Monthly Archives: April 2008

1st	Opinion: Ditch PR in favour of weighted votes (60) by Laurence Boyce
	EXCLUSIVE: Labour’s new family and immigration policies revealed (4) by The Voice
	Dear Labour MP: will you be listening to what the Director of Public Prosecutions has to say? (0) by Mark Pack
	What’s the question to which Nick answered “No more than 30.” (13) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg supports the “Free Our bills” campaign (0) by Mark Pack
	Another Twitter first? (0) by Mark Pack
	Labour kicks out Rochdale councillor (5) by Mark Pack
2nd	Debating policy at federal conference: give us your views! (11) by Duncan Brack
	Two Labour members in trouble, three Labour councillors happy, one piece of election law looking controversial (12) by Mark Pack
	Double racism row hits the Conservatives (13) by Mark Pack
	Gay-friendliest party (14) by Alex Foster
	Interesting things about Brian Paddick (1) by Alex Foster
	Today’s PMQs (7) by Alex Foster
3rd	Vince not pleased with Queen rebuff (25) by Alex Foster
	Clegg interviewed (0) by Alex Foster
	Labour MPs “dismayed” at the effects of Labour tax policy (22) by Alix Mortimer
	Newsletter competition (3) by Alex Foster
	Paddick on dope (3) by Alex Foster
4th	I think it’s safe to say this will be one of the political quotes of the year (0) by Mark Pack
	How to fix an election, Conservative Party style (10) by Mark Pack
	How well are the Conservatives doing online? (3) by Mark Pack
	Olympics: Clegg urges boycott / Lib Dems to join Sunday protest (6) by Mark Pack
	What would you do if… (0) by Mark Pack
5th	The latest threat to personal data (3) by Alex Foster
	Yesterday’s Paddick news (2) by Alex Foster
	So, who are the 30? (14) by Alex Foster
6th	How to survive uninterested times (8) by Darrell Goodliffe
	Twitter is working for Paddick (0) by Alex Foster
	Unexpected Facebook consequences (9) by Alex Foster
	Something for the Weekend: Country House (0) by Will Howells
	An unusual choice of footage BBC News 24 (0) by Mark Pack
	Oh, dear God, no, not again (15) by Alex Foster
	Top of the Blogs: Golden Dozen #59 (0) by Alex Foster
7th	Weekly Catchup 31 March – 6th April (0) by Alex Foster
	Development agencies (4) by Susan Gaszczak
	NEW POLL: who would you give your second preference to in the London mayoral race? (63) by Stephen Tall
	Evan slams Cilla’s psychic phone line (14) by Stephen Tall
	Watch: Duwayne Brooks backs Brian Paddick (0) by Mark Pack
8th	Brian Paddick has a new website (4) by The Voice
	The unexpected benefits of an onlineFOCUS (6) by Chris Black
	Three Labour members jailed for vote-rigging (9) by Mark Pack
	A century ago today… (12) by Stephen Tall
	A belated welcome to Politics Home (4) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dem voters: Thatcher is greatest post-war PM (3) by Stephen Tall
	On the streets: Brian Paddick’s election broadcast (3) by Mark Pack
	Losing the base (1) by Alex Foster
	Opinion: The real saboteurs (1) by Darrell Goodliffe
	Highlights from the Newsnight London Mayor debate (17) by Mark Pack
9th	Liberal Democrats cut crime: local elections broadcast (0) by Will Howells
	Soldiers amongst the low paid who lose out (14) by Alex Foster
	Boris Johnson: three people have the same idea (0) by Mark Pack
10th	Top Lib Dem media tarts: Dec 2007 – Feb 2008 (4) by Stephen Tall
	High Court rules against Government over Al Yamamah (3) by Mark Pack
	When is a boycott not a boycott? (6) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Why I will be giving Livingstone my second choice – and why it grates (83) by Peter David
	The Gang of Four ride again… (5) by Mark Pack
11th	Slough electoral fraud update (UPDATED) (4) by Mark Pack
	Olympics: Clegg calls for Torch to skip Tibet (0) by Mark Pack
	Labour councillor in sacking row over Liberal Democrat nurse (9) by Mark Pack
	An unusual Conservative defection (0) by Mark Pack
	Wareham goes gold (3) by The Voice
12th	Brian Paddick’s Diary next week (1) by Alex Foster
	Clegg does the culture clinic (4) by The Voice
	Doctors back Lib Dem MP’s call for drink measures choice (19) by The Voice
	Labour and Tories: united in blocking corruption investigations (20) by Stephen Tall
13th	Comings, goings (10) by The Voice
	How not to report an opinion poll (2) by Mark Pack
	Why Gordon Brown is reminding me more and more of John Major (5) by Mark Pack
	Is the terror threat to Britain growing? (4) by Mark Pack
	Ed Balls bans journalists from his website (13) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #60 (1) by Stephen Tall
14th	Weekly catchup 7th-13th April (0) by Alex Foster
	DLT: Henry David Thoreau 1817–62 (5) by Dictionary of Liberal Thought
	Opinion: A new way to look at MPs’ second homes (14) by Susan Gaszczak
	NEW POLL: should deaf couples be able to select deaf babies? (33) by Stephen Tall
	Is this the explanation for Labour’s plunging poll figures? (5) by Stephen Tall
	Conservatives say they’ve had £150,000 stolen (4) by Mark Pack
15th	Opinion: Why have the Greens fallen out love with of Brown Ken? (48) by Peter David
	Was Nick Clegg a student Tory? (46) by Stephen Tall
