Monthly Archives: April 2012

1st	+++ EXCLUSIVE: Government to bring 2013 local elections forward to last Thursday in February (26) by Mark Pack
	LDV Caption Competition: Clegg & Obama “Seoul Brothers” Edition (19) by Stephen Tall
	In other news… Jo on Easter eggs, Brian interviewed, Dr Pack post-budget wallchart, and more… (4) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #267 (0) by The Voice
2nd	Steve Gilbert MP writes…Government must wake up to the flood insurance risk (6) by Stephen Gilbert MP
	Opinion: Lessons from Bradford (15) by Sam Phripp
	What would you fix: 500 potholes or a private road for council use only? (5) by Mark Pack
	The web snooping plans: time to get campaigning (31) by Mark Pack
	LibLink: Nick Clegg – Don’t dally, I want big money out of politics fast (42) by NewsHound
	Campaign Corner: How do we recruit more members? (7) by Mark Pack
	Julian Huppert MP writes… Safeguards to control state surveillance (26) by Julian Huppert
	Opinion: Government’s fuel top-up advice has been a serious miscalculation (23) by Ed Wilson
	“Reports about plans to snoop on your emails are complete nonsense” – Lynne Featherstone writes to Lib Dem members (39) by Paul Walter
3rd	Opinion: 1984 and all that (23) by Linda Jack
	Opinion: Gorgeous George steals our place on the Left (52) by Jonathan Hunt
	The Independent View: Why the Lib Dems should put cycling at the heart of their transport policy (21) by Donnachadh McCarthy
	Dan Rogerson MP writes… The crusade to protect the Cornish Pasty (14) by Dan Rogerson MP
	Opinion: Getting radical with the money supply (16) by Joe Bourke
	Choosing the best team for Europe (1) by Margaret Joachim and Jonathan Davies
	Andrew Stunell MP writes… Launching the Liberal Democrats’ local election campaign (8) by Andrew Stunell MP
	The wheels are coming off the online monitoring bandwagon (UPDATED) (19) by Mark Pack
	Good news on civil liberties from the Daily Mail (18) by Mark Pack
4th	Time for Nick Clegg and the Coalition to see sense and stop the ‘Charity Tax’ (11) by Stephen Tall
	SLF conference on intergenerational justice (4) by Geoffrey Payne
	The Independent View: A note to the Liberal Democrats on university access and information (11) by The Voice
	Opinion: Ed Miliband is out of touch (11) by Nicola Prigg
	Party groups unite against increased surveillance (6) by Mary Reid
	How you can help Liberal Democrat Voice (0) by The Voice
5th	Opinion: Time for a deal on surveillance (18) by Stuart Bonar
	Autumn Conference 2013 to be held in Glasgow (20) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Does control of search warrants matter to you? Then become a magistrate (2) by Antony Hook
	How to show you’re a party member when you post a comment (11) by Mark Pack
	Another day, another good Daily Mail front page (18) by Mark Pack
6th	Opinion: Support for emerging democracies – we’ll do it our way (1) by Issan Ghazni
	Opinion: Time to take back the initiative (17) by Sam Barnett
	How to get Lib Dem Voice by email (0) by Mark Pack
	An open letter to Lib Dem party president, Tim Farron: Concerns over our liberal identity and mission in government (48) by The Voice
	Listen: Baroness Williams on her moral and religious beliefs (1) by Helen Duffett
	The Independent View: Should G8 leaders be making a new commitment to reduce hunger? (2) by Natasha Adams
	Labour MP Ben Bradshaw: gay people aren’t bothered about marriage (17) by Mark Pack
	The LDV Friday Five: 6 April 2012 (0) by The Voice
	Tim Farron replies to Lib Dem members’ letter: “Britain must be more liberal and free as a result of Liberal Democrats in power, not less” (32) by The Voice
7th	Clegg faces revolt over ‘putting identity of party at risk’ (8) by NewsHound
	The Weekend Debate: Should election candidates have to declare their tax records? (17) by Stephen Tall
	People wearing crosses at work: what is the government doing? (18) by The Voice
	Why RIPA is flawed (4) by Mark Pack
	Reading Labour Party leaflet’s “born and bred” racist innuendo: will Labour now apologise and withdraw it? (74) by Stephen Tall
	LDV Caption Competition: Tim Farron & Prince Charles “I want that hat” Edition (10) by Stephen Tall
8th	Opinion: Why parts of the government want to store your entire internet history (20) by Robbie Simpson
	Clegg: “no objection in principle” to publishing his tax return (3) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Good borrowing and bad borrowing (25) by Joe Bourke
	Demos: “Religious people are more likely to be politically progressive” (25) by Mary Reid
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #268 (0) by Stephen Tall
9th	LDVideo: Remembering the 1992 general election, 20 years ago today (10) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Pauline Pearce – After the riots, the Liberal Democrats stood by me (1) by NewsHound
