Monthly Archives: July 2011

1st	Labour holds Inverclyde with reduced majority (27) by Helen Duffett
	See you in September (0) by Mark Pack
	Lord Tyler writes: Don’t listen to the doomsayers (8) by Paul Tyler
	Lord Speaker election: Two Liberal Democrat peers standing (0) by Helen Duffett
	John Leech MP writes: New £1bn nuclear windfall must be taxed (8) by John Leech
	Tim Farron MP writes: Out of the Westminster bubble (7) by Tim Farron MP
	LDVideo: That Ed Miliband TV interview car crash in full (8) by Stephen Tall
	The LDV Friday Five: 1 July 2011 (0) by The Voice
	What does the Inverclyde result mean for the Scottish Liberal Democrats? (25) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	LDV doesn’t do statporn, but if we did (June 2011) (2) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Unfair and unbalanced – the scandal of print media referendum coverage (14) by Andy May
	Paul Burstow MP writes: Social care’s little secret – it’s never been free (10) by Paul Burstow
	Lib Dem MPs set to rebel over ‘back-door’ nuclear power subsidy (26) by Stephen Tall
3rd	The Independent View: Social care and the Dilnot Commission (1) by Ruthe Isden
	Opinion: Muscular liberalism works, but only if you exercise the muscles (24) by Lee Dargue
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #228 (0) by The Voice
4th	Liz Rorison passes away (8) by Laura Willoughby
	Opinion: Distinctive positions on housing (41) by Alex Marsh
	Chris Davies MEP writes: Conservatives and climate change – Tuesday’s revealing vote in Strasbourg (21) by Chris Davies
	John Hemming MP: Why I’m calling for a review of the smoking ban (76) by John Hemming MP
5th	Lib Dem Welsh AMs await their fate as report delayed (0) by Helen Duffett
	Julian Huppert MP writes: 20mph – A local say on local safety (13) by Julian Huppert
	Chris White writes: Policies or personalities? (0) by Chris White
	LibLink: Lord Tyler – Restore teeth to the Lords (0) by Nick T
	Lib Dem John Dixon will not return to the Welsh Assembly (3) by Helen Duffett
	DPMQs: “Grotesque” and “beneath contempt” – Clegg on the Milly Dowler phone hacking allegations (29) by Paul Walter
6th	Green Party called it wrong on phone hacking (7) by The Voice
	Opinion: Nick Clegg should call for an independent inquiry into phone hacking (8) by Richard Flowers
	A sideways look at a Liberal Democrat institution (8) by Mark Pack
	Revealed at last? Labour’s low carbon policy thinking (2) by The Voice
	PMQs: Cameron says government will hold inquiries into the phone hacking scandal (9) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: The Government’s new Prevent strategy – a missed opportunity (9) by Issan Ghazni
	Opinion: Public services and tax policy (33) by Michael Hall
	Nick Clegg emails Lib Dem members about phone hacking (23) by Helen Duffett
	Lib Dem Aled Roberts reinstated to Welsh Assembly (2) by Helen Duffett
7th	Adrian Sanders MP compares the PCC to a “fishnet condom” (3) by Helen Duffett
	Mike Tuffrey writes… Housing: time to think big on the supply-side (42) by Mike Tuffrey
	Opinion: Why Wrexham Labour Party should be ashamed: The curious case of Aled Roberts (21) by David Hennigan
	The Independent View: Nuclear subsidies – no thanks! (23) by Martyn Williams
	Opinion: It should be about more than Murdoch (14) by Nick Tyrone
	News of the World to close on Sunday (16) by Helen Duffett
	LibLink: Mark Pack – The secret concessions behind the 1911 Parliament Act (0) by Nick T
	Opinion: ‘Activate’ – Liberal Youth’s annual renewal (5) by Tom Wood
8th	Opinion: Nick Clegg didn’t suck up to Murdoch – that’s why his minions tried to destroy him (28) by James Percival
	Stephen Gilbert MP writes: UK housing policy in crisis (22) by Stephen Gilbert MP
	Brian Paddick writes: The Lib Dem Guide to phone hacking (10) by Brian Paddick
	Opinion: Cameron should be as ruthless as Murdoch‏ (19) by Tim Leunig
	Council by-election results: 7 July 2011 (19) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Claiming the centre ground (41) by Helen Flynn
	The LDV Friday Five: 8 July 2011 (0) by The Voice
	Video: Clegg says PCC is “a busted flush” and “needs to be replaced” (23) by The Voice
	Opinion: Our party must keep its Equitable pledge (4) by Paul Braithwaite
9th	Consider the impact of cuts on women, warns Lynne Featherstone (8) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Driving better performance across public services (11) by Chris Nicholson
	In Praise of Nick Davies, the British Bernstein & Woodward to Murdoch’s Nixon (10) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Trade unions, pensions and Labour (56) by David Warren
	LDVideo: Vince and Shirley’s war on Murdoch, while Nick savages PCC as “busted flush” (15) by Stephen Tall
	The News of the World and giving readers what they want (8) by Helen Duffett
10th	Ed’s learning: he’s done a Dave over Murdoch (13) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Paper victory? (18) by Jonathan Hunt
