Monthly Archives: December 2008

1st	David Laws on the latest GCSE results (1) by Mark Pack
	Yes, we have no (straight) bananas! (3) by Jonathan Fryer
	Local councils and female representation: the 2008 figures (3) by Mark Pack
	LDV still doesn’t do statporn, but if we did… (0) by Stephen Tall
	Forthcoming PPC selections (0) by The Voice
	Opposition watch news from around the country (1) by Mark Pack
	A look back at the polls: November (20) by Stephen Tall
	David Cameron’s shadow cabinet not up to it? (9) by The Voice
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: James Graham – ‘Nick Clegg should have known better’ (4) by Stephen Tall
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Lynne Featherstone – ‘Put Haringey on probation now’ (1) by Stephen Tall
	LDV members’ survey (6): what you think of the Lib Dem shadow cabinet and other leading Lib Dems (18) by Stephen Tall
	Leaked Harriet Harman email: are Labour playing party politics over Damian Green? (0) by Mark Pack
	Haringey Chief Executive Ita O’Donovan was in charge at Stoke just before its children services were condemned (4) by Mark Pack
2nd	The Independent View: Why the Lib Dems should end their opposition to tuition fees (84) by Julian Astle
	The other US election myth: Obama’s fundraising base (5) by Mark Pack
	Why the Liberal Democrats SHOULD NOT adopt a free market approach to education by accepting tuition fees (21) by Paul Holmes
	Nick Clegg: first British politician to promote hashtags? (12) by Helen Duffett
	“Vince the Invincible”: the verdict from Politics Home (1) by Helen Duffett
	Foster reveals inflated cost of a footie pint (8) by Stephen Tall
	What should be in the Queen’s Speech? (0) by The Voice
	LDV members’ survey (7): party on right track, Clegg wins +41% approval (3) by Stephen Tall
	Can you sum up the purpose of the Lib Dems in a sentence? (Or ‘The Quest for the Lib Dem Holy Grail’). (107) by Stephen Tall
	Stephen Kearney and Julia Olsen on Community Organising (0) by The Voice
	David Lammy: then and now (2) by Mark Pack
3rd	Why British universities need student fees (47) by Tim Leunig
	Conservative councillor resigns over IRA links (0) by Mark Pack
	Haringey Chief Executive has worked at three councils where children’s services failed (0) by Mark Pack
	How do policy working groups work? (14) by Greg Simpson
	Conservatives cut staff as party runs into financial problems (2) by Mark Pack
	Lib Dig Pig #2 (1) by James Graham
	David Lammy’s record under the spotlight (2) by Mark Pack
	A word of warning for councillors everywhere (11) by Mark Pack
	The Queen’s Speech 2008: the Lib Dem response (10) by Stephen Tall
4th	Perhaps even I should think this is taking Twitter too far… (1) by Mark Pack
	Fake phone calls, public nudity and a party saying ‘don’t vote for us’: the Saanich-Gulf Islands contest (0) by Mark Pack
	Applying the broken windows theory to moderating comments (0) by Mark Pack
	Police DNA database “breaches human rights” (9) by Alix Mortimer
	What will you be reading at Christmas? (7) by Mark Pack
	Christmas ideas from Redcar (0) by Alex Foster
	Proposition 8: The Editorial and the Musical (4) by Richard Huzzey
	Opinion: Who would hurt all mankind, just to save face? (22) by Jim Roland
	BBC Question Time: open thread (8) by Stephen Tall
5th	Lib Dems to boycott Speaker’s committee (16) by The Voice
	Keeping your computer secure (6) by Mark Pack
	New TV broadcast: Clegg lays blame on Government and bankers (6) by The Voice
	EXCLUSIVE: Monday: Live Q&A with Steve Webb MP (5) by Alex Foster
6th	Nick Clegg’s Eid greeting message (20) by The Voice
	Row over struggling builder featured in Conservative TV slot (3) by Mark Pack
	If you’re not at the Climate March… (2) by Alex Foster
	Are you on your way to the Forum? (1) by Stephen Tall
	Speaker Martin is safe, says Ming. (But should he be?) (1) by Stephen Tall
	Huhne’s list of “completely bizarre” offences: disturbing a pack of eggs etc. (5) by Stephen Tall
	Old habits linger on at Haringey Council as Labour block Baby P debate (3) by Mark Pack
	Catchup, 6th December (2) by Alex Foster
7th	Christmas posting dates (1) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg’s speech at the National Climate Change March, London (24) by Helen Duffett
