Monthly Archives: January 2008

1st  Guardian joins Clegg in savaging ID scheme (1) by Richard Huzzey
  LDVUSA: All eyes on Iowa (10) by Richard Huzzey
2nd  Opinion: Do the Lib Dems need a gym membership as our New Year’s resolution? (6) by David Morton
  David Cameron is Clegg-lite (12) by Mary Rose Gliksen
  Manchester councillor defects to Tories (12) by Richard Huzzey
3rd  Leader article: 2008 for Liberalism in Wales (0) by Mike German
  Times story on Lib Dem donations (6) by The Voice
  Housing crisis looms (5) by Alex Foster
  Clegg’s Commission on Social Mobility (updated) (12) by Alex Foster
  Lib Dems in the pink (10) by Stephen Tall
4th  Nick Clegg’s new media spokesperson (3) by The Voice
  What does Iowa mean? (0) by Richard Huzzey
  Opinion: Multiculturalism, Britishness & Community Cohesion (18) by Meral Ece
  Does it matter who won in Iowa? (6) by Mark Pack
  Something they probably forgot to tell you about New Hampshire (5) by Mark Pack
  Nick Clegg: Let’s shift power of politics away from Westminster (7) by Mark Pack
  The five blogs nicest to the Lib Dems in 2007 (0) by Mark Pack
  Two great new signings for LDV (2) by Stephen Tall
  Lib Dems surge in Shapps’ constituency (9) by Sal Brinton
5th  Any listeners? (3) by Alex Foster
  The top five local Liberal Democrat websites in 2007 (1) by Mark Pack
  One day conference (4) by The Voice
  The problem with PMQs (40) by Lynne Featherstone
  What the public and peers think about the ‘reformed’ House of Lords (30) by Stephen Tall
  Nick Clegg TV interview on Sunday (1) by Mark Pack
6th  US election news (3) by Mark Pack
  Gordon Brown: worrying about the environment is short-termist (1) by Mark Pack
  Help make The Voice even bigger and better in 2009 (0) by The Voice
  Vote on the Liberal Voice of 2007 (18) by The Voice
  Nick Clegg finalises his team of Shadow Ministers (7) by Mark Pack
  Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #46 (3) by Stephen Tall
7th  Would Lib Dems be happy with a Democrat President’s foreign policy? (7) by Mark Pack
  Clegg slams Bishop for non-Muslim “no-go areas” comments (48) by Stephen Tall
  What will happen to oil prices? (15) by Tim Leunig
  Euro becomes legal tender in British territory for the first time (5) by Mark Pack
  Jeremy Clarkson changes gear on privacy (10) by Richard Huzzey
  Barcharts ready… vote for Liberal Voice 2007 (0) by Richard Huzzey
  Opinion: Resolutions for 2008; not “first things to do” just things to go on doing (5) by David Heigham
8th  New attempt to abolish blasphemy laws (2) by Mark Pack
  Hain in more donations trouble: tens of thousands went undeclared (0) by Mark Pack
  Handy tip for male political bloggers: don’t call women thick (4) by Mark Pack
  Rennard reappointed to run general election campaign (12) by The Voice
  Clegg signs top management guru for Party Reform Commission (19) by Richard Huzzey
  Your picture next to your comments? (44) by Ryan Cullen
  LDV readers vote to save the monarchy (24) by Stephen Tall
  Opinion: Should we have primaries in Britain? (12) by James Graham
  What should Nick ask Gordon at PMQs? (12) by Stephen Tall
9th  New Hampshire: will it be Obama and McCain’s night? (UPDATED) (3) by Stephen Tall
  Conservative Mayor apologises over comments about Muslims (43) by Mark Pack
  How did Clinton pull it off in New Hampshire? (18) by Mark Pack
  New kids on the block: Lib Dem blogs you may have missed (2) by Mark Pack
  Clegg’s first PMQs (UPDATED) (34) by The Voice
  Opinion: America – a sense of proportion? (12) by Martin Land
  Opinion: Change needed (2) by Paul Tyler
10th  Opinon: Lib Dems promise houses – and deliver (0) by Andy Crick
  Nuclear (1) by Alex Foster
  Where are they now? Peter Hain, blasphemy law (2) by Mark Pack
  Party reform commission: party publishes more detail (2) by Mark Pack
  Clegg in the press (3) by Stephen Tall
  ITV London mayoral debate: open thread (29) by Stephen Tall
11th  Peter Hain: how much trouble is he in? (3) by Mark Pack
  Has Peter Hain misused taxpayer funds for Labour party purposes? (10) by Mark Pack
  Hold the front page! Massive response to Liberal Democrat Voice campaign! (2) by Mark Pack