	‘Yates of the Yard’ should have listened to Huhne on ‘Hackgate’ (1) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Private sector tenants are disenfranchised (13) by Duncan Stott
	The Lib Dems on ‘Hackgate’ and Murdoch: Ashdown, Huhne, Hughes, Farron, Oakeshott all join the fray (8) by Stephen Tall
	In (partial) defence of Labour’s so-called ‘Lay Off Murdoch’ instruction to party’s MPs (13) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #229 (0) by The Voice
11th	“The pillars of the British establishment are tumbling” – Clegg (12) by The Voice
	Opinion: The struggle for democracy persists in Europe, not just the Middle East (2) by Harriet Ainscough and Sam Fisk
	Clegg urges Murdoch to reconsider BSkyB bid (16) by The Voice
	LibLink: Tim Farron – The phone-hacking stench will linger (10) by Nick T
	Vince: Liberal Democrats will approach BSkyB takeover deal “without fear or favour” (7) by Helen Duffett
12th	Opinion: Time to publish the magical ratio (18) by David Boyle
	London Mayoral candidate shortlist and revised timetable published (10) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Liberal Democrats didn’t just avoid Murdoch, we tried to cut him down to size (38) by James Percival
	Opinion: Liberal Bureaucracy – Killing Your Party With Its Song?… (15) by Mark Valladares
	LibLink Nick Clegg: Regulating media, empowering citizens (7) by Helen Duffett
	“Yates must go” – Dee Doocey exposes News International and Met Police’s cosy relationship (2) by The Voice
13th	Hughes, Farron and Foster write to Rupert Murdoch – full text of letter (3) by Helen Duffett
	The cheque bounces back (6) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Schools should suit working parents (46) by Rachel Coleman Finch
	Mike Tuffrey writes… My kinda campaign … working towards success in 2014 (4) by Mike Tuffrey
	PMQs: The tectonic plates shift (12) by Paul Walter
	LibLink \| Reforming public services puts power with the people – Alexander and Letwin (10) by Helen Duffett
	Mark Littlewood writes: Sharper axes, lower taxes (59) by Mark Littlewood
14th	Paul Burstow MP writes: Keeping competition in its box (25) by Paul Burstow
	Brian Paddick writes: Housing is the most important issue facing London (22) by Brian Paddick
	“Liberal Way Forward for the Press: Free, Accountable, Plural” – Nick Clegg’s speech in full (12) by The Voice
15th	Police and Crime Commissioners: Lib Dem candidates start here (19) by Helen Duffett
	So, Rebekah Brooks has finally resigned (18) by Richard Morris
	How to get Lib Dem Voice by email (0) by Helen Duffett
	House of Lords Reform: the Joint Select Committee calls for evidence (0) by Mark Valladares
	Kirsty Williams AM writes: Getting down to business in Wales (1) by Kirsty Williams AM
	Is John Healey as dumb as a bag of spanners? (7) by Alex Foster
	Council by-election result: 14 July 2011 (5) by Helen Duffett
	The LDV Friday Five: 15 July 2011 (0) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s reply to party members’ emails on phone hacking (6) by Helen Duffett
16th	Chris White writes: Approving Police Commissioner candidates (14) by Chris White
	End of term report for Lib Dem MPs’ Class of 2010 (2) by Helen Duffett
	Linda Jack writes: Public services – open for whom? (39) by Linda Jack
	The Independent View: The bigger picture on privacy (1) by James Baker
	What made the Mail, the Express and the Telegraph keen to see Nick Clegg doing more of his job? (8) by The Voice
	LibLink \| Vince Cable: I declared war on Murdoch… now everyone agrees with me (26) by Helen Duffett
17th	Opinion: Cameron’s ten big mistakes – more please! (21) by Paul Walter
	Linda Jack writes: My solutions for improving public services (20) by Linda Jack
	Opinion: Traditional media is not all we should be looking at (5) by Martin Gill
	Read Lib Dem Voice on your Amazon Kindle (0) by Alex Foster
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #230 (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Stephenson resignation – the bar just got lowered (22) by Richard Morris
18th	Does a political party really need a manifesto or… what is policy for? (14) by Mark Valladares
	Peer told to “cease and desist” claiming he’s a member of the House of Lords (3) by Helen Duffett
	LibLink \| Andrew Stunell: Social housing to get first boost in 30 years (12) by Helen Duffett
	Tom Brake MP writes: Sir Paul Stephenson’s resignation (2) by Tom Brake
	Opinion: The phone hacking scandal is an attack on civil liberties (13) by Geoffrey Payne
19th	Brian Paddick writes: What’s good for the Metropolitan Police is not good for politicians (5) by Brian Paddick
	Opinion: David Laws takes another step on the road to redemption (27) by Mark Valladares
	Andrew Stunell MP writes: Re-localisation of business rates will give councils real financial freedom (13) by Andrew Stunell MP
	LibLink: Mark Pack – What you see isn’t what you get with online politics (0) by Nick T