16th	Opinion: It is not enough to survive, you have to be worthy of survival (21) by Darrell Goodliffe
	What would you call yourself on the ballot paper? (8) by Mark Pack
	What should be done about the credit crunch? (3) by Mark Pack
	How to crack someone’s computer password (10) by Mark Pack
17th	Opinion: Put your party first… and second… (44) by Andy Mayer
	Today’s prize for journalistic irony… (0) by Mark Pack
	Are you someone? (0) by Alex Foster
	Brian Paddick becomes first UK candidate to use Ustream.TV (0) by Mark Pack
	First Labour resignation over 10p tax rate abolition (8) by Stephen Tall
	When is it right to lose your rag? (1) by Stephen Tall
	BBC Question Time: open thread (18) by Stephen Tall
	Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody dies (12) by The Voice
18th	Myth exposed: how many crimes in London are really carried out by foreigners? (1) by Mark Pack
	Exclusive survey for LDV readers – what should Nick Clegg do next…? (13) by Stephen Tall
	They’re not happy in Weston Labour Party… (12) by Mark Pack
	Smithson’s view: Will there be more rubbish from the BBC on May 1st? (3) by Mike Smithson
	Vince writes a letter to George (3) by The Voice
	Rapid u-turning is the new fashion in government (4) by Mark Pack
	Avoiding the “B-word” – or not… (17) by Alex Foster
	Five more junior ministers (2) by Alex Foster
19th	Ed Balls: one announcement, two reasons to apologise (1) by Mark Pack
	Forthcoming event: assessing Asquith’s legacy (5) by Stephen Tall
	How a Conservative employee spread defamatory comments about Ming Campbell (1) by Mark Pack
	Another sign of Labour doom and gloom (4) by Mark Pack
20th	It’s not been a good few days for… (UPDATED) (7) by Mark Pack
	UStream.TV: another first in the bag (1) by Mark Pack
	Vote for your “Night Mayor” (3) by Alex Foster
	One Economist article, two dodgy statistics, one striking omission (2) by Mark Pack
	Charles Clarke lays into Ed Balls (2) by Mark Pack
21st	New LDV competition: predict how the Lib Dems will do on 1st May (34) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Shifting the unequal state (20) by Elizabeth Truss and Lucy Parsons
	The magical ever-growing recycling rate in Winchester (5) by Mark Pack
22nd	Bob Spink MP joins UKIP (26) by Mark Pack
	The bizarre Olympic budget (6) by Mark Pack
	Should “a dangerously incompetent anaesthetist” be a councillor? (25) by Mark Pack
	Paddick overtakes Livingstone on the internet (2) by Mark Pack
	Is Downing Street safe enough? (7) by Mark Pack
23rd	Weekly Catchup 14-20 April (0) by Alex Foster
	Paddick refutes story in The Times (5) by Mark Pack
	Golden Dozen #61 (0) by Alex Foster
	Paddick writes for Comment is Free (0) by Alex Foster
	Police investigating Conservative campaign in Swansea (5) by Mark Pack
	Police make more arrests in Slough (1) by Mark Pack
	Results of exclusive Lib Dem Voice / Politics Home poll (3) by Stephen Tall
	PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on the 10p tax con (6) by Stephen Tall
	William Hague has a little trouble with geography (2) by Mark Pack
	Conservative candidate quits following forgery allegations (0) by Mark Pack
24th	Meet Clegg and Paddick next Tuesday (2) by Alex Foster
	Twitter News (3) by Alex Foster
	William Hague isn’t the only one in a bit of geographic bother (0) by Mark Pack
	Boris in trouble, Ken in trouble, new tactical voting guide (3) by Mark Pack
	Dial S for Scandal (16) by Mark Pack
	BBC Question Time – London mayor special: open thread (30) by Stephen Tall
25th	A parliamentary gem (8) by Alex Foster
	Conservative nomination papers in Swansea: police make arrest (4) by Mark Pack
26th	Something for the Weekend: Ticket to ride (1) by Will Howells
27th	One John Rentoul article, two questions (6) by Mark Pack
	Ming for Speaker? (18) by The Voice
	Shouldn’t today’s polls make Conservatives criticise Lord Ashcroft? (UPDATED) (7) by Mark Pack
	Conservative arrested over proxy vote fiddle allegations (8) by Mark Pack
28th	I’m not blogging about Grant Shapps… (6) by Mark Pack
	Should Robert Mugabe keep his honorary knighthood? (1) by Mark Pack
	BBC Election Night 2008… (26) by Alix Mortimer
	Clegg: Labour failing to tackle childcare inequalities (0) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #62 (1) by Alex Foster
	An ironic footnote to John Rentoul’s article (4) by Mark Pack
29th	Weekly catchup 21st-27th March (0) by Alex Foster
	What’s it really like in prison? (0) by Alex Foster
	Conservative proxy vote scandal widens (5) by Mark Pack
	Two new vids for London (23) by Alex Foster
	Crewe and Nantwich by-election set for 22 May (24) by The Voice
30th	Paddick’s online strategy a success? (13) by Alex Foster
	Rochdale update: Labour councillor faces action over sacking threats (0) by Mark Pack
	Get local election results news by text message (0) by The Voice
	PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on poverty (2) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Dirty Dozen #4 (0) by Jonathan Calder
	Opinion: The real 10p tax issue – the right to live and work as we choose (2) by Neale Upstone
	A look back at the polls: April (2) by Stephen Tall
	Good luck to everyone fighting elections (0) by The Voice