Monthly Archives: January 2008

1st	Guardian joins Clegg in savaging ID scheme (1) by Richard Huzzey
	LDVUSA: All eyes on Iowa (10) by Richard Huzzey
2nd	Opinion: Do the Lib Dems need a gym membership as our New Year’s resolution? (6) by David Morton
	David Cameron is Clegg-lite (12) by Mary Rose Gliksen
	Manchester councillor defects to Tories (12) by Richard Huzzey
3rd	Leader article: 2008 for Liberalism in Wales (0) by Mike German
	Times story on Lib Dem donations (6) by The Voice
	Housing crisis looms (5) by Alex Foster
	Clegg’s Commission on Social Mobility (updated) (12) by Alex Foster
	Lib Dems in the pink (10) by Stephen Tall
4th	Nick Clegg’s new media spokesperson (3) by The Voice
	What does Iowa mean? (0) by Richard Huzzey
	Opinion: Multiculturalism, Britishness & Community Cohesion (18) by Meral Ece
	Does it matter who won in Iowa? (6) by Mark Pack
	Something they probably forgot to tell you about New Hampshire (5) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg: Let’s shift power of politics away from Westminster (7) by Mark Pack
	The five blogs nicest to the Lib Dems in 2007 (0) by Mark Pack
	Two great new signings for LDV (2) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dems surge in Shapps’ constituency (9) by Sal Brinton
5th	Any listeners? (3) by Alex Foster
	The top five local Liberal Democrat websites in 2007 (1) by Mark Pack
	One day conference (4) by The Voice
	The problem with PMQs (40) by Lynne Featherstone
	What the public and peers think about the ‘reformed’ House of Lords (30) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg TV interview on Sunday (1) by Mark Pack
6th	US election news (3) by Mark Pack
	Gordon Brown: worrying about the environment is short-termist (1) by Mark Pack
	Help make The Voice even bigger and better in 2009 (0) by The Voice
	Vote on the Liberal Voice of 2007 (18) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg finalises his team of Shadow Ministers (7) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #46 (3) by Stephen Tall
7th	Would Lib Dems be happy with a Democrat President’s foreign policy? (7) by Mark Pack
	Clegg slams Bishop for non-Muslim “no-go areas” comments (48) by Stephen Tall
	What will happen to oil prices? (15) by Tim Leunig
	Euro becomes legal tender in British territory for the first time (5) by Mark Pack
	Jeremy Clarkson changes gear on privacy (10) by Richard Huzzey
	Barcharts ready… vote for Liberal Voice 2007 (0) by Richard Huzzey
	Opinion: Resolutions for 2008; not “first things to do” just things to go on doing (5) by David Heigham
8th	New attempt to abolish blasphemy laws (2) by Mark Pack
	Hain in more donations trouble: tens of thousands went undeclared (0) by Mark Pack
	Handy tip for male political bloggers: don’t call women thick (4) by Mark Pack
	Rennard reappointed to run general election campaign (12) by The Voice
	Clegg signs top management guru for Party Reform Commission (19) by Richard Huzzey
	Your picture next to your comments? (44) by Ryan Cullen
	LDV readers vote to save the monarchy (24) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Should we have primaries in Britain? (12) by James Graham
	What should Nick ask Gordon at PMQs? (12) by Stephen Tall
9th	New Hampshire: will it be Obama and McCain’s night? (UPDATED) (3) by Stephen Tall
	Conservative Mayor apologises over comments about Muslims (43) by Mark Pack
	How did Clinton pull it off in New Hampshire? (18) by Mark Pack
	New kids on the block: Lib Dem blogs you may have missed (2) by Mark Pack
	Clegg’s first PMQs (UPDATED) (34) by The Voice
	Opinion: America – a sense of proportion? (12) by Martin Land
	Opinion: Change needed (2) by Paul Tyler
10th	Opinon: Lib Dems promise houses – and deliver (0) by Andy Crick
	Nuclear (1) by Alex Foster
	Where are they now? Peter Hain, blasphemy law (2) by Mark Pack
	Party reform commission: party publishes more detail (2) by Mark Pack
	Clegg in the press (3) by Stephen Tall
	ITV London mayoral debate: open thread (29) by Stephen Tall
11th	Peter Hain: how much trouble is he in? (3) by Mark Pack
	Has Peter Hain misused taxpayer funds for Labour party purposes? (10) by Mark Pack
	Hold the front page! Massive response to Liberal Democrat Voice campaign! (2) by Mark Pack
