Monthly Archives: August 2010

1st	“When two ride astride, one must ride behind” (10) by Stephen Tall
	Can you predict what people are thinking based on analysis of online debate? (28) by Stephen Tall
	LDV readers say: Tax Capital Gains and Income at the same level (11) by The Voice
	Opinion: Tax – the next big political battle in the US (5) by Paul Walter
2nd	Huhne on Lib Dem poll ratings: “Frankly, it doesn’t worry me” (80) by Stephen Tall
	“Private sector will build nuclear plants,” says Huhne (19) by The Voice
	LibLink: John Kampfner – Yes, I feel queasy. But I don’t regret backing the Lib Dems (22) by NewsHound
	Tim Farron MP writes … Labour’s staggering hypocrisy on the Alternative Vote (66) by Tim Farron MP
	Opinion: A liberal approach to the Jon Venables case and rehabilitation (9) by Dan Roper
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #180 (0) by Stephen Tall
3rd	David Miliband adopts Lib Dem mansion tax policy (9) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Who is really responsible for the lack of BAME Councillors and MPs? (27) by Duwayne Brooks
	Wallace: “We were the responsible party” (13) by NewsHound
	Clegg and Cameron’s joint letter to Cabinet (21) by Helen Duffett
	Julian Huppert says all MPs should brush up on their science (21) by Helen Duffett
	Sarah Teather pays tribute to Lib Dem volunteer killed in lorry accident (0) by The Voice
4th	Social housing: a home for life? (32) by Sara Bedford
	Top of the Early Day Motions (2) by Iain Roberts
	Labour party ‘gerrymandering’: recalling the only occasion in a century when a party has interfered with electoral boundaries (55) by Simon McGrath
	Hughes on Cameron’s council tenancies plans: “It is not a Liberal Democrat policy, it is not a coalition policy.” (46) by Stephen Tall
	Swinson: We need to make girls feel confident about their own body (19) by Stephen Tall
	Housing: of course there are more questions than answers (35) by Alex Foster
5th	Opinion: Time for the Liberal Democrats to stand up and be counted on foreign aid (22) by Timothy Cox
	Biggest. Lib Dem conference. Ever. (19) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: The Labour Party hold the key to electoral reform (46) by Nick Lane
	LDVUSA: California’s Proposition 8 overturned (3) by Alex Foster
	Edinburgh Northern and Leith: Scottish Parliament candidate selection (1) by Helen Duffett
	Parliament to scrutinise government’s planning reforms (2) by Sara Bedford
	Cameron admits foreign policy gaffe, mis-speaks that “Iran has got a nuclear weapon.” (28) by Stephen Tall
	LDV doesn’t do statporn, but if we did (July ’10) (3) by Stephen Tall
6th	The LDV Friday Five: 6 August 2010 (0) by Helen Duffett
	Should prayers be a part of council meetings? (24) by Sara Bedford
	The predictable ranting over welfare reforms may be misplaced (28) by Iain Roberts
	3..2..1…and ContactPoint is gone (53) by Iain Roberts
	Opinion: Social housing – an unlikely new battleground? (16) by Alex Marsh
	By-election news: Conservatives hold Sitwell, Rotherham (41) by Helen Duffett
	Waltham Forest recount: judge to report to election court (0) by Helen Duffett
	Lib Dem MP Stephen Lloyd to be sued by defeated Tory rival (15) by Stephen Tall
	What Lembit did next (14) by The Voice
7th	No official Hague invite to Lib Dem conference (21) by Sara Bedford
	The Saturday Debate: Should Turkey be admitted to the EU? (33) by Stephen Tall
	LDVideo: Conservative Party conferences down the years … the funny bits (5) by Stephen Tall
	Wlliams: RBS must use profits to help struggling businesses (0) by The Voice
	My favourite Early Day Motions (2) by Iain Roberts
	LDV Saturday caption competition: “Paddy swings to the left” edition (14) by Stephen Tall
	Does Tony Blair support the Coalition (and would it matter to Lib Dems if he does)? (14) by Stephen Tall
