Monthly Archives: September 2012

1st	Police and Crime Commissioner elections: where the Lib Dems are standing (17) by Mark Pack
	Just the sort of thing local campaigners should be trying out (2) by Mark Pack
	So, evil government to deny women pain relief during labour, right? (17) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	If you’re going to suggest that Nick Clegg isn’t the answer, you need a plan B ready… (50) by Mark Valladares
	Nick Clegg’s leadership: 3 thoughts from me (71) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: keeping up the Mo-mentum (1) by William Jones
	How you can help Liberal Democrat Voice (0) by The Voice
3rd	Opinion: Monetary policy is political, so where’s the democracy? (25) by Duncan Stott
	Opinion: Could there still be a bright future for Lords reform? (6) by Andrew Haldane
	How to write, with the help of Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and Tim Leunig (4) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Don’t complain – walk out! (11) by Chris White
	Opinion: Is Tutu right on Tony Blair? (41) by Toby Fenwick
	Mid Term Review: not much to show for it in the end (7) by Mark Pack
	Why BUILD an Indian organisation in the Liberal Democrats? (12) by Anuja Prashar
	Nick Clegg: in politics you’ve got to get your hands dirty (6) by Caron Lindsay
	ComRes poll: Vince leadership would boost Lib Dem fortunes (12) by Stephen Tall
4th	LDVideo: George Osborne booed at Paralympics (3) by Stephen Tall
	SNP MP’s Twitter tirade against Moore and Swinson (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Government Reshuffle live blog (63) by Caron Lindsay
	Reports to party conference: two good things (2) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Reshuffle to the Right (90) by Sean Davey
	How to get Lib Dem Voice by email (0) by Mark Pack
	Maria Miller’s appointment: have you forgotten what was said when Theresa May got the role? (15) by Mark Pack
	The reshuffle – who’s in and who’s out (15) by Nick T
	What the three departing Lib Dem ministers have said as they leave government (5) by Stephen Tall
	Reshuffle thoughts: how does it score against my four criteria? (18) by Mark Pack
5th	Opinion: Danish economy shows now is not the time for Plan B (48) by David Thorpe
	Some random reshuffle observations (11) by Caron Lindsay
	Kill the cull – it’s bad for badgers, science and the Government (34) by Andrew Wigley
	The Independent View: only 24 hours left to have your say on adult filtering (13) by Jim Killock
	LibLink: Stephen Tall – Will the reshuffle actually matter? (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Transfer deadline day: Laws, Brake, Foster & Swinson in, Burstow, Teather, Harvey & Stunell out, Clarke loan finishes (3) by James Percival
	A postcard from… Australia (5) by Paul Walter
	Sarah Ludford praises European Arrest Warrant’s latest use in London (9) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: Why we must talk about the EU now (42) by Petros Fassoulas
	Lib Dems should have had no part in ‘Knights of the Long Knives’ reshuffle honours (21) by Stephen Tall
6th	The Independent View: How David Laws can help children and the economy at the same time (16) by Alison Garnham
	Little known reshuffle fact: there are now MORE Lib Dem ministers (15) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Chocks away for a green flight to the estuary (39) by Jonathan Hunt
	In conversation with Tim Leunig… Sunday opening (18) by Mark Pack
	Michael Moore MP’s Westminster Notes (2) by Michael Moore
	The Independent View: Cameron changes his choir, but the song remains the same (4) by Daniel Wright
	Tim Farron MP writes… My thoughts on the Cabinet reshuffle (30) by Tim Farron MP
7th	Rehsuffles, reasonable Liberal Democrats and Jo Swinson’s rising star: Guardian podcast (0) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Should we regulate all private landlords – over to you, conference (32) by Emily Davey
	LDV debate: The Lib Dem leadership (154) by The Voice
	Opinion: Good news on affordable housing, but spare me the house builders’ crocodile tears – their share prices have doubled (13) by Mike Tuffrey