	Opinion: A good/bad day for Parliament (16) by Paul Walter
	Today’s by-election: Excepted hereditary peers (5) by Helen Duffett
20th	Chris Huhne MP writes: Electricity market reform: keeping the lights on in the cheapest, cleanest way (13) by Chris Huhne MP
	Stephen Williams: Labour spent £38m taxpayer cash on News International advertising (10) by The Voice
21st	Jo Swinson MP writes: Making inroads into our looks-obsessed culture (13) by Jo Swinson MP
	Opinion: Hackgate – Who do you trust? (7) by Paul Walter
	Who is Ed Miliband? (16) by Mark Pack
	Stephen Gilbert MP writes: How do we deal with the high prevalence of suicides in the LGBT community? (3) by Stephen Gilbert MP
	Opinion: Verdict from the first Mayoral Hustings – it’s a two horse race (40) by Simon McGrath
	LibLink \| Paddy Ashdown: Somalia’s ‘children’s famine’ has been ignored (1) by Helen Duffett
22nd	LDVideo: Clegg and Huppert on phone-hacking (4) by Nick T
	PODCAST: A forgotten liberal hero (0) by Alex Foster
	Chris White writes: Is it possible to change Coalition policy? (2) by Chris White
	Opinion: Academies overspend revealed! (18) by Peter Downes
	The LDV Friday Five: 22 July 2011 (0) by The Voice
	Council by-election results: 21 July 2011 (1) by Helen Duffett
23rd	80 dead in Norway shootings (1) by Alex Foster
	Brian Haley writes: It’s not about me, it’s about our party (6) by Brian Haley
	Opinion: Why David Cameron will not be Prime Minister in a year’s time (21) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Why cutting later would increase the chances of a double-dip recession (41) by David Thorpe
	News International’s William Lewis, BBC’s Robert Peston, and the alleged act of theft which aimed to bring down Vince Cable (13) by Stephen Tall
	Update on the latest twists and turns in the contest to become the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London (5) by Stephen Tall
24th	LibLink \| Vince Cable: My brush with the Murdochs – and the lessons I learned (0) by Helen Duffett
	News International tried to bully the Lib Dems, says Observer. It didn’t work. (12) by Stephen Tall
	Huhne ‘orders inquiry into fossil fuel lobby influence over Tory MEPs’ (7) by The Voice
	‘The Hughes Report’: Lib Dem MP’s 33 recommendations to improve access to higher education (22) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #231 (0) by The Voice
25th	Electoral register database scrapped, at last (4) by Mark Pack
	Mike Tuffrey writes… The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric (12) by Mike Tuffrey
	The Independent View: NHS should routinely offer chicken pox vaccine to children (11) by David Carter
	New edition of Liberator (0) by The Liberator Collective
	Opinion: Nick Clegg in the Guardian Media 100 (8) by Richard Flowers
26th	The ever-shrinking timetable for by-elections set to be expanded (5) by Mark Pack
	How do we build the Lib Dems’ core vote? (74) by Iain Roberts
27th	Advertising watchdog upholds Jo Swinson MP’s complaints about overly airbrushed ads (9) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Must do better – Why benefit reforms are in need of reform (73) by Sophie Bridger
	Brian Paddick writes: Reaching out to every community in London (10) by Brian Paddick
	Opinion: What we should do if the USA defaults (32) by David Boyle
28th	Opinion: Political reasons for people to back the ESA motion‏ (27) by George Potter
	Chris White writes: Police Commissioners – the descent into low farce (16) by Chris White
	LibLink \| Stephen Tall: Would you hire someone without interviewing them? (13) by NewsHound
	Chris Huhne cleared over election expense claims (8) by The Voice
29th	Tony Benn: A Biography (11) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Nick Clegg and the next parliamentary term (34) by Charlotte Henry
	Councillor Warren Swaine reinstated after Twitter race row (29) by The Voice
	Council by-election results: 28 July 2011 (10) by Helen Duffett
	The LDV Friday Five: 29 July 2011 (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Why we should praise Louise Mensch (37) by Lee Chalmers
30th	Petitions to Parliament – waste of time or golden opportunity? (25) by Mary Reid
	Telegraph: “The nation’s babies have begun to abandon the Prime Minister” (5) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Do we really want to risk another media mogul running the country? (27) by John Roffey
	Opinion: Mayoral Hustings – Twists and turns and four good horses (12) by Richard Clare
31st	Who are the Lib Dems ‘unconventional men (or women) whose mad ideas make us think’? (34) by Stephen Tall
	LDVideo: The West Wing explains the US debt ceiling in under 60 seconds (3) by Stephen Tall
	Top 10 tweeting MPs: congratulations to Lib Dem @julianhuppert in at No. 6! (0) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: London Mayoral hustings, Round 2 (11) by Simon McGrath
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #232 (0) by The Voice