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Monthly Archives: April 2026

1st  Depeerage packages (8) by The Voice
  The Davey Dilemma (13) by Caron Lindsay
  Exclusive: Lib Dems to ditch yellow – and party name – in secret rebrand  (10) by Tom Reeve
  Max Wilkinson writes….Free speech, X and immigration – FAO Katie Lam (9) by Max Wilkinson
  1 April 2026 – today’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
2nd  Defending Local Democracy (7) by Lord William Wallace
  Trump has shown us who he is. It’s time Britain started acting like it. (17) by Mo Waqas
  Fly me to the moon – reflections on the overview effect   (1) by Tom Reeve
  2 April 2026 – today’s press releases (5) by Mark Valladares
3rd  Cost of Living crisis (24) by Chris Perry
  ALDC by-election report, 2nd April (10) by Joe Nutt
4th  Observations of an Expat: Nuclear Questions (23) by Tom Arms
5th  Tom Arms’ World Review (15) by Tom Arms
7th  We need to learn to respect the Greens (39) by Chris Bowers
  Campaigner to take part in Kiltwalk to raise money for Scottish Autism (0) by The Voice
  7 April 2026 – today’s press releases (part 1) (0) by Mark Valladares
  7 April 2026 – today’s press releases (part 2) (0) by Mark Valladares
8th  Cole-Hamilton: I want to fix delayed discharge, gain four new Highland and Island seats and send the SNP packing (1) by Mark Valladares
  Updated: Should Lib Dems change our line on Trump? (10) by Caron Lindsay
  Trump may be about to burst the tech bubble.  (1) by Jack Wilkin
  8 April 2026 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
9th  Cheaper fuel isn’t a liberal transport policy (32) by Tanya Park
  Improving our food resilience is essential to managing food price volatility (8) by Sarah Dyke
  It is time for a new social democratic chapter in Lib Dem thinking (23) by Jack Meredith
  9 April 2026 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
10th  Watch our party political broadcast for the local elections (6) by Mary Reid
  ALDC by-election report, 9th April (6) by Joe Nutt
  10 April 2026 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
11th  Observations of an Expat: Two-State Solution (8) by Tom Arms
12th  Tom Arms’ World Review (0) by Tom Arms
  Ed Davey on Kuennsberg to talk about “Trump’s idiotic war” and need to act on food security (8) by Caron Lindsay
  Wendy Chamberlain to run London Marathon (0) by The Voice
  11-12 April 2026 – the weekend’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
13th  Welcome to my day: 13 April 2026 – Hungary for change? (1) by Mark Valladares
  Another cockup by this ham-fisted government (8) by Michael Taylor
  Rejoining the EU: A £180 Billion‑Per‑Year Power‑Up for Britain (Part One) (29) by Gareth McAleer
  Is Football losing its head? (12) by Jean-François Burford
  This week in the Lords – 13-16 April 2026 (0) by Mark Valladares
  Mathew on Monday: Hungary shows us that the populist Right can be defeated! (5) by Mathew Hulbert
  Greene: Offord must tell Scots if he’ll risk free prescriptions (2) by The Voice
14th  The Independent View: Lib Dems would be backing a winner on greyhound racing ban (8) by Patrick Baga
  Defending Liberalism against the illiberal counter-attack (11) by Lord William Wallace
  Rejoining the EU – what £1.2 trillion really means for Britain (part 2) (23) by Gareth McAleer
  A very warm Highland welcome for soft southerners (1) by Paul Walter
  Ed Davey: Hillary Clinton told me to “stand up to bullies” like Reform UK (2) by The Voice
15th  Nick Clegg to give Charles Kennedy Memorial Lecture – how to watch (0) by Caron Lindsay
  Why Birmingham is ready for a Liberal Democrat administration  (0) by Jenny Wilkinson
  Attendance Allowance should not stop at the hospital door (3) by Jack Meredith
  14-15 April 2016 – the press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
