Monthly Archives: August 2009

1st	YouTube ‘cos we want to: an SDP special (4) by Stephen Tall
	What powers do the police have to stop you taking photographs? (5) by Mark Pack
	How to get your daily Lib Dem Voice email alert (0) by Stephen Tall
	LDV doesn’t do statporn, but if we did (July ‘09) (3) by Stephen Tall
	A look back at the polls: July ‘09 (1) by Stephen Tall
	Passengers demand return of bendy buses – after a week (14) by Helen Duffett
	CommentIsLinked@LDV… Nick Clegg: If they drag McKinnon to America, he will never come back (4) by The Voice
2nd	Daily View 2×2: 2 August 2009 (0) by Mark Pack
	Youth Justice Board’s IT manager paid £1m in three years (3) by Mark Pack
	Tax-exiles get a new lease of life as political donors (19) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: How can the Lib Dems use mass media to re-connect Parliament and public? (22) by Jack Taylor
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #128 (1) by Stephen Tall
3rd	How you can help Liberal Democrat Voice (1) by The Voice
	Ros Scott’s Party President’s report (August ’09) (0) by Baroness Ros Scott
	Jo Swinson: “Ban airbrushing in children’s adverts” (51) by Helen Duffett
	Should the Lib Dems have a male and female leadership team? (26) by Helen Duffett
	CommentIsLinked@LDV… Vince Cable: Banks pay up for their ‘crimes’, so why not rapists? (0) by The Voice
	Banking bonuses to boom again? (0) by Helen Duffett
	Congratulations to Tavish and Kirsten (1) by Helen Duffett
	How much do national University standards matter? (16) by Stephen Tall
	Banks: too large to care? (9) by George Turner
4th	Daily View 2×2: 4 August 2009 (1) by Richard Huzzey
	Stephen Fry pokes fun at Euro-myths (7) by Mark Pack
	Oakeshott to challenge Tory peer’s home expense claims (11) by Helen Duffett
	Sats results: Record fall in English results (3) by Helen Duffett
	Open primaries: should the Lib Dems adopt the ‘Totnes model’? (31) by Stephen Tall
	Nine staff sacked for breaking rules over ID cards database (1) by Mark Pack
5th	CommentIsLinked@LDV… Chris Huhne: While we need to clarify the rules for obtaining British citizenship, curtailing people’s freedom of expression is a big mistake (7) by Stephen Tall
	Scorched on the Rock (1) by Stephen Tall
	Does it matter if The Observer closes? (13) by Stephen Tall
	Anne Main sparks row among St Albans Conservatives (1) by Helen Duffett
	Liberal Democrat General Election Team announced (31) by Helen Duffett
	South West under siege from Tory “lovebombing”? (22) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Getting ready for the next General Election (30) by John Sharkey
	Less than 1 in 16 rapes result in a conviction (33) by Mark Pack
6th	Thousands of botched operations in Scottish hospitals (5) by Helen Duffett
	Lib Dem Blog of the Year Awards 2009 (7) by Helen Duffett
	Public in dislike of petty partisan politicking shock! (8) by Stephen Tall
	Forthcoming PPC selections (0) by Mark Pack
7th	NEW POLL: What do you think the next general election holds in store for the Lib Dems? (18) by Stephen Tall
	Millennium’s Credit Crunch Diary… July: Is it ALL about the Banks? (6) by Millennium Elephant
	By-election results: 6 August 2009 (4) by Helen Duffett
	LDV readers say: open up BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day (0) by Stephen Tall
	Are Tory bloggers less trustworthy than Labour or Lib Dem ones? (24) by Mark Pack
	Police told to ignore European Court of Human Rights over DNA database (5) by Helen Duffett
8th	YouTube ‘cos we want to: Charles Kennedy special (0) by Stephen Tall
	LDV Weekend Meme: your favourite blog-posts (11) by Stephen Tall
	Boris Johnson brings the house down (1) by Helen Duffett
	Tim Farron’s book likes and dislikes: CS Lewis and Richard Dawkins (28) by Mark Pack
9th	Daily View 2×2: 9 August 2009 (4) by Mark Pack