	From today’s Lib Dem News (1) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Be more bothered about the way the pupil premium is spent (12) by Rhian Beynon
	Opinion: After the reshuffle: how can we still claim internationalism? (20) by Harriet Ainscough
	You are invited to Simon Wright’s birthday party – Saturday 15th September (4) by George Kendall
	The LDV Friday Five: 7 September 2012 (0) by The Voice
8th	Ryan Coetzee: an excellent appointment (14) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: Whose sex life is it anyway? (23) by Simon Walsh
9th	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #290 (2) by Caron Lindsay
10th	How much should we tax? How much should we spend? The great unanswered questions in British politics (21) by Stephen Tall
	Riddle, mystery, enigma – Grant Shapps and the internet (8) by NewsHound
	Catherine Bearder MEP writes…The simple Lib Dem approach to aviation (58) by Catherine Bearder
	In depth: Was the 2003 invasion of Iraq illegal? (45) by Toby Fenwick
	Cable and Balls cosy sofa body language – while Cable is (reportedly) at loggerheads with his Tory minister (4) by The Voice
	Opinion: Scottish reshuffle and the independence referendum (30) by Keith Legg
11th	Lynne Featherstone MP writes… The Equality Games (3) by Lynne Featherstone
	What does the Federal Executive do? (4) by Alison Goldsworthy
	How to manage volunteers? Look at the Games Makers (20) by Mary Reid
	Aled Roberts AM writes … Assessing the outcomes of a pupil premium in Wales (3) by Aled Roberts
	10 ways to make your local party AGM better (0) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Why austerity is the wrong answer to debt (32) by Geoff Crocker
	Jo Swinson appointed new Equalities Minister (19) by Nick T
12th	Gordon Birtwistle MP writes: Liberal Democrat Campaign for Manufacturing launches (8) by Gordon Birtwistle MP
	Nick Clegg tells Pink News: Equalities won’t fall off the radar on my watch (19) by Caron Lindsay
	6 things Lib Dem campaigners can learn from Boris Johnson and George Galloway (22) by Mark Pack
	Norman Lamb MP writes: One suicide is one too many (26) by Norman Lamb MP
	Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece writes: Towards racial equality (34) by Meral Ece
	George Lyon MEP writes: Scots need guarantees on EU membership before independence referendum (22) by George Lyon MEP
13th	Eluned Parrott AM writes… Lib Dems should say no to regional pay (40) by Eluned Parrott
	LDVideo: Chris Davies MEP – MEPs’ kindness will kill the fishing industry (9) by Nick T
	Opinion: Europe’s moving ahead. Are we part of it or not? (45) by Giles Goodall
	Tom Brake MP writes… Romney’s bought the latest gadget, but he’s forgotten to read the manual (1) by Tom Brake
	Nick Clegg in Cambridge: Liberal Democrats have a good story to tell (18) by Caron Lindsay
	One of David Heath’s first decisions should be to ban live farm animal exports (5) by Nick T
	Less than 21 hours to get your BOTY nominations in….. (2) by The Voice
14th	Opinion: Inflation the biggest threat to economic growth (25) by David Thorpe
	This week in Europe… 11-14 September (14) by Mark Valladares
	Michael Moore MP’s Westminster Notes (0) by Michael Moore
	From today’s Lib Dem News (46) by The Voice
	What do the academics say? Ashcroft’s campaigning worked (5) by Mark Pack
	A life in the day of an ELDR Council Member… (1) by Mark Valladares
	Tales from the webinar: Julian Huppert on civil liberties and communications data (3) by Caron Lindsay
	The LDV Friday Five: 14 September 2012 (0) by The Voice
15th	What the Liberal Democrats have done: new party booklet (30) by Mark Pack
	Election law snippets (10) by Mark Pack
16th	Opinion: New World Economics (15) by Bill le Breton
	Conservatives climb down over boundary changes (7) by Mark Pack
	Success for Caroline Pidgeon’s cycling safety campaign as new lights to be tested (1) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: The Sun has clearly boobed on this issue of free speech (25) by Andreas Christodoulou
	The SNP’s guide to appropriate behaviour (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #291 (0) by Caron Lindsay