	Absolutely, positively my last post about Peter Hain today (2) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: the case against new nukes (8) by Steve Webb MP
	Labour MP Emily Thornberry in trouble… again (4) by The Voice
	Any Questions open thread (1) by Alex Foster
12th	Clegg calls for radical grassroots innovation in public services (34) by Mark Pack
	You know how much Conservatives hate the Guardian when… (7) by Mark Pack
	Something for the Weekend: Running up that hill (1) by Will Howells
	Seeking the best Council Groups (4) by Alex Foster
	Shami Chakrabarti is our Liberal Voice of 2007 (7) by Richard Huzzey
13th	Clegg on Prime Minister’s Questions (1) by Alex Foster
	A new range of opinion coming to LDV (1) by The Voice
	Watch Clegg’s Scottish interview (5) by The Voice
	Conservatives refer themselves to watchdog over ‘undeclared’ Osborne donations (1) by Mark Pack
	Three stories you may have missed (0) by Alex Foster
	Peter Hain: latest donation trouble round-up (7) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Labour miss the point on communities (3) by Baroness Ros Scott
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #47 (2) by Stephen Tall
	Telegraph has it both ways (2) by Alex Foster
14th	Why the Faroe Island elections matter (4) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: the reality is a long way from equidistance (22) by Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart
	Why does Ken Livingstone need three times more press officers than Gordon Brown? (2) by Mark Pack
	Gareth Epps reviews manifesto conference (16) by Gareth Epps
	George Osborne’s defence starts fraying at the edges (0) by Mark Pack
	Red Box blog: one to watch (0) by Mark Pack
	Next up in the US elections: Michigan (9) by Mark Pack
	Paddick launches Mayoral campaign (0) by The Voice
	Feat. Brian Paddick – preview of new London party tabloid (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Et tu, James? (170) by Laurence Boyce
15th	Paddick update (6) by Alex Foster
	Campaign for Gender Balance Awards: best non-Lib Dem blog? (9) by Jo Swinson MP
	Vince on Northern Rock (and public sector pay) (0) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Essence of Cleggism (17) by John Pugh
	Vince Cable’s reaction to the Northern Rock EGM (3) by Mark Pack
	Write a WordPress plugin and win £200 (10) by Mark Pack
	Conservatives admit breaking the law over David Cameron’s free flight (8) by Mark Pack
16th	Michigan results condensed (5) by Mark Pack
	Newsnight website: a linguistically curious set of comments (1) by Mark Pack
	PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on home repossessions (4) by Stephen Tall
	Evening Standard: “It’s no contest – Paddick must be Mayor” (1) by Stephen Tall
	Defending Council Housing (6) by Paul Holmes
17th	Today’s moral compass update (5) by Mark Pack
	Campaign for Gender Balance Awards: best blog post? (9) by Jo Swinson MP
	Is the party in a fix over its Euro referendum tactics? (3) by Stephen Tall
	Cross-party peers back Baker’s calls for fresh David Kelly inquiry (12) by Stephen Tall
	Linda Jack reviews manifesto conference: Building Cohesive Communities (9) by Linda Jack
	BBC Question Time: open thread (17) by Stephen Tall
18th	Tim Ireland takes on SOCPA (7) by The Voice
	What did the Electoral Commission tell Peter Hain? (2) by Mark Pack
19th	Nick Clegg’s second ‘town hall’ meeting… (4) by Mark Pack
	Campaign for Gender Balance Awards: best Lib Dem blog? (4) by Jo Swinson MP
	Government consults on petitions (1) by Alex Foster
	Featherstone “fighting the war on women” (11) by Alex Foster
	Handy tips for manipulation of photographs, no.94 (1) by Mark Pack
	Clegg on Marr (1) by Alex Foster
	Edwards tanks Nevada (3) by Alex Foster
20th	Nick Clegg on the NHS (1) by Mark Pack
	The election result you’ve been waiting for (4) by Mark Pack
	The Home Secretary has decided I’m not a person (8) by Mark Pack
	Something for the Weekend: Islands in the stream (2) by Will Howells
	Senior spokesman pleases seniors (0) by Alex Foster
	Paddick launches online advertising campaign (7) by Mark Pack
	Promote Lib Dem Voice – and win win win! (9) by Alex Foster