	Mary Ann Sieghart socks it to Quentin Letts for his “witheringly misogynistic” assault on Lynne Featherstone (21) by Stephen Tall
	Campaign Corner: Good luck (0) by Mark Pack
	In other news… Kemp4Liverpool, Duwayne4London, Tod4Winchester, Salmond4Inquiry, and more… (0) by Stephen Tall
10th	Does David Cameron take people’s privacy seriously? Here’s a test (5) by Mark Pack
	Coming up in the Lords: 23-26 April (1) by Mark Valladares
	Opinion: Police Commissioner elections – the Lib Dem candidate won’t spy on you (24) by Antony Hook
	Academisation: Is this the equivalent of the FE sector’s 1993 moment? (9) by Helen Flynn
	Tax news – no, don’t all look away at once… (12) by Mark Valladares
	It’s not as if the presenter on a TV news program needs to do anything other than look pretty and be drooled over, is it? (8) by Mark Pack
11th	Nick Clegg: “Many will save £100 a year thanks to energy deal” (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Why election candidates shouldn’t have to publish their tax returns (9) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Time for the Party to propose the Citizen’s Income (20) by Joe Bourke
	Opinion: In praise of French democracy (2) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Let’s talk about Corruption (3) by Tom Smith
	Guardian hails Paddick proposals as “properly liberal”, progressive and bold (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg’s e-mail to party members: The myth: green versus growth (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Labour’s not-so-very-local election broadcast shows how unimportant local decision-making is to Ed Miliband’s party (23) by Stephen Tall
12th	Sutton leader Sean Brennan retiring as leader next month (1) by Mark Pack
	Telegraph smears Clegg. Again. (Y’know, I’ve a sneaky feeling they don’t like him.) (7) by Stephen Tall
	Free schools: what should the party’s policy be in 2015? (59) by Mark Pack
	Andrew George MP writes: Liberal Democrats are champions of green economy (0) by Andrew George
	Liblink: Paddy Ashdown says Snoopers’ Charter breaches the Coalition Deal (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Why are we waiting? (65) by David Allen
	Grassroutes to Government – a new Lib Dem activists’ network launches today. (19) by Jock Gallagher
	Brian Paddick’s Mayoral Election Broadcast – If I were Mayor (0) by Caron Lindsay
13th	A question for the Coalition: Would Lib Dems and Tories support the Charity Tax if Labour had proposed it? (23) by Stephen Tall
	Lynne Featherstone writes… Banning, or rather not banning, crosses at work (28) by Lynne Featherstone
	Labour candidate Shefali Begum wants “prosperous thieving” Rochdale (16) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal Democrats Local Elections Broadcast 2012 (8) by Caron Lindsay
	No need to be a spectator (0) by George Kendall
	Marking the 20th anniversary of the Siege of Sarajevo (1) by Andrew Wigley
	The LDV Friday Five: 13 April 2012 (0) by The Voice
14th	The weekend debate: Should Boris Johnson get his way on London’s tax take? (8) by Carl Quilliam
	Winston Churchill: Tory or Liberal? (15) by Mark Pack
	Andrew Wiseman writes: Seeking your views on Conference accreditation (75) by Andrew Wiseman
	LDV Caption Competition: Osborne, Clegg & Alexander “Three Musketeers” Edition (14) by Stephen Tall
	“Hard to believe she’s just 16!” The headline that sums up the morality of the Daily Mail (16) by Stephen Tall
15th	Labour pulp election leaflets over Welsh language comments (11) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg: Nanny state? No. State nannies? Yes (7) by Mark Pack
	Avant le déluge: If you want to follow the French presidential elections… (7) by Stephen Tall
	Miliband moves on party funding: offers £5k cap including union donations (but what about members’ opt-in?) (29) by Stephen Tall
	How would you answer the question about the Lib Dems the Indy asks all with an open mind to consider? (39) by Stephen Tall
	LDVideo: So you want to watch 6mins 23secs of Lembit Öpik in a wrestling ring? You got it… (6) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Steven Fielding on Scott Egerton, “gentleman, Liberal MP… and detective” (1) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #269 (0) by The Voice
16th	LibLink: Tim Leunig – I’d pay extra to fill my little girl’s paddling pool (33) by NewsHound
	Paddy Ashdown: If everyone dodged taxes there would be no hospitals, no schools, no welfare (8) by The Voice
	Opinion: The need to treat asylum seekers with dignity (2) by Suzanne Fletcher
	Opinion: What do Charity tax and higher rate pension relief have in common? (8) by Joe Bourke
	Opinion: If rich philanthropists don’t like the idea of a tax exemption limit, they know what they can do (18) by Paul Walter