8th	Vince: Cameron is “100% behind” my graduate tax proposals (4) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dem conference to be asked to approve gay marriage proposal (34) by Stephen Tall
	Telegraph’s dodgy “‘invisible’ Lib Dem ministers” survey: nothing to see here, folks (13) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Getting rid of ContactPoint – a great day for liberalism (16) by Sarah Harding
	Worth a second outing: Six ways to get more people watching your YouTube videos (0) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #181 (0) by Stephen Tall
9th	Half Lib Dem MPs have opposed Cameron’s plan to end lifetime tenancies (24) by Stephen Tall
	Huppert v Tredinnick: the EDM homeopathy smackdown (7) by Iain Roberts
	Book review: The Spirit Level – Why equality is better for everyone by Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett (13) by Mark Pack
	Whither the professional journalist when we all write for free? (3) by Iain Roberts
	NEW POLL: Should nuclear power be part of the UK’s energy mix? (70) by Stephen Tall
	Daily Mail takes a tip from the BNP (11) by Iain Roberts
	Vince’s verdict on the Tories: “I’ve been pleasantly surprised that they’re not as I’d envisaged them” (57) by The Voice
	Southampton bans photographs; newspaper employs cartoonist (2) by Mark Pack
	Charles Kennedy and wife Sarah to separate (7) by The Voice
10th	Cable: It’s more fun being in opposition (13) by Sara Bedford
	Do the polls matter? (23) by Mark Pack
	Who is popular with party members? (1) by Mark Pack
	Autumn conference agenda and papers now online (2) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: The automaton body-politic (25) by Kerry Hutchinson
	Opinion: social housing rent should be means tested (39) by Ed Butcher
	Is annoying people the way to persuade them to change their mind? (14) by Mark Pack
	Lessons from the disappearing phone boxes for the internet and politics (0) by Mark Pack
	Daft speed camera story of the day (22) by Iain Roberts
	AV campaigns able to spend more than £11 million (9) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Vernon Bogdanor – Change the voting system, change the UK (11) by NewsHound
11th	Shropshire Council stands by controversial website rules (7) by Mark Pack
	Twitter’s fun, but let’s not pretend it’s revolutionising democracy (5) by Iain Roberts
	How the central finances of parties have been panning out (8) by Mark Pack
	Huhne goes on the attack: “Labour’s next leaders in denial about deficit” (65) by Stephen Tall
	Should religious worship be part of school assembly? (33) by Paul Pettinger
	Is the Coalition failing the radical test? (27) by Stuart Bonar
	Opinion: 4.5 million people are waiting for homes – let’s not leave them behind (17) by Patrick Murray
	Edinburgh to London 30 minutes by train – is China leading the way on public transport? (18) by Iain Roberts
12th	No, 1980s hairstyles haven’t made a comeback at Southampton Football Club (0) by Mark Pack
	How to get Lib Dem Voice by email (0) by Mark Pack
	Book review: Blog Theory by Jodi Dean (2) by Mark Pack
	LibLink: THE shock of election night (29) by NewsHound
	Opinion: there’s no pleasure in saying ‘I told you so’ – but does it need saying? (58) by Alex Marsh
	Information Commissioner upholds complaint over Tony Blair’s activities (1) by Mark Pack
	Smaller Commons ‘would hit Lib Dems’ (33) by Sara Bedford
	Philip Lardner gets official warning but keeps job (5) by Mark Pack
13th	Two Scottish Labour councillors charged by the police (14) by Mark Pack
	Worth a second outing: Great Liberal Speeches: sacrificing the constitution on the altar of public security (0) by Mark Pack
	Pricier booze for Greater Manchester – a good idea? (20) by Iain Roberts
	Lessons from Australia: poster design (16) by Mark Pack
	The political impact of Parliamentary boundary changes (7) by Mark Pack
	Review of Bristol elections calls for widespread changes (0) by Mark Pack
