Monthly Archives: April 2024

1st  Another bank holiday? (40) by The Voice
2nd  Lib Dem April fools sail closer to the truth? (5) by Paul Walter
  2 April 2024 – today’s press releases (part 1) (0) by Mark Valladares
  2 April 2024 – today’s press releases (part 2) (0) by Mark Valladares
3rd  Behind the lurid headlines: What the Scottish hate crime legislation actually says (40) by Caron Lindsay
  3 April 2024 – today’s press releases (28) by Mark Valladares
4th  Rob Blackie on the impact of crime on Black Londoners (2) by Mary Reid
  4 April 2024 – today’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
5th  Layla Moran reports that her family is safely out of Gaza (2) by Mary Reid
  New issue of Liberator is out (7) by The Liberator Collective
  ALDC By-election Report 4th April (9) by Charles Quinn
  5 April 2024 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
6th  Observations of an ex pat: Suspend arms shipments to Israel (8) by Tom Arms
7th  Tom Arms’ World Review (8) by Tom Arms
  Sometimes sorry just isn’t enough (13) by Mo Waqas
8th  Ukraine; are we absolutely sure we want a wider war? (23) by Paul Reynolds
9th  Westminster ‘Honeytrapper’ targetted MPs at LibDem conference in Bournemouth – via Grindr (5) by News Meerkat
  Ukraine: are we absolutely sure we want a wider war? Part II (34) by Paul Reynolds
  9 April 2024 – today’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
10th  Ed Davey’s message for Eid (0) by The Voice
  The culture war of the “gender-critical” has broken the NHS (37) by Chris Northwood
  10 April 2024 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
11th  A Tale of Two Polls (46) by Mark Corner
  The Independent View: ‘Benefits on Trial’: DWP Injustice Exposed (5) by Neil Carpenter
  11 April 2024 -today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
12th  It can only get nastier until the election (51) by Lord William Wallace
  12 April 2024 – today’s press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
13th  Observations of an Expat: Tyranny of the Majority (20) by Tom Arms
14th  Tom Arms’ World Review (8) by Tom Arms
  ALDC by-election Report, 11th April (5) by Charles Quinn
15th  Why Lib Dems should support measures to limit smoking this week (26) by Linda Chambers
16th  Ed Davey: I will vote for lifelong tobacco purchase ban and I hope it passes (39) by Paul Walter
  Mark Pack’s April report – What does a successful Westminster general election campaign look like? (3) by Mark Pack
  Daisy Cooper’s speech in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill debate (2) by News Meerkat
  How our Lib Dem MPs voted on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (2nd reading) (41) by Paul Walter
17th  Rob Blackie holds Khan to account on crime in ITV London Mayor debate (2) by The Voice
  Sunak fails to back Sarah Olney’s call for free court transcripts for victims (4) by The Voice
  Helen Morgan challenges PM on A and E waiting times in Shropshire (1) by NewsHound
  Four ways you can help Liberal Democrat Voice (1) by The Voice
  17 April 2024 – today’s press releases (part 1) (2) by Mark Valladares
  17 April 2024 – today’s press releases (part 2) (1) by Mark Valladares
18th  We should be ashamed of our failure to oppose the Smoking Ban (51) by Zagham Farhan
  Biographical Directory of Parliamentary candidates (17) by Simon McGrath
  18 April 2024 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
19th  Tell the young: look to the Lib Dems not Labour for progressive politics (103) by Katharine Pindar
  ALDC by-election Report, 18th April (1) by Charles Quinn
  19 April 2024 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
20th  Observations of an Expat: Poor Bibi (9) by Tom Arms
21st  Tom Arms’ World Review (5) by Tom Arms
  20-21 April 2024 – the weekend’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
22nd  Health Podcast – The Elephant in the Room (3) by Robin Stafford
23rd  Are we part of ‘the Deep State’? (36) by Lord William Wallace
  Another chief constable makes a formal apology to the LGBT+ community #ApologiseNow (2) by News Meerkat
24th  Graham Watson to stand in European Elections – in Italy (3) by NewsHound
  9th May – Was it worth it? (10) by Michal Siewniak
  The Conservatives have just announced a big increase in defence spending – how should the Lib Dems respond? (29) by Nick Baird
25th  A smoking ban isn’t “unconservative” – but it is illiberal (22) by Adam Belcher
  Drama in Scotland – could there be a Holyrood election? (2) by The Voice
26th  Parliament’s second chamber – and the weakness of its first (14) by Lord William Wallace
  The paradoxes of public health (19) by Rob Parsons
  Christine Jardine fights for improved consular assistance for Brits abroad (0) by George Cunningham
  ALDC by-election Report 25th April (1) by Charles Quinn
  Postcard from Cheadle (2) by Paul Walter
27th  Observations of an Expat: War is Expensive (12) by Tom Arms
  Ofsted reports shouldn’t be reduced to a single word (17) by David Gray
28th  Tom Arms’ World Review (2) by Tom Arms
  Cole-Hamilton to Humza Yousaf: Your actions have eroded any trust you had (2) by Caron Lindsay
  Liberal Democrats must push for recommendations of Fulford Report to be properly implemented (1) by John Grout
29th  29 April 2024: Welcome to my day – reminiscences of the Doctor… (9) by Mark Valladares
  Dr. Who? Poll finds half of Brits rarely or never see the same GP (8) by The Voice
  Caring for carers: what next? (1) by Amanda Clark
  Made in Britain (5) by Vince Cable
  Alex Cole-Hamilton responds to Humza Yousaf’s resignation (2) by Caron Lindsay
  29 April – 2 May: this week in the Lords (0) by Mark Valladares
  29 April 2024 – today’s press releases (12) by Mark Valladares
30th  Alex Cole-Hamilton calls for Scottish election (2) by News Meerkat
  Doesn’t Rishi Sunak pay people to stop him doing stunts like this? (7) by Paul Walter
  Tributes paid to Andrew Stunell (11) by The Voice
  Andrew Stunell’s last speech – on Leasehold and Freehold reform (0) by The Voice
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