Monthly Archives: December 2024

1st  Tom Arms’ World Review (11) by Tom Arms
  Lib Dems mark World AIDS Day (0) by The Voice
  Obituary for former Essex Lib Dem Councillor Derek Hardy (0) by The Voice
  30 November – 1 December – the weekend’s press releases (4) by Mark Valladares
2nd  Welcome to my day: 2 December 2024 – is Elon Musk coming for us all? (13) by Mark Valladares
3rd  Opportunism is addictive for political parties. Liberals must resist (55) by Ben Wood
4th  Lib Dem PR Bill wins surprise Commons vote (7) by Caron Lindsay
  Manuela Perteghella MP writes: Cody’s Law – protecting young lives (0) by Manuela Perteghella MP
  Remembering Robert Woodthorpe-Browne MBE – notes from Liberal International Congress (4) by Merlene Emerson
  Pippa Heylings MP writes… We can, and we will, make Roz Savage’s Climate and Nature Bill a reality (2) by Pippa Heylings MP
5th  A longer read: Green policies under fire (30) by Vince Cable
  Local Democracy, or Devolved Administration? (12) by Lord William Wallace
  Amnesty International’s report on Israel genocide (12) by David McDowall
6th  Obituary: Barbara Lindsay (2) by Michael Meadowcroft
  Spring Conference registration is now open (0) by Mary Reid
  ALDC By-Election Report, 5th December (1) by Matthew Ma
7th  Observations of an Expat: Middle East Whack-a-Mole (5) by Tom Arms
  A longer read: Lib Dem MPs are right about “Tractor Tax” (31) by John Jewers
8th  Deep fried oreos and hummus – and MPs do karaoke (1) by NewsHound
  Tom Arms’ World Review (8) by Tom Arms
  Syrians are free at last (19) by Jonathan Brown
  8 December 2024 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
10th  Shadows over Damascus: The unravelling of a regime (5) by Mo Waqas
  Beware asking ‘What next for Syria?’ (4) by Jonathan Brown
11th  Josh Babarinde introduces bill to create specific domestic abuse offences (4) by The Voice
  Understanding the Syria conflicts (6) by Paul Reynolds
  Beware of the Leopard (16) by Caron Lindsay
12th  Ed Davey on Have I Got News For You (11) by Mary Reid
  In praise of U3A (1) by Mary Reid
13th  Voting rights, residency, citizenship and reciprocity (16) by Ken Westmoreland
  Understanding the Syria conflicts 2 (2) by Paul Reynolds
  Do you want to see Ed Davey do a sky dive? (4) by Mary Reid
  Watch: Christine Jardine on BBC Question Time yesterday (0) by The Voice
  ALDC by-election report 12 December (0) by Matthew Ma
14th  Observations of an ex pat: Syrian Butterfly (4) by Tom Arms
15th  Tom Arms’ World Review (8) by Tom Arms
16th  16 December 2024 – the overnight press releases (5) by Mark Valladares
  Is now the time to really commit to the campaign to Rejoin? (46) by Mark Valladares
17th  Labour’s devolution plans: centralisation in disguise (14) by Nick Da Costa
  Harmony in politics (1) by Lord William Wallace
18th  Oh look, another leopard… (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Labour’s WASPI betrayal – what are they thinking? (51) by Caron Lindsay
  The English Devolution White Paper: Tearing the heart out of our local communities? (14) by Mark Hofman
  For International Migrants’ Day (2) by Michal Siewniak
  Ed questions Starmer on young carers (1) by Caron Lindsay
19th  Mark Pack’s December report: Beating Labour and seeing off Reform in Sheffield (2) by Mark Pack
  English Devolution White Paper: a view from the hyper-local sector (2) by Mark Valladares
20th  Elf Davey (7) by The Voice
  What have I learnt this year? (0) by Michal Siewniak
  Shaffaq Mohammed and Mark Pack join the Lords (29) by Mary Reid
  ALDC By-Election Report 19th December (1) by Matthew Ma
21st  Observations of an Expat: Christmas Traditions (3) by Tom Arms
23rd  Love is not enough (6) by Tony Paterson
  Has America lost Pakistan? (1) by Mo Waqas
  Restoring the Oxford University Liberals (16) by Zagham Farhan
24th  Ed Davey’s Christmas Message (0) by The Voice
  Why you should respond to the Future of Policy consultation (7) by Em Dean
  Our responsibility – Reform can and must be defeated (27) by Geoff Reid
  Alex Cole-Hamilton’s Christmas message – 500 sleeps till the Holyrood elections (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Merry Christmas, Everyone (0) by Caron Lindsay
30th  Be like Jimmy (13) by Caron Lindsay
31st  Lib Dems honoured in New Year list (2) by The Voice
  Ed Davey calls on Government to “act faster and be bolder’ in delivering reform (1) by The Voice
  Alex Cole-Hamilton’s New Year Message (1) by The Voice
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