14th	Rejoice! 11 months (and 1 new government) on and the Home Office responds (2) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: Arms deals with India – why Lib Dems should say no (8) by Kaye Stearman
	Peddling myths over London’s bike hire scheme (10) by Caroline Pidgeon
	How does the party’s policy-making work during coalition? (15) by Mark Pack
	LibLink… Shirley Williams on the coalition: Not one bed – two beds (8) by Helen Duffett
	By-election news: Conservative gain in Medway (2) by The Voice
15th	By slimmest of margins Supreme Court overturns UKIP donations ruling (0) by Mark Pack
	Tory MP in Commons sex party “scandal” (14) by The Voice
	Opinion: unnatural constituency boundaries – the hidden menace (50) by David Allen
	Is the problem that people don’t want to pay for news or don’t want to pay for newspapers? (14) by Mark Pack
16th	Nick’s minding the shop – what are the papers saying? (38) by Iain Roberts
	Social mobility and the Lib Dems: will Alan Milburn’s appointment help? (16) by Stephen Tall
	Monday will be the day of high drama (or anti-climax) at party conference (4) by Mark Pack
	13 Norwich by-elections on one day – can you help? (7) by Simon Wright MP
	Office of the Public Guardian finally starts to get some serious public scrutiny (5) by Mark Pack
	Council website spending put under scrutiny (4) by Mark Pack
	Reform of Press Complaints Commission to be debated at conference (4) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: why we should wish Labour well (102) by George Kendall
	Conservative MP goes to court over election expense limit breach (0) by Mark Pack
17th	UKIP leader Lord Pearson stands down (7) by Mark Pack
	Why hearing the shipping forecast makes me optimistic (5) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: four party government – Wales and coalitions (part 1) (0) by Peter Black AM
	Helicopters and Trident face cuts as financial squeeze hits the MOD (23) by Mark Pack
	Goodbye to rogue wheel clampers – another Lib Dem policy to become law (35) by Iain Roberts
	The Independent View: PCC responds to party motion on its future (10) by Jonathan Collett
	Opinion: who’ll watch the watchmen when the auditors are away (16) by Chris White
	Sky News leads with ‘exclusive’ voodoo poll as broadcaster’s credibility slumps (14) by Stephen Tall
	Welcome to the new bloggers… (1) by Ryan Cullen
	LibLink: Nick Clegg – My vision for a new political map and voting system (34) by NewsHound
18th	In praise of… Tony Blair (14) by Stephen Tall
	Book review: Campaign 2010, The Making of the Prime Minister by Nicholas Jones (2) by Mark Pack
	100 days of the Coalition: how the news media has turned out to be the biggest, sorest loser of them all (19) by Stephen Tall
	Opinon: fighting for funding – Wales and coalitions (part 2) (2) by Peter Black AM
	Political reform: the Dragons Den (2) by Jo Shaw
	Still the best political advert I’ve seen all year (6) by Mark Pack
	100 Days: the Coalition is still enjoying a honeymoon (13) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg on social mobility: “making opportunity a right of the many, rather than a privilege of the few” (13) by Stephen Tall
	If you don’t like a system that can produce coalitions, how would you change it? (18) by Iain Roberts
	What Lib Dem MPs are reading this summer (3) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Nick Clegg – Judge us on five years, not 100 days (16) by NewsHound
	Who is who behind the scenes in the coalition? (5) by Mark Pack
	The Miliband campaigning house parties (5) by Mark Pack
19th	The Lib Dem fantasy football league: will you be the 70th player? (0) by Chris Wilson
	Opinion: it’s about more than A-levels (18) by Alan Belmore
	Alternative Vote or Venetian Vote? (5) by Mark Pack
	Opinon: two referendums and an election – Wales and coalitions (part 3) (0) by Peter Black AM