16th  100 things @ 100 days (9) by Josh Babarinde
  Three chords and the truth (1) by Tom Reeve
  16 April 2026 – the press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
  13-15 April 2026 – the glitch-affected press releases (part 1) (4) by Mark Valladares
  15 April 2026 – the glitch-affected press releases (part 2) (0) by Mark Valladares
17th  A UK Wellbeing Economy: The start of a Liberal Democrat vision and plan (5) by Josh Matthews
  The Quiet Revival, my Roman Empire, and other times that I’ve been proven right (13) by Mills Dyer
  ALDC by-election report, 16th April (6) by Joe Nutt
18th  Scottish Liberal Democrats launch manifesto focused on health, cost of living, transport and education (0) by Mark Valladares
  Observations of an Expat: The Cost (9) by Tom Arms
19th  Why Cromwell’s Statue at Westminster Should Come Down (39) by Gareth McAleer
  Tom Arms’ World Review (1) by Tom Arms
  Time is ticking: Britain’s defences need urgent fixing (20) by George Cunningham
  18-19 April 2026 – the weekend’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
20th  Welcome to my day: 20 April 2026 – the wrong sort of vetting? (1) by Mark Valladares
  The Labour threat to the Right to Protest (2) by Nina Wessel
  What is the best way back into the EU? (19) by Mark Corner
  Make Culture Really Count (2) by Jean-François Burford
  This week in the Lords – 20-24 April 2026 (0) by Mark Valladares
  Mathew on Monday: is Keir Starmer the most incurious Prime Minister in British history? (14) by Mathew Hulbert
21st  Why does cautious Starmer keep getting it wrong? (20) by Tom Reeve
  We must stand together against anti-Jewish hatred (13) by Gavin Stollar
22nd  “Forthright, clear, determined, energetic” – a tribute to Councillor Jeanette Sunderland (3) by Ed Fordham
  A single point of failure: Why we need the NHS to remove Palantir. (3) by Martin Wrigley, Rebecca Jones, Theo Brown
  South Cambridgeshire proved it works. It should be Lib Dem policy (28) by Tanya Park
23rd  Why A&E must stay free. But funding must change. (31) by Jean-François Burford
24th  With one bound….? Starmer’s Houdini act (9) by David Vigar
  In 2028, the Democrats must not repeat their ‘Tim problem’ (1) by Samuel Jackson
  ALDC by-election report, 23rd April (22) by Joe Nutt
25th  Observations of an Expat: Energy Security (2) by Tom Arms
  The Mandelson Debacle – some implications (9) by Paul Reynolds
  How to support Tom Gordon, Helen Morgan and Wendy Chamberlain in the London Marathon (1) by The Voice
26th  The Falklands are under threat again and we can’t rely on America to save us (19) by Mo Waqas
  Tom Arms’ World Review (5) by Tom Arms
27th  Welcome to my day: 27 April 2026 – waiting for a train… (3) by Mark Valladares
  Post-growth ecological liberalism: A regenerative care economy within planetary limits (16) by Rodrigo Palmer
  Our health system is cutting healthy life expectancy. Why isn’t everyone furious? (12) by Tom Reeve
  This week in the Lords: 27-30 April (maybe) – “wishin’ and hopin’…” (0) by Mark Valladares
  Mathew on Monday – Ed Davey, Trump, and why legitimate criticism being blamed for violence is nonsense (7) by Mathew Hulbert
28th  What is the economy for? Liberalism already knows the answer (66) by Roz Savage MP
29th  The Mandelson debacle – Implications, Part 2 (remedies) (5) by Paul Reynolds
  A year of being gaslit (7) by Tanya Park
  Ed Davey speech: We can’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain (5) by Caron Lindsay
30th  Is it time to reinvent the Big Society? (5) by Callum Robertson
  Owen Hart deserved better: The Liberal Democrat case for fairness, safety, and dignity in professional wrestling (7) by Jack Meredith
  A tribute to Nina Roberts #LibDemDog (2) by Ed Fordham
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