	NEW POLL: do you think it’s time for Speaker Martin to go? (8) by Stephen Tall
	Major Lib Dem donor, Lord Jacobs, quits party (52) by The Voice
	EXCLUSIVE: More on The Tangerine Book (15) by Alex Foster
8th	Conservative party finances worsening (1) by Helen Duffett
	Tonight, 6.30pm: Tell Steve Webb what you reckon… (6) by Alix Mortimer
	62% turnout in Welsh Lib Dems’ leadership contest (1) by Stephen Tall
	Two MPs, two complaints upheld: Richard Benyon and Bridget Prentice (0) by Mark Pack
	EXCLUSIVE: a peek at Tangerine Book’s index! (9) by Alex Foster
	And the winner is … Kirsty Williams (5) by The Voice
	LIVE: Q&A with Steve Webb MP (15) by The Voice
9th	Leak of precautions against leaks (2) by Alix Mortimer
	Lib Dems to boycott Commons police raid enquiry (4) by Alix Mortimer
	Tangerine Book – G-H (7) by Alex Foster
	DLT: Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-97 (3) by Dictionary of Liberal Thought
	Kirsty’s win – what folk are saying (3) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Secularise education (69) by Darrell Goodliffe
	Online exhibition: Three Key Elections of the Twentieth Century (3) by Stephen Tall
	LDV readers say: Labour’s PBR will have virtually no effect (3) by Stephen Tall
	Your starter for six, Dave: what’s your “credible plan”? (1) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #94 (1) by Stephen Tall
10th	Chris Fox appointed new Lib Dem Director of Policy & Communications (12) by Stephen Tall
	Tangerine Book: Good news and bad news (1) by Alex Foster
	Channel S fined £40,000 for LibDem Advert (4) by Ryan Cullen
	PMQs – Nick Clegg, the single mother’s friend (72) by Alex Foster
	Lib Dig Pig #3 (0) by James Graham
	votewise.co.uk: it’s genuine and worth taking part in (3) by Mark Pack
	Neil Trafford’s memorial celebration (5) by Ed Fordham
11th	Buy our book! (8) by Alex Foster
	Lord Lester lambasts Labour on human rights (8) by Stephen Tall
	Davey: Iraq war inquiry needed now (1) by Stephen Tall
	Lembit to become Daily Sport political columnist (34) by The Voice
	David Howarth MP writes… How to reform party political funding (16) by David Howarth
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Nick Clegg – ‘Freedom is taking a battering under kneejerk New Labour’ (0) by Stephen Tall
	Michael Brown: Electoral Commission resumes investigation into Lib Dem donations (7) by Stephen Tall
	BBC Question Time (10/12/08): open thread (27) by Stephen Tall
12th	In praise of … Anthony Lester (0) by Mark Pack
	Calling Lib Dem bloggers: Orwell Prize 2009 for blogs (0) by The Voice
	Kirsty unveils new Welsh Lib Dem shadow cabinet (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Dare to be fair (25) by John Ward
	Peter Black AM – ‘Freedom of speech is the freedom to offend’ (27) by The Voice
	Wards Corner: another u-turn from Boris Johnson (5) by Mark Pack
	Does turnout in reality TV shows exceed that in elections? (7) by Hywel Morgan
	What would be your top priority for those Lib Dem private members’ bills? (33) by Stephen Tall
13th	Vince Cable: you’re better off paying your debts than investing in Child Trust Funds (4) by Alix Mortimer
	LDV 2008 Awards: the Lib Dem lists – your nominations, please! (30) by Stephen Tall
	Government’s knife crime figures are “selective” (2) by Alix Mortimer
	Spotted on a South London doorstep (6) by Mark Pack
	Brian Coleman and his taxi bills (19) by Mark Pack
14th	Open letter from Unlock Democracy (5) by Alex Foster
	LDV 2008 Awards: the non-Lib Dem lists – your nominations, please! (9) by Stephen Tall
	Fire Brigade Union: Brian Coleman was wrong (8) by Mark Pack
	Grand Duke loses Royal veto as euthanasia bill approved (4) by The Voice
	Catchup, 14th December (0) by Alex Foster
	Could Nick Bourne’s bathroom help trigger his downfall as Conservative Welsh leader? (1) by Mark Pack
15th	Have you purchased The Tangerine Book yet? (0) by Mark Pack
	Norman Baker: Cabinet “split top to toe” on Heathrow third runway (7) by Helen Duffett
	News from the Lords: Where have all the Conservatives gone? (1) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: How has the last year gone? (18) by Alison Holmes