	New edition of Liberator (7) by The Liberator Collective
	Tom Brake MP writes…Complex benefit cases must be brought back within the scope of legal aid (5) by Tom Brake
17th	Can we stop apologising for being in government yet? (71) by Mark Valladares
	Opinion: Keep Free Schools, but make them better (31) by Tom Smith
	Coming up in Brussels: 17-20 April (8) by Mark Valladares
	Opinion: time to shift the public services debate? (16) by David Boyle
	Kirsty Williams launches the 2012 Welsh Liberal Democrat campaign (2) by NewsHound
	Metro finally gets the point of Liberal Democrat tax policy (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron calls on supporters of equal marriage to make their voice heard (19) by Mark Valladares
18th	Individual electoral registration: this is how government is meant to work (1) by Mark Pack
	Conference accreditation: my submission (7) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: A Mansion Tax to replace higher rate tax? (16) by Joe Bourke
	Willie Rennie launches Scottish Liberal Democrats’ local election campaign (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Dee Doocey writes: Vigilance over Olympic tickets (1) by Dee Doocey
	Opinion: we can not allow ourselves to be used as scapegoats by the Tories (7) by Issan Ghazni
	Fiona Hall MEP writes: Subsidies for nuclear energy go against Coalition agreement AND economic common sense (17) by Fiona Hall MEP
	Labour put down tax amendment that would have given Tories tax cut they want – which Lib Dems stopped (8) by Caron Lindsay
	The Tories’ and Labour’s collective tax omnishambles (3) by Stephen Tall
	Labour candidate suspended over ‘kill Justin Bieber’ jibe (0) by Mark Pack
19th	Richard Reeves to step down as Clegg’s director of strategy (12) by Nick T
	Local liberal heroes: Duwayne Brooks (0) by Mark Pack
	“We’re doing good things which I believe will last” – Nick Clegg on Today (14) by Nick T
	Lib Dems fight to halt extradition of Richard O’Dwyer (1) by Nick T
	Conference Accreditation Consultation – what Liberal Democrat bloggers are saying (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Labour peer Alan Sugar: don’t vote for Ken Livingstone (13) by Mark Pack
	LDVideo: Boris Johnson – Night Mayor (1) by Nick T
20th	Ed Davey MP writes … There will be no public subsidy for nuclear (22) by Ed Davey
	Dear Conservative MPs, Re House of Lords reform here’s what your manifesto & the Coalition Agreement say (11) by Stephen Tall
	Tom McNally writes: Why I support reform of the European Court of Human Rights (11) by Lord Tom McNally
	Opinion: How do we get home? (22) by Sarah Ismail
	PMQs: It’s déjà vu all over again (2) by Paul Walter
	Postcard from Strasbourg (0) by George Potter
	Opinion: Atlas Wussed (35) by Adam Bell
	European Parliament votes through new agreement on transfer of air passenger data to US authorities (7) by Mark Valladares
	The LDV Friday Five: 20 April 2012 (4) by The Voice
21st	The weekend debate: Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain (8) by Mark Pack
	Tim Farron: LibDems ready to sabotage a key plank of the coalition deal (31) by NewsHound
	LDVideo: David Laws – “I am very happy to be a backbench supporter of Coalition” (12) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Mark Pack – Which London Mayor candidates are saying the right things? (0) by NewsHound
	LDV Caption Competition: Nick Clegg & Kirsty Williams “Spooning Here” Edition (12) by Stephen Tall
22nd	Our broken electoral timetable – or why Andrew Neil is too late (13) by Mark Pack
	Cardiff Labour candidate faces police investigation over their home address (4) by Mark Pack
	The past month shows this Government urgently needs a Coalition 2.0 Agreement (30) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: The Presidential elections – a French farce? (8) by Andrew Wigley
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #270 (0) by The Voice
23rd	LDVideo: Nick Clegg on House of Lords reform, Budget taxes and Michael Brown (1) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg: Just “get on with” Lords reform (23) by The Voice
	Psst! Whatever you do, don’t tell the Tories democratic reform is in their own best interests (9) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: The pensions crisis (32) by Joe Bourke
	Politicians’ fathers and spouses – fair game? (18) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Lib Dems should not fear a Lords reform referendum (19) by Mark Thompson
	LibLink: Paul Tyler and Andrew Adonis: Reform the House of Lords now and it can survive (8) by The Voice
24th	ISA tax breaks for savings: cap them at £15,000 (36) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: are we participants in ‘elective dictatorship’ ? (15) by Paul Reynolds
	Running for office? What voters think of your income (5) by Mark Pack