	Stirring up conference (11) by Brian Jenner
	Moldova update: what happened after the ‘Twitter revolution’? (2) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #129 (0) by Helen Duffett
10th	A tale of two recessions (4) by Prateek Buch
	Haggis, Neeps and Liberalism #6 (0) by Andrew Reeves
	Extraordinary stats about snooping (3) by Alex Foster
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Vince Cable doesn’t know when the economy will recover (4) by Alex Foster
	Oldham’s violent bars on Panorama (23) by Alex Foster
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Ton (Nos. 81-100) (11) by Stephen Tall
	100 days to change British democracy (0) by Mark Pack
11th	Revamp for Prater Raines sites (2) by Alex Foster
	The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009: changes to election expenditure rules (13) by Mark Pack
	Ian Clement claimed for “expenses paid” trips (3) by Helen Duffett
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Ton (Nos. 61-80) (3) by Stephen Tall
12th	Perez Hilton has blogged about a Lib Dem policy paper (32) by Jo Swinson MP
	Conference starts here on Lib Dem Voice (0) by Alex Foster
	Court finds Corby Council negligent in landmark pollution case (4) by Mark Pack
	Here at LDV, #welovetheNHS (17) by Alex Foster
	Activate – reviewed by a participant (5) by Mark Whiley
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Ton (Nos. 41-60) (1) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg impresses MoneySavingExpert.com (4) by Alex Foster
13th	What they said about RIPA at the time (0) by Mark Pack
	So, were the courts right to keep names secret in the Baby Peter case? (6) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Ton (Nos. 21-40) (10) by Stephen Tall
	Second day for #welovetheNHS (15) by Alex Foster
	Even The Sun covers a Lib Dem press release today (2) by Mark Pack
14th	Anne Main survives deselection attempt (14) by Helen Duffett
	Whether you are left or right handed shapes our judgments of good and bad, smart and stupid (4) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Ton (Nos. 11-20) (9) by Stephen Tall
15th	The Pirate Party: the apolitical political party (106) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Ton (The Top 10!) (4) by Stephen Tall
16th	Daily View 2×2: 16 August 2009 (11) by Mark Pack
	Looking beyond the Lib Dem ghetto (24) by James Graham
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Vince Cable on the surveillance state (0) by Mark Pack
	What does 300 mean to you? (9) by Alex Foster
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #130 (0) by Helen Duffett
17th	Jo Swinson’s Indy Q&A (7) by Alex Foster
18th	The Independent View: Making your voice heard on the file-sharing law (13) by Richard Parsons
	I’ve been emailed by a Real Woman (2) by Alex Foster
	The week in Facebook groups (1) by Alex Foster
	Top MP blogs published (1) by Alex Foster
19th	Richard Tracey: Tory triumph or tall tale? (2) by Helen Duffett
	Will the changes to Scottish election law gives us a data bonanza? (4) by Mark Pack
	CommentIsLinked@LDV: Norman Lamb on NHS parking charges (0) by Helen Duffett
	Going negative on the Greens – losing votes and alienating people (38) by Allum Bokhari
	Ming in the Psychiatrist’s Chair (0) by Helen Duffett
	Blackpool council in planning and donations row (3) by Helen Duffett
20th	Opinion: Misinformed populists spoil the exam results debate (62) by Chris Ward
	Interview with Durham campaigners (1) by Alex Foster
	Met Police to Twitter at protesters (3) by Helen Duffett
	Damian’s DNA (0) by Alex Foster
	Australian Electoral Commission agrees to “Sex Party” (0) by Helen Duffett
21st	Setting the Record Straight: Labour and the NHS (36) by Seth Thevoz
	Unpleasant Tory campaign vignettes (9) by Alex Foster
	Have you nominated your Lib Dem Blog of the Year? (0) by Helen Duffett