	Baker takes on rozzers (1) by Alex Foster
	Nick’s triple whammy: a fairer society, a greener economy, a politics of trust (24) by Stephen Tall
	LibDemVoice on your Mobile (6) by Ryan Cullen
16th	The perfect present for yourself, your family or a friend (5) by Alex Foster
	Orange: The Future of Politics (5) by Mark Pack
	Trial of Conservative over proxy vote allegations starts (0) by Mark Pack
	“A more coherent liberal position” (38) by Alix Mortimer
	Clegg & Cable: doorstep politics and quiet authority (1) by The Voice
	Laws: Half of children in poverty not getting free school meals (6) by Stephen Tall
	‘Toothache, diarrhoea, cut fingers and possible bee stings’ – the injuries that Kingsnorth climate camp protestors were blamed for inflicting on police (0) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #95 (0) by Stephen Tall
17th	Terrorism Act used to stop wedding photos being taken (0) by The Voice
	How to explain blogging to technophobes (0) by Mark Pack
	Clegg in James Bulger apology row (14) by Stephen Tall
	Justice minister agrees to use of pain on children in custody (1) by Helen Duffett
	Does torture work? (5) by Mark Pack
	PMQs: Vince tackles Harriet on housing (12) by Alix Mortimer
	Lib Dig Pig #4 (0) by James Graham
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Nick Clegg – ‘Politics is broken’ (1) by The Voice
	How leaked was my data? (1) by Alix Mortimer
	Yet another political award – this time from some proper serious people (0) by Alix Mortimer
	Labour legalises saltires on number plates. Again. (1) by Hywel Morgan
	Nick+1 on LDV tomorrow (0) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: With every week that passes, Brown’s regime becomes more and more Nixonian (15) by John Ward
18th	Nick Clegg writes… my first year as Liberal Democrat leader (15) by Nick Clegg MP
	Opinion on Nick Clegg’s first anniversary: Stephen Tall – a work in progress (55) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion on Nick Clegg’s first anniversary: Martin Land – Has it really been one year? (6) by Martin Land
	Nick Clegg speaks… my first year as Liberal Democrat leader (2) by The Voice
	Opinion on Nick Clegg’s first anniversary: Mark Littlewood – A number of clouds, but some silver linings (47) by Mark Littlewood
	Conservative convicted of proxy vote fraud (0) by Mark Pack
19th	Top Conservative presided over bullying, two Conservatives quit and two admit mistake and make charitable payments (3) by Mark Pack
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: James Graham – Redefining liberalism (9) by Stephen Tall
	Y Barcud Oren #1 (4) by Gareth Aubrey
	Mainstream media in “using the word liberal” shock – will meltdown follow? (12) by Alix Mortimer
	LDV 2008 Awards – last chance to nominate… (3) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg “soars” in Iraq debate (9) by Alix Mortimer
20th	Islington Council wins appeal over registrar who refused to carry out same-sex marriages (13) by Mark Pack
	Strictly Lib Dem (2) by Alix Mortimer
	Lizard People Party update (0) by Mark Pack
	Obama appoints two climate change experts to top scientific posts (15) by Mark Pack
21st	Conservative Party membership slumps (12) by The Voice
	Lib Dems outraged as Labour sells last Government shares in Trident (2) by Stephen Tall
	Brian Coleman’s record on road safety (4) by Mark Pack
	Telegraph names Vince a ‘hero of the year’ (4) by Stephen Tall
	‘Tis the season for predictions… (8) by Helen Duffett
	Conservative troubles in Bedfordshire (6) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #96 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Paul Tyler as Che Guevara (3) by The Voice
22nd	NEW POLL: time to disestablish the Church of England? (14) by Stephen Tall
	Beating bullying with sport (1) by Emma-Jane Cross
	Catchup, 22nd December (0) by Alex Foster
	The Tangerine Book reviewed (0) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: 2008 – a final word on stimulation and welfare (7) by John Ward
	LDV readers say: Speaker Martin should go now (0) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dem peer demands Strictly recount (4) by Stephen Tall