	Lords Reform – if evidence were needed… (5) by NewsHound
	Is it time to consider what the European Union is for? (25) by Mark Valladares
	The Independent View: how London Mayoral candidates shape up on cycling and transport (0) by Eleanor Besley
	I would have sacked Vince Cable for standing up to Murdoch – what Ed Miliband said 16 months ago (47) by Stephen Tall
	In other news… Michael Brown extradited, unpaid party internships, Jo Swinson for cabinet? & other stories (2) by Stephen Tall
	Willie Rennie: Murdoch says “Jump”, Alex Salmond says “How high?” (12) by Caron Lindsay
25th	Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes (0) by Michael Moore
	The Independent View: A blueprint for social media intelligence (1) by Carl Miller
	How Vince avoided Murdoch – an example of appropriate ministerial behaviour (19) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord Tyler and Baroness Scott write… We urgently need to reform our bloated second chamber (18) by Paul Tyler and Ros Scott
	Nick Clegg on the double-dip recession: “our answers are the right ones to repair the damage done” (63) by Stephen Tall
	SNP caught using public funds to promote Council candidates (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Homecoming video in support of Equal Marriage (10) by Caron Lindsay
	LDVideo: Nick Clegg urges banks to lend to businesses (11) by The Voice
	Conservative councillor joins Lib Dems in Portsmouth (0) by Mark Pack
26th	Barry Norman on life as film critic and a liberal (2) by Mark Pack
	The 3 Lib Dem mayoral candidates profiled (1) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: It is time to pick a fight and show we are serious about institutionalised faith based homophobia (54) by Paul Pettinger
	The story of the Cabinet Minister hiding behind a tree (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Is it time to rescue education policy from the hands of MPs? (15) by Daniel Henry
	Police called in over electoral fraud allegations in Tower Hamlets (0) by Mark Pack
27th	Simon Hughes calls for independent inquiry into Jeremy Hunt (27) by Stephen Tall
	Catherine Bearder MEP writes… Lib Dem MEPs kill ACTA (3) by Catherine Bearder MEP
	Good news as Charles Taylor found guilty (1) by Mark Pack
	The Interception of Communications Commissioner has failed (2) by Mark Pack
	Lib Dems hold Waterside, North Norfolk (2) by Helen Duffett
	LibLink: Paddy Ashdown – I understand why many voters on the progressive wing of politics are struggling with voting for Ken Livingstone (14) by NewsHound
	PMQs: Miliband hits barn door – twice (31) by Paul Walter
	LibLink: Stephen Gilbert – This half-baked pasty tax is offensive (25) by Mary Reid
	The LDV Friday Five: 27 April 2012 (0) by The Voice
28th	The Weekend Debate: Who’d get your 2nd preference after Brian in the race for London Mayor? (30) by Stephen Tall
	Julian Huppert in five minutes (5) by Mark Pack
	First of the new style Federal Policy Committee reports published (1) by Mark Pack
	Poll shows Labour’s vote up but Livingstone’s vote down (6) by Mark Pack
	LDVideo: Clegg – we don’t need Hunt inquiry. Hughes – we need Hunt inquiry (13) by Stephen Tall
	LDV Caption Competition: David Cameron & Jeremy Hunt “Human shield” Edition (25) by Stephen Tall
29th	Opinion: I don’t think Jeremy Hunt should resign (31) by Richard Morris
	Simon Hughes challenges Harriet Harman over Labour’s record in Sheffield (2) by Mark Pack
	Barbara Janke to step down as Lib Dem leader in Bristol (0) by Mark Pack
	David Shutt steps down as Lib Dem Lords’ Chief Whip (1) by Helen Duffett
	Chris Rennard writes: Dick Newby to be new Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the House of Lords (3) by Chris Rennard
	Stephen Gilbert MP writes… The Pasty Tax is unfair, unworkable and unenforceable (32) by Stephen Gilbert MP
	In other news… Lib Dems close no libraries, Paddick pledges 360,000 homes, & Newby is new Lords whip (1) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #271 (0) by The Voice
30th	How much chocolate can you put on a gingerbread man before he becomes standard-rated for VAT? (30) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: We can’t let councils discriminate against house-sharers (5) by Duncan Stott
	Opinion: Vince for No.11 – for growth and investment (9) by Simon Holbrook
	Lib Dems pointing at things #wherewepointwewin (0) by The Voice
	Sarah Ludford MEP writes… Deal on transfer of passenger data to the US was least worst option (5) by Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP
	Lib Dems see silver lining in Tories’ cloud (7) by NewsHound
	David Cameron’s jibe at Dennis Skinner: forget the ageism, it was just badly done. (25) by Stephen Tall
	ITV: Three ex-News International executives misled Parliament say MPs (0) by The Voice