	Brian Haw’s milestone (16) by Alex Foster
	Gosport Tory candidate: unattractive women need not apply (17) by Helen Duffett
22nd	Two charged with publishing BNP membership list (1) by Helen Duffett
	Ask questions at conference – even if you’re not there! (1) by Duncan Brack
	By-election results: 20 August 2009 (2) by Helen Duffett
	Lessons from the Republican internet catch-up efforts (0) by Mark Pack
	Podcast: The foundation of the Liberal Party (0) by Helen Duffett
	Y Barcud Oren #10 (4) by Gareth Aubrey
	New link to Lib Dem Blogs (11) by The Voice
23rd	Daily View 2×2: 23 August 2009 (6) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: A more compassionate welfare policy (11) by Paul Harrod
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #131 (2) by Helen Duffett
24th	Brown’s silence on Megrahi: “absurd” says Clegg, “right” says Steel (43) by Stephen Tall
	NEW POLL: What should we pay our MPs? (28) by Stephen Tall
25th	Film censorship “in chaos”, says Foster (6) by Stephen Tall
	MPs on Facebook: leading the way or forgetting to change the defaults? (0) by Mark Pack
	The cost of pavement politics (3) by Stephen Tall
	Time for a high-pay commission? (10) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dems step up pressure on Brown over Lockerbie comments silence (18) by Stephen Tall
26th	Julia Goldsworthy condemns Grayling’s ‘The Wire’ comparison (13) by Stephen Tall
	Chair of Plymouth Lib Dems resigns (4) by Helen Duffett
	Gordon Seekings steps down as councillor (1) by The Voice
	Those Lib Dem donation figures in full (Q2, 2009) (4) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dem Reading West PPC steps down (19) by Stephen Tall
27th	LDV readers say: 54% reckon Lib Dems will lose support at next election (3) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg: expenses reform is being “swept under the carpet” #mpsexpenses (7) by Stephen Tall
	Laws: “Government’s truancy strategies are not working” (4) by Stephen Tall
	Labour teaches kids the new 3 Rs: Remand, Raw, and Recession (2) by Stephen Tall
	Brick through window is British way, says BNP councillor (21) by Stephen Tall
28th	“Soc-Nets and Web Strategies Can’t Replace Door-to-Door” (1) by Mark Pack
	Lib Dem MPs targeted by Nazi spoof websites (13) by Stephen Tall
	Nick launches ‘In The Know’ to save taxpayers’ money (3) by Stephen Tall
	Stephen Williams condemns Bristol Tories’ attack on anti-homophobia charity (1) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg: Turner’s bank tax is “unworkable” (5) by Stephen Tall
	Time to stop wasting money on “frigging ridiculous” health authorities, says Clegg (2) by Stephen Tall
	Kennedy speaks out on Megrahi (9) by Stephen Tall
29th	YouTube ‘cos we want to: Kennedy, Fox News and X-Factor (0) by Stephen Tall
	Should parish councils be “completely apolitical”? (20) by Stephen Tall
	When Potholes Attack! (0) by The Voice
	Will Tory Barnet’s ‘Ryanair Council’ model backfire? (4) by Stephen Tall
30th	Daily View 2×2: 30 August 2009 (0) by Stephen Tall
	CommentIsLinked@LDV… James Graham: Nick Clegg – where have you been? (5) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg publishes his message for Ramadan (17) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #132 (0) by Stephen Tall
	More people use Facebook in the UK than it takes to elect a government (0) by Mark Pack
31st	Even Martin Luther King repeated the same message (2) by Mark Pack
	Sandra Gidley: sofa, so good? (1) by The Voice
	Swinson: Brits spend as much time commuting as they do on holiday (7) by Stephen Tall
	CommentIsLinked@LDV… Peter Black: Wales needs a holistic approach to mental health (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Freedom of speech should not be filled with wrong-speech (26) by Li-Teck Lau
	Lembit Opik on internet piracy (5) by Mark Pack