17th	What on earth is the Mail up to? (26) by Paul Walter
	Clegg and Gove show united front on plan to overhaul GCSEs (43) by Stephen Tall
	Order! Order! A Parliamentary Miscellany (0) by Mark Pack
	Calling them granny taxes doesn’t mean they’re unfair (20) by Adam Corlett
	The Independent View: Landlord licensing will not stop the criminals (13) by Richard Lambert
	Opinion: It’s tricky isn’t it, this coalition business? (16) by Richard Morris
	Opinion: GCSEs? O-levels? Open your minds! (24) by Ed Wilson
	David Laws: “An exam for all abilities” (44) by The Voice
18th	Timetable for selecting Euro candidates (England) (0) by Mark Pack
	And so the ‘Romneyshambles’ rolls on… (8) by Stephen Tall
	Jenny Willott MP writes…Get behind Bablin Molik, Cardiff South and Penarth by-election candidate (6) by Jenny Willott
	MP conference fringe league table 2012: Norman Baker is the new Simon Hughes, but he’s no Vince Cable (3) by Mark Pack
	Conference edition of Liberator (1) by The Liberator Collective
	LibLink: Michael Gove and Nick Clegg – A new exam will get the best out of all our children (13) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Beyond the Ebacc (13) by Jon Hunt
	Polls and predictions: The Chris Rennard Interview (4) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Fair access to the professions – where the legal profession leads, others must follow (2) by Nick Fluck
	Opinion: How GCSEs made me envy my son (48) by Helen Flynn
	Why stand for Federal Policy Committee? (4) by Dinti Batstone
	Opinion: How do Gove’s plans match up to Lib Dem policy? (62) by Alisdair Calder McGregor
19th	Dan Rogerson MP writes…How we reformed GCSEs (11) by Dan Rogerson MP
	Interview: What future for youth services in an age of austerity (2) by Linda Jack
	Liberal Democrat conference: the daily themes (2) by Mark Pack
	FFAC chair Greenland acknowledges LDV accreditation article was “unhelpful” (7) by NewsHound
	Your one-stop online guide to Lib Dem conference events – we’ve got an app for that (4) by Stephen Tall
	Julian Huppert MP writes… Developing a future: Policies for science and research (16) by Julian Huppert
	Lib Dems’ former HQ on the market for £11 million (8) by Helen Duffett
	Nick Clegg warns against arming the Police after Manchester shootings (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore MP’s Westminster Notes (0) by Michael Moore
	Featherstone and Crockart slam Page 3 (43) by Caron Lindsay
	What do the academics say? More attractive candidates pick up more votes (5) by Mark Pack
	New LDV members’ survey now live: your views on education reforms, Heathrow, the reshuffle & the Coalition’s performance (6) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg: “We made a pledge. We didn’t stick to it – and for that I’m sorry” (127) by Helen Duffett
	Tales from the Webinar: Lynne Featherstone on equalities and international development (4) by Caron Lindsay
20th	The pupil premium isn’t a quick-fix solution, it’s a long-haul policy (7) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Mark Pack – The Home Office has got it wrong about online snooping ‘safeguards’ (0) by NewsHound
	Conference preview: Saturday and Sunday (18) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Economics will rightly dominate conference (3) by Prateek Buch
	Shouldn’t we all play by the same rules on tax? (13) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: Low borrowing rates signal economic weakness, not strength (25) by Jonathan Portes
	Opinion: Creating a fairer tax system (13) by Jeremy Hargreaves
	Martin Horwood MP to chair Lib Dems’ 2013 local election campaign (8) by Helen Duffett
	Caron’s guide to the craziness of Conference (7) by Caron Lindsay
21st	Vince Cable: No to Tory plans for further spending cuts (16) by NewsHound
	Conference preview: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (2) by Mark Pack
	Jenny Willott MP writes… Young people and policing: the opportunity of Crime Commissioner elections (0) by Jenny Willott
	Opinion: Planning rules (13) by Chris White
	Time now to prepare for a progressive centre-left coalition in 2015 (43) by Paul Walter