	James Graham on the dangers of Labour’s oppositionalism (20) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Community politics has had its day – time to move on (27) by Ed Maxfield
	Cleverly disrepects Hughes – where will it end? (23) by Iain Roberts
	MP banned for driving whilst using her mobile (10) by Iain Roberts
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #182 (1) by Stephen Tall
	Conservatives forfeit £101,500 in donations (0) by Mark Pack
	The developing dynamics of the Lib Dem Parliamentary Party (10) by Mark Pack
	Simon Hughes states the bleedin’ obvious, sparks news media frenzy (12) by Stephen Tall
20th	Lib Dem wins council seat whilst on his honeymoon! (2) by Sara Bedford
	Opinion: heartless talk costs votes (5) by Chris White
	Have you nominated your Lib Dem Blog of the Year? (0) by Helen Duffett
	Clegg on independence and opinion polls (16) by Iain Roberts
	Party finances in the news (5) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: the left should back the right on welfare (51) by George Kendall
	Worth a second outing: Lessons from Gordon Brown’s use of YouTube (0) by Mark Pack
	“The Liberal Democrats aren’t a sort of glorified form of the Electoral Reform Society” (36) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: prove you’re in the library or face a bill, students told (18) by Anthony Durham
	The LDV Friday Five: 20 August 2010 (0) by Stephen Tall
21st	Those Kennedy defection rumours (38) by Iain Roberts
	LibDemVoice.org at Conference (6) by Alex Foster
	Clegg backs graduate tax in Telegraph interview (3) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Coalition’s inaction on ‘profiteering’ betrays liberal principles (10) by David Thorpe
	Book review: Peter Mandelson’s The Third Man – Life at the heart of New Labour (2) by Mark Pack
	LDV Saturday caption competition: “Kennedy points the way to Clegg” edition (21) by Stephen Tall
	Pollwatch – State of the parties (summer 2010): Reasons to keep calm and carry on (18) by Stephen Tall
22nd	Charles Kennedy: I’ll go to my grave with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket (22) by Iain Roberts
	The best comment on those Charles Kennedy stories (4) by Mark Pack
	Tessa Munt on being a newbie MP: “It’s a very serious job, but I’m having a ball.” (0) by Stephen Tall
	87% back Lib Dem Lynne’s rogue wheel clamping clamp-down (9) by Stephen Tall
	Kennedy defection rumours – another reason journalists are losing the public’s trust (54) by Stephen Tall
	“The voting system is broken, back the Alternative”: ads to help win May’s voting referendum (27) by Stephen Tall
	Music revenue figures show industry outperforming economy despite online piracy (1) by Mark Pack
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #183 (1) by Stephen Tall
23rd	Iain Dale’s voting system confusion (27) by Iain Roberts
	What prospect for Lib Dem / Labour cooperation in the next Parliament? (32) by Stephen Tall
	Facing the future – the Lib Dem policy approach (17) by Norman Lamb MP
	LibLink: Mark Pack – We are now facing sobering reality of sharing power (10) by Stephen Tall
	Opinon: when will the Press Complaints Commission wake up? (5) by Joe Taylor
	Lembit for London campaign watch (25) by Mark Pack
	Lab ex-MP plans to write to LDs asking them to defect. Yes, that really is the story. (52) by Iain Roberts
	BBC: Nick Clegg hails England’s ‘unbeatable’ World Cup bid (11) by The Voice
	LibLink: every key Westminster model country is hung (8) by Iain Roberts
	Lib Dem donation figures in full (Q2, 2010) (9) by Stephen Tall
24th	Fewer people, venue moved in-house yet costs go up: bravo, Boris (1) by Mark Pack
	Knowsley Council pays Labour over £250,000 for conference appearances (11) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: what happened to the Lib Dem use of Social Media? (30) by Simon McGrath
	New LDV members survey now live: what you think of key Lib Dem issues and the Coalition Government (12) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: James Graham – Lib Dems must agree to publicly disagree (46) by NewsHound