  Absolutely, positively my last post about Peter Hain today (2) by Mark Pack
  Opinion: the case against new nukes (8) by Steve Webb MP
  Labour MP Emily Thornberry in trouble… again (4) by The Voice
  Any Questions open thread (1) by Alex Foster
12th  Clegg calls for radical grassroots innovation in public services (34) by Mark Pack
  You know how much Conservatives hate the Guardian when… (7) by Mark Pack
  Something for the Weekend: Running up that hill (1) by Will Howells
  Seeking the best Council Groups (4) by Alex Foster
  Shami Chakrabarti is our Liberal Voice of 2007 (7) by Richard Huzzey
13th  Clegg on Prime Minister’s Questions (1) by Alex Foster
  A new range of opinion coming to LDV (1) by The Voice
  Watch Clegg’s Scottish interview (5) by The Voice
  Conservatives refer themselves to watchdog over ‘undeclared’ Osborne donations (1) by Mark Pack
  Three stories you may have missed (0) by Alex Foster
  Peter Hain: latest donation trouble round-up (7) by Mark Pack
  Opinion: Labour miss the point on communities (3) by Baroness Ros Scott
  Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #47 (2) by Stephen Tall
  Telegraph has it both ways (2) by Alex Foster
14th  Why the Faroe Island elections matter (4) by Mark Pack
  Opinion: the reality is a long way from equidistance (22) by Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart
  Why does Ken Livingstone need three times more press officers than Gordon Brown? (2) by Mark Pack
  Gareth Epps reviews manifesto conference (16) by Gareth Epps
  George Osborne’s defence starts fraying at the edges (0) by Mark Pack
  Red Box blog: one to watch (0) by Mark Pack
  Next up in the US elections: Michigan (9) by Mark Pack
  Paddick launches Mayoral campaign (0) by The Voice
  Feat. Brian Paddick – preview of new London party tabloid (0) by The Voice
  Opinion: Et tu, James? (170) by Laurence Boyce
15th  Paddick update (6) by Alex Foster
  Campaign for Gender Balance Awards: best non-Lib Dem blog? (9) by Jo Swinson MP
  Vince on Northern Rock (and public sector pay) (0) by Stephen Tall
  Opinion: Essence of Cleggism (17) by John Pugh
  Vince Cable’s reaction to the Northern Rock EGM (3) by Mark Pack
  Write a WordPress plugin and win £200 (10) by Mark Pack
  Conservatives admit breaking the law over David Cameron’s free flight (8) by Mark Pack
16th  Michigan results condensed (5) by Mark Pack
  Newsnight website: a linguistically curious set of comments (1) by Mark Pack
  PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on home repossessions (4) by Stephen Tall
  Evening Standard: “It’s no contest – Paddick must be Mayor” (1) by Stephen Tall
  Defending Council Housing (6) by Paul Holmes
17th  Today’s moral compass update (5) by Mark Pack
  Campaign for Gender Balance Awards: best blog post? (9) by Jo Swinson MP
  Is the party in a fix over its Euro referendum tactics? (3) by Stephen Tall
  Cross-party peers back Baker’s calls for fresh David Kelly inquiry (12) by Stephen Tall
  Linda Jack reviews manifesto conference: Building Cohesive Communities (9) by Linda Jack
  BBC Question Time: open thread (17) by Stephen Tall
18th  Tim Ireland takes on SOCPA (7) by The Voice
  What did the Electoral Commission tell Peter Hain? (2) by Mark Pack
19th  Nick Clegg’s second ‘town hall’ meeting… (4) by Mark Pack
  Campaign for Gender Balance Awards: best Lib Dem blog? (4) by Jo Swinson MP
  Government consults on petitions (1) by Alex Foster
  Featherstone “fighting the war on women” (11) by Alex Foster
  Handy tips for manipulation of photographs, no.94 (1) by Mark Pack
  Clegg on Marr (1) by Alex Foster
  Edwards tanks Nevada (3) by Alex Foster
20th  Nick Clegg on the NHS (1) by Mark Pack
  The election result you’ve been waiting for (4) by Mark Pack
  The Home Secretary has decided I’m not a person (8) by Mark Pack
  Something for the Weekend: Islands in the stream (2) by Will Howells
  Senior spokesman pleases seniors (0) by Alex Foster
  Paddick launches online advertising campaign (7) by Mark Pack
  Promote Lib Dem Voice – and win win win! (9) by Alex Foster
  Top of the Blogs: Golden Dozen #48 (22) by Stephen Tall
  Jacqui Smith: umm, what can you say… (14) by Mark Pack