	From today’s Lib Dem News (0) by Mary Reid
	Independent View: What now for housing policy? (3) by Graeme Cooke
	The Independent View: An opportunity to direct the debate on Trident replacement (8) by Kate Hudson
	The Independent View: Employee ownership makes economic sense (6) by Luke Hildyard
	The LDV Friday Five: 21 September 2012 (0) by The Voice
	Blog of the Year Awards 2012: Vote for Best non-Lib Dem politics blog (1) by Helen Duffett
	Nick Clegg’s debut single goes live on iTunes (7) by Paul Walter
22nd	Liberal Democrats to veto plan for benefits freeze (7) by Mark Pack
	UK electoral law is fragmented, convoluted and causing errors (1) by Mark Pack
	ConHome pushes case for Vince Cable as Lib Dem leader. It’s enough to make you wonder why… (11) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: Liberal Democrats – nature needs you! (1) by Tom Fewins
	LibLink: Paul Burstow – Why is the Coalition failing to tackle our broken care system? (0) by NewsHound
	EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem conference surveillance of members’ most intimate moments (6) by Paul Walter
	LibLink: David Laws – No more “nothing for nothing” politics (0) by NewsHound
	David Laws’ speech to conference: no soaring rhetoric but a clear determination to deliver (2) by Nick T
	Opinion: Don’t mistake the bodyguard state for a nanny (23) by Ewan Hoyle
	Is this how we get the most out of our schools? (3) by Mary Reid
	Blog of the Year Awards 2012: The Shortlists (3) by Helen Duffett
	Tim Gordon writes… Feedback from the members’ survey (10) by Tim Gordon
	Blog of the Year Awards 2012: The Winners #LDBOTY (0) by Helen Duffett
23rd	Featherstone: 0.7% aid target will stick (2) by NewsHound
	What Lib Dem members say about the party’s direction and Nick Clegg’s leadership (3) by Stephen Tall
	What should the Liberal Democrats focus on in the next year? (Mark Pack) (2) by Mark Pack
	What Lib Dem members think about the third Heathrow runway and increased aviation capacity (0) by Stephen Tall
	Cable: no to regional pay; Clegg: yes to taxes on wealth; Alexander: tougher tax rules (3) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: Why Lib Dems should vote against the Secret Courts Bill on Tuesday (4) by Clare Algar
	Opinion: Is it possible to be liberal and popular on immigration? (7) by Alasdair Murray
	Nick Clegg Q+A at Brighton Conference, 2012 (26) by Mark Pack
24th	Hurricane Miriam is in the Pacific (0) by Paul Walter
	Sometimes it is good not to be trusted (1) by Mark Pack
	What should the Liberal Democrats focus on in the next year? (Stephen Tall) (12) by Stephen Tall
	Random conference observations from a (new) old grouch (0) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Make a clean break – You shouldn’t flirt behind your partner’s back (20) by Ruth Edmonds
	Conference news snippets: economy, mansion tax, Dilnot reforms, business bank and Green Deal (1) by Mark Pack
	Conference now and then (2) by Paul Walter
	Vince Cable’s speech to conference (8) by Mark Pack
	Andrew Mitchell’s failed apology: what he should have said (11) by Stephen Tall
	Liberal Democrats thanked for ending child detention for immigration purposes (17) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Ming Campbell – Afghanistan: We have to see it through till 2014 (3) by NewsHound
	Telegraph’s annual list of 50 most influential Liberal Democrats is out… (1) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Regional Pay – bad economics, appalling politics (6) by Stephen Knight
	LDVideo: Nick Clegg Entschuldigt Sich (6) by Stephen Tall
	Conference gossip: “May I stroke you sir?” (1) by Paul Walter
25th	Lord Jim Wallace writes… Secret courts: only where absolutely necessary (3) by Jim Wallace
	Media coverage of Nick Clegg Says I’m Sorry (the Autotune Remix) (1) by Paul Walter
	Paddy on the Coalition, joining the party & that Sun headline (2) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Why Nick Clegg was wrong to apologise for tuition fees (101) by David Thorpe
	A public service announcement from the Committee for Political Consistency (1) by Mark Pack