	Top of the Blogs: Golden Dozen #48 (22) by Stephen Tall
	Jacqui Smith: umm, what can you say… (14) by Mark Pack
21st	Opinion: A Tale of Two Schools (16) by Gordon Frankland
	Nominate your International ePolitician (0) by Mary Reid
	Government nationalises Northern Rock but privatises the profits (3) by The Voice
	The London mayoral campaign’s getting interesting (2) by The Voice
	What Vince said next (4) by Stephen Tall
	Coalitions and minority government across Britain (0) by Centre Forum
22nd	Clegg on Today (8) by Alex Foster
	MoD: two more laptop embarrassments (2) by Mark Pack
	Jacqui Smith: a third spot of bother (11) by Mark Pack
	EU treaty referendum: the Davey defence (97) by Stephen Tall
	“Ken aide breaks rules over election website” (2) by Mark Pack
	Official: UK voting system “open to fraud” (6) by Stephen Tall
23rd	Opinion: A liberal view from Holland (16) by Bernard Aris
	‘Ken’s lying aide quits’ (updated) (0) by Mark Pack
24th	PMQs: Nick sticks it to Gordon on Northern Rock (2) by Stephen Tall
	Re-writing the 1979 Conservative manifesto (4) by Mark Pack
	Jacqui Smith: our very own Donald Rumsfeld (6) by Mark Pack
	A double dose of Clegg on ID cards (0) by Mark Pack
	Hain quits Cabinet (1) by Stephen Tall
	Printing and merchandising (0) by Alex Foster
	Labour’s PR spin and deception (no end in sight) (1) by Stephen Tall
	Bright vs Livingstone, round five (0) by Mark Pack
	BBC Question Time: open thread (8) by Stephen Tall
25th	A look back at the polls: January (3) by Stephen Tall
	What should an MP do if they sign an EDM? (0) by Mark Pack
	Lib Dems save haggis (15) by The Voice
	How you can win £200: update (0) by Mark Pack
	Boris Johnson: what was he on about? (16) by Mark Pack
	Norman Lamb on the NHS (5) by Norman Lamb MP
	Opinion: In the Upper House, fisticuffs and champagne (5) by David Rundle
	Can you help us write our policy? (7) by Jeremy Hargreaves
	Tories lose control in Basingstoke (4) by The Voice
	In denial: Labour and Rosemary Emodi (1) by Mark Pack
26th	Just how much financial trouble are Labour in? (1) by Mark Pack
	Something for the Weekend: My lovely horse (0) by Will Howells
	Vice President Oprah (0) by Alex Foster
	What should an MP do if they sign an EDM? Encore (0) by Mark Pack
	Party shuffles: councillor quits Tories, Galloway quits Respect (sort of) (0) by Mark Pack
27th	Has the Mail on Sunday missed a story about Labour breaking the law on donations? (11) by Mark Pack
28th	Paddy speaks out on vetoed Afghan role (0) by The Voice
	What did Boris Johnson mean about the teacups? (1) by Mark Pack
	Thorpe’s advice to Clegg: don’t go into coalition (11) by Stephen Tall
	Tory MP faces suspension from Parliament (updated) (9) by Mark Pack
	Introducing Top of the Blogs: The Dirty Dozen #1 (0) by Jonathan Calder
	London Mayor election update (8) by Mark Pack
29th	Labour flip-flops on single-sex NHS wards (9) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Choosing our Judges (8) by Martin Gill
	Tory MPs Derek Conway and Nigel Waterson in trouble (6) by Mark Pack
	Event in Brent – ‘Freedom or Security, can we have both?’ (2) by Peter Hannon
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #49 (4) by Stephen Tall
	Liverpool Lib Dems hit back at ‘worst financially managed’ Council tag (8) by Stephen Tall
	Mike German on postcode lotteries (4) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg interview with Guardian Online (14) by Mark Pack
30th	Florida and South Carolina results: what do they mean? (15) by Mark Pack
	Clegg on mobility, Heath on MPs’ allowances (0) by Mark Pack
	Boris Johnson: the truth is revealed (4) by Mark Pack
	Smithson’s view: A Hung Parliament? – Don’t bet on it (10) by Mike Smithson
31st	PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on armed forces’ living conditions (3) by Stephen Tall
	LDV readers vote for 14 days detention without charge (10) by Stephen Tall
	NEW POLL: who do you want to be the next President of the USA? (14) by Stephen Tall
	Should the Lib Dems be supporting the ban on patio heaters? (66) by Stephen Tall
	Can you help Ken Livingstone with his maths? (5) by Mark Pack
	BBC Question Time: open thread (8) by Stephen Tall
	Cameron’s PMQs’ cock-up (0) by The Voice