23rd	What’s 500,000 people and £30m between friends? (0) by Mark Pack
	What to make of Labour’s attack on the Social Fund? (7) by Hywel Morgan
	What should political bloggers be trying to achieve? (27) by Mark Pack
	Vicki Harris passes away (2) by Mark Pack
	Fixed-term Parliaments are there to help you, too, Gordon (2) by Stephen Tall
	Charity at Christmas (2) by Alex Foster
	The Tangerine Book reviewed (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Pope fears Catholic change (50) by Colin Lloyd
	New edition of Liberator (9) by The Liberator Collective
	Putting private interests before national interest: the three Tory shadow cabinet members who faced down their leader (2) by Stephen Tall
24th	Which Lib Dem MP would you want to be the next Dr Who? (18) by Stephen Tall
	Six famous Lib Dem voters* (47) by Alix Mortimer
	Strictly Guevara (2) by Alex Foster
	The LDV 2008 Awards: start voting NOW (8) by Stephen Tall
	Thankfully, William Gladstone wasn’t right about everything (0) by Mark Pack
25th	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 1) (2) by Stephen Tall
26th	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 2) (1) by Stephen Tall
27th	London is top location for Twitter users #SOTwitter (3) by Mark Pack
	Tories have “very little to show” for £1m online spend (5) by Helen Duffett
	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 3) (1) by Christopher Leslie
	Have you voted in the LDV 2008 Awards yet? (4) by Stephen Tall
28th	Political job description, 1966 (12) by Mark Pack
	Our starters for 2008 – how did we do? (Part I) (4) by Stephen Tall
	Sexism, Conservative Party style (2) by Mark Pack
	John Thurso wins the annual award that matters most to proper liberals (1) by Mark Pack
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Vince Cable’s 2009 Almanac (1) by The Voice
	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 4) (0) by Stephen Tall
	General Election posters: who’s hoarding the good ones? (7) by Helen Duffett
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #97 (1) by Stephen Tall
	What should you do with your Christmas cards? (4) by Mark Pack
	Conservative County Councillor switches to the Liberal Democrats (4) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Israel – time for action (38) by Darrell Goodliffe
29th	My political video moment of the year (1) by Mark Pack
	Our starters for 2008 – how did we do? (Part II) (2) by Stephen Tall
	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 5) (0) by Christopher Bones
	Oh, Whitehall: you shouldn’t have! (1) by Helen Duffett
	Israel’s air raids on Gaza: Ed Davey speaks out (12) by The Voice
30th	Nick Clegg’s New Year message: hope and change (3) by Mark Pack
	The Powell Memo: the memo from 1971 that most repays reading (0) by Mark Pack
	10 key Lib Dem questions for 2009 (15) by Stephen Tall
	Boris Johnson and Transport for London’s financial secrecy over Oyster (0) by Mark Pack
	Why do MPs use Facebook? (0) by Mark Pack
	Huhne reveals: 50 babies being raised by their convict mothers in prison (0) by The Voice
	LDV tops Iain Dale’s list of Lib Dem blogs (0) by Stephen Tall
	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 6) (0) by Chandila Fernando
	Five New Year resolutions for Lib Dem election candidates (3) by The Voice
	Eric Pickles slams Conservative councils for wasting money (3) by Mark Pack
	Labour PM delays election, saying “Neither the press nor the Tory party will fix it.” (2) by Helen Duffett
	LDV Awards 2008: Lib Dem Politician of the Year & By-election Performance of the Year (2) by Stephen Tall
31st	De-stress yourself, ready for the new year (0) by Mark Pack
	What does Eric Pickles think of Andy Coulson’s salary? (9) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: For the sake of Israel, the attack on Gaza must stop! (33) by Ed Davey
	In the news: Gaza, Treasury honours and Big Brother (0) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: January Reshuffle – Big Surprises and the Liberal ‘Big Beasts’ (Part I) (10) by Letterman
	The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 7) (0) by Matt Michael
	LDV Awards 2008: Lib Dem Campaigner of the Year & Most Desperate Press Release of the Year (3) by Stephen Tall