	Clegg apology – the view from the man on the Brisbane omnibus (3) by Paul Walter
	That leaked campaign document which isn’t really a leaked campaign document (0) by Mark Pack
	Danny Alexander: fairer taxes, with everyone playing by the same rules (13) by Mark Pack
	Work places are communities too (4) by Mary Reid
	Baroness Brinton writes… Standing for Federal Conference Committee (0) by Sal Brinton
	The Independent View: Grassroots 2.0 (1) by Carl Miller
	Lib Dem voters’ views on green energy (0) by Mary Reid
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #292 (0) by The Voice
	Conference calls for our parliamentarians to reject Secret Courts (5) by Mary Reid
26th	LibLink: Stephen Tall – The Lib Dem Conference That Didn’t Bark (17) by NewsHound
	Why I loathe leaders’ speeches. PS: It’s nothing personal, Nick (16) by Stephen Tall
	Two priceless conference comedy moments (for about five people on the surface of Planet Earth) (4) by Paul Walter
	Another day at conference, another education policy launched (0) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Why I will withhold my standing ovation from Nick Clegg today (16) by Paul Walter
	+++ Paddy Ashdown to chair 2015 general election campaign (14) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg’s speech to conference: “A fair, free and open society” (76) by Mark Pack
27th	Lib Dem conference closes: What the papers say… (12) by Stephen Tall
	David Laws and Vicky Pryce on the crisis in Europe (19) by Nick T
	Alistair Carmichael becomes Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (0) by Caron Lindsay
	David Heath: I’m doing all I can on live exports (4) by Nick T
	The Justice and Security Bill: an important point that’s been missed (7) by Nick T
	Tim Farron MP writes… Paddy Ashdown new Liberal Democrat 2015 General Election campaign Chair (5) by Tim Farron MP
28th	Miliband: Labour took my mobile phone away (7) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg: re-elect Tim Farron as Party President (6) by Mark Pack
	Lib Dem MEPs honoured in 2012 Parliament Magazine Awards (3) by Mark Valladares
	Nick Clegg’s speech: analysis from Matthew Parris, Lance Price and myself (4) by Mark Pack
	From today’s Lib Dem News (5) by The Voice
	Jo Shaw’s speech to Lib Dem conference opposing secret courts (2) by The Voice
	Another Liberal Democrat PCC candidate is announced (3) by Mark Valladares
	Will Israel attack Iran, and will this break the Coalition? (29) by Geoffrey Payne
	The LDV Friday Five: 28 September 2012 (0) by The Voice
	Haringey Council on the brink as auditors refuse to sign off accounts (3) by Cllr Richard Wilson
29th	A longer watch for the weekend: Martin Lewis on tuition fees (78) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: What’s wrong with immigration control? (4) by Ditch Townsend
	Opinion: We must make the Care and Support Bill a reality (2) by Simon Allen
	Opinion: Concern over Northern Ireland Equal Marriage Petition of Concern (0) by Stephen Glenn
	Lib Dem members’ support for Coalition still high… but approval of Government hits new low (9) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg: “Communities need to front up to abuse in their midst” (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Labour health policy descends into mess on first day of conference (20) by Mark Pack
30th	LibLink: Stephen Tall – Lib Dem conference is this week’s liberal hero (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: An open letter to Ryan Coetzee, Nick Clegg’s new head of strategy (38) by Bill le Breton
	Jo Swinson becomes Platform 51’s Woman of the Week (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Are you a Liberal Democrat conference rep who went to Brighton? (23) by Mark Pack
	Conference: the good, the bad and the ugly (28) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal Democrat Party Awards 2012: The winners (1) by Helen Duffett
	Nick Clegg’s autotuned apology viewed 1.8 million times (0) by Helen Duffett
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #293 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	It’s not Vince you should be texting Ed (14) by Mark Pack