21st  Opinion: A Tale of Two Schools (16) by Gordon Frankland
  Nominate your International ePolitician (0) by Mary Reid
  Government nationalises Northern Rock but privatises the profits (3) by The Voice
  The London mayoral campaign’s getting interesting (2) by The Voice
  What Vince said next (4) by Stephen Tall
  Coalitions and minority government across Britain (0) by Centre Forum
22nd  Clegg on Today (8) by Alex Foster
  MoD: two more laptop embarrassments (2) by Mark Pack
  Jacqui Smith: a third spot of bother (11) by Mark Pack
  EU treaty referendum: the Davey defence (97) by Stephen Tall
  “Ken aide breaks rules over election website” (2) by Mark Pack
  Official: UK voting system “open to fraud” (6) by Stephen Tall
23rd  Opinion: A liberal view from Holland (16) by Bernard Aris
  ‘Ken’s lying aide quits’ (updated) (0) by Mark Pack
24th  PMQs: Nick sticks it to Gordon on Northern Rock (2) by Stephen Tall
  Re-writing the 1979 Conservative manifesto (4) by Mark Pack
  Jacqui Smith: our very own Donald Rumsfeld (6) by Mark Pack
  A double dose of Clegg on ID cards (0) by Mark Pack
  Hain quits Cabinet (1) by Stephen Tall
  Printing and merchandising (0) by Alex Foster
  Labour’s PR spin and deception (no end in sight) (1) by Stephen Tall
  Bright vs Livingstone, round five (0) by Mark Pack
  BBC Question Time: open thread (8) by Stephen Tall
25th  A look back at the polls: January (3) by Stephen Tall
  What should an MP do if they sign an EDM? (0) by Mark Pack
  Lib Dems save haggis (15) by The Voice
  How you can win £200: update (0) by Mark Pack
  Boris Johnson: what was he on about? (16) by Mark Pack
  Norman Lamb on the NHS (5) by Norman Lamb MP
  Opinion: In the Upper House, fisticuffs and champagne (5) by David Rundle
  Can you help us write our policy? (7) by Jeremy Hargreaves
  Tories lose control in Basingstoke (4) by The Voice
  In denial: Labour and Rosemary Emodi (1) by Mark Pack
26th  Just how much financial trouble are Labour in? (1) by Mark Pack
  Something for the Weekend: My lovely horse (0) by Will Howells
  Vice President Oprah (0) by Alex Foster
  What should an MP do if they sign an EDM? Encore (0) by Mark Pack
  Party shuffles: councillor quits Tories, Galloway quits Respect (sort of) (0) by Mark Pack
27th  Has the Mail on Sunday missed a story about Labour breaking the law on donations? (11) by Mark Pack
28th  Paddy speaks out on vetoed Afghan role (0) by The Voice
  What did Boris Johnson mean about the teacups? (1) by Mark Pack
  Thorpe’s advice to Clegg: don’t go into coalition (11) by Stephen Tall
  Tory MP faces suspension from Parliament (updated) (9) by Mark Pack
  Introducing Top of the Blogs: The Dirty Dozen #1 (0) by Jonathan Calder
  London Mayor election update (8) by Mark Pack
29th  Labour flip-flops on single-sex NHS wards (9) by Mark Pack
  Opinion: Choosing our Judges (8) by Martin Gill
  Tory MPs Derek Conway and Nigel Waterson in trouble (6) by Mark Pack
  Event in Brent – ‘Freedom or Security, can we have both?’ (2) by Peter Hannon
  Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #49 (4) by Stephen Tall
  Liverpool Lib Dems hit back at ‘worst financially managed’ Council tag (8) by Stephen Tall
  Mike German on postcode lotteries (4) by Mark Pack
  Nick Clegg interview with Guardian Online (14) by Mark Pack
30th  Florida and South Carolina results: what do they mean? (15) by Mark Pack
  Clegg on mobility, Heath on MPs’ allowances (0) by Mark Pack
  Boris Johnson: the truth is revealed (4) by Mark Pack
  Smithson’s view: A Hung Parliament? – Don’t bet on it (10) by Mike Smithson
31st  PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on armed forces’ living conditions (3) by Stephen Tall
  LDV readers vote for 14 days detention without charge (10) by Stephen Tall
  NEW POLL: who do you want to be the next President of the USA? (14) by Stephen Tall
  Should the Lib Dems be supporting the ban on patio heaters? (66) by Stephen Tall
  Can you help Ken Livingstone with his maths? (5) by Mark Pack
  BBC Question Time: open thread (8) by Stephen Tall
  Cameron’s PMQs’ cock-up (0) by The Voice
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