the Fellows’ Garden, then moved in for the meal itself, with Lord McNally, liberal-democrat leader in the Lords, as guest of honour and principal speaker. The first course was salmon fillet with champagne and caviar sauce. I [...]
PR Voice (Free subscription) | 30/05/2008
It’s been 5 months. Somehow it seems longer. It made me realise today, when someone asked if I was on a sabbatical, that being President is like having another job……… that’s not a bad thing, it adds to the rich diversity of life. The role of CIPR President is about as rewarding as it can get. In many respects it’s my third child – I’ve been involved with the Institute firstly at a regional and then...
Hug A Hoodie (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
Lord McNally, Lib Dem leader in the Lords, is opposed to a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty . Lib Dem peers are going to vote against holding a public vote. This could be crucial: no party has a majority in the Upper House, which makes it quite possible for the government to be defeated. However, if the Lib Dem peers vote with the government, instead of abstaining as our MPs did in the Commons, Labour...
Man in a Shed (Free subscription) | 01/04/2008
So the betrayal is in. The Lib Dems having stood on a general election manifesto promise of allowing the voters to decide on the EU Constitution, are going to vote in exactly the other direction. Their justification for this betrayal of their country and their word ? Lord McNally, Lib Dem leader in the Lords, said he would not fall into "elephant traps" set by the Tories. - the BBC reports So its tactical...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Westminster sketch: The Whitehall funding formula for Scotland needs to be overhauled soon or Scottish independence might happen via the back door with the English demanding separation, a senior peer and former Treasury minister suggested yesterday.
The Carpetbagger Report (Free subscription) | 26/01/2008
Clearly, as Americans, we seem to think that our nation's presidential race is a pretty big deal, but I’d always assumed that the rest of the world, much of which may no longer consider the job the “leader of the free world,” probably wouldn't follow the U.S. primary process very closely. I stand corrected. To look at [...]
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 20/12/2007
What do you think of Nick Clegg's new Shadow Cabinet team? Do any of them have an interesting background in their new briefs? Leader: Nick Clegg Deputy Leader: Vincent Cable Leader's chief of staff: Danny Alexander Leader's PPS: Mark Hunter...
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 18/12/2007
FAVOURITE Nick Clegg has won the Liberal Democrat leadership race in a cliff-hanger vote.
The Monarchist (Free subscription) | 08/11/2007
The Imperial State Crown is transported to the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, 6 November 2007. 11am The actual Queen's speech is scheduled for 11.30am (and for all the pomp and circumstance, it's actually very brief. The emargoed advance copy released to journalists only covers two pages and will barely take 10 minutes to read aloud. Of course, the Queen's copy is actually...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 31/10/2007
We assembled in the Commons to find this bald message on the Order Paper: "A Royal Commission is expected." Parliament will not sit again until the Queen's Speech next Tuesday, but those of us who had not seen it prorogued before did not know quite what to expect.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/10/2007
According to Labour's internal polling large numbers of Liberal Democrat voters have switched to support Gordon Brown.