	Lib Dem Conference returns to Brighton for 2012 (13) by Helen Duffett
	How do you plan cuts? With an overnight trip to a luxury hotel of course (15) by Mark Pack
25th	The mysterious 66 votes in Wolverhampton South West (10) by Mark Pack
	Coalition puts up strong defence on IFS report (85) by Iain Roberts
	The MP conference fringe league table (8) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: how to restore the incentive to work (27) by Stephen Marshall
	Opinion: liberals should cut the deficit and support a strong state (28) by John Pugh
	Councillor for 13 days: Medway Tory resigns (5) by Helen Duffett
	Tory donor, tax affairs, Oakeshott on the case: some things haven’t changed (3) by Mark Pack
26th	Did you think Taxpayers’ Alliance folks favour AV? (35) by Mark Pack
	Liblink: Nick Clegg on fairness, the Budget and the IFS report (40) by NewsHound
	How election leaflets used to look (18) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: are the Lib Dems being Con-ned over electoral reform? (44) by J Lee
	Katie Ghose appointed new Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society (3) by Mark Pack
	Lib Dem GAIN from Tories in Aldbury and Wigginton, Dacorum BC (1) by Helen Duffett
27th	Sheffield slaughter? Not this week (32) by Iain Roberts
	LibLink: Evan Harris – The relevance of a doctor’s religion (2) by NewsHound
	The (4th birthday edition) LDV Friday Five: 27 August 2010 (3) by Helen Duffett
	Worth a second outing: How well does a think tank think? (3) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: that Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform poll (19) by Ewan Hoyle
	Opinion: a worse government (34) by Henry Vann
28th	LDV survey: 68% of Lib Dem members back nuclear as party of UK’s energy mix (16) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: railing against the direction of policy (13) by Alex Marsh
	LDV Saturday caption competition: “It’s Sarah Teather by a head” edition (14) by Stephen Tall
	Dave reckons Mili-D’s the biggest threat: for the record, so do I (18) by Stephen Tall
	NEW POLL: Is the Coalition right to scrap NHS Direct? (46) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Why Lib Dems should support free schools (79) by Niklas Smith
29th	LDV survey: what party members think of the media reporting of Kennedy and the Coalition (10) by Stephen Tall
	Calling Kindle owners (and would-be owners) (5) by Alex Foster
	Pollwatch – State of the Leaders: how Clegg and Cameron are rated by the public (Summer 2010) (9) by Stephen Tall
	History doesn’t repeat itself: why the Lib Dems won’t split (86) by Stephen Tall
	Tax cuts vs Public spending: Danny Alexander’s comments flag up the Coalition arguments to come (21) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #184 (0) by Stephen Tall
30th	LDV survey: 84% reject idea of any electoral arrangement with the Conservatives (43) by Stephen Tall
	How much does it cost to police major protests? (8) by Mark Pack
	Lembit for London campaign watch (5) by Mark Pack
	Bowling over Europe (6) by Mark Pack
	Burstow: “New 111 service will be better than NHS Direct” (14) by Stephen Tall
31st	LDV survey: 96% of Lib Dem members back AV – but majority with “no real enthusiasm” (15) by Stephen Tall
	LDV survey: How Lib Dem members rate the performances of Nick Clegg and the party (9) by Stephen Tall
	EXCLUSIVE: 84% of Lib Dem members back Lib-Con Coalition – but 46% say it will be bad for party’s electoral fortunes (8) by Stephen Tall
	Labour aren’t being hypocritical on NHS Direct (19) by Iain Roberts
	LibLink: Education, not indoctrination – Evan Harris’ 10 commandments for RE teaching (24) by Helen Duffett
	LibLink: Stephen Tall on how to cure Lib Dem masochism (6) by Helen Duffett
	Flip-flops, u-turns and how not to welcome converts (6) by Mark Pack