Monthly Archives: November 2012

1st	Lib Dems step up plans for more employee ownership (5) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Canvassing – a few steps to success (4) by Phil Ling
	I don’t agree with Nick. We should be in Europe to reform the EU (52) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Heseltine is calling for return to cap in hand culture (6) by Andy Boddington
	LibLink: Matthew Oakeshott – Osborne isn’t working – how do we rebuild the economy? (8) by Nick T
	Paul Burstow is new chair of the Parliamentary Party (0) by Mark Pack
	“Standing up for the people of Britain by standing tall in our own backyard” – Clegg on Europe (12) by Nick T
2nd	Judging Jimmy Savile (32) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: We’re too quiet on EU reform. But it’s not #nickcleggsfault (6) by Peter Welch
	Next week in the Lords: 5-9 November (2) by Mark Valladares
	Opinion: Heseltine report puts the State back on the hook for helping lead economic recovery (3) by Graeme Henderson
	From today’s Lib Dem News… (2) by The Voice
	Opinion: Slower traffic saves lives (18) by Shas Sheehan
	News on adverts for candidate selections (8) by Mark Valladares
	The LDV Friday Five: 2 November 2012 (0) by The Voice
3rd	Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed (3) by Stephen Tall
	How many votes will the Labour candidate who isn’t a candidate get? (4) by Mark Pack
	A longer watch for the weekend: Mothers of Liberty (0) by Mark Pack
	BBC: ‘Lords boundary vote delayed ‘indefinitely” (5) by The Voice
	LibLink: Sarah Ludford MEP – ‘US Presidential Election – What will be the impact on EU/US relations?’ (2) by NewsHound
4th	What Lib Dem members say about the party’s direction and Nick Clegg’s leadership (3) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Parish pump politics and apple pie undermine Police Commissioner elections (14) by Andy Boddington
	New campaign buttons up and running on Prater Raines and MyCouncillor sites (1) by Mark Pack
	Nick Clegg’s first leader’s letter hits my inbox (6) by Stephen Tall
	Libby Local, Episode 2: “The selection panel and Mad Max” (21) by Libby Local
	Obama vs Romney. Not much of a two-horse race as far as Lib Dem members are concerned (18) by Stephen Tall
	What they say about Michael Moore… (0) by Mark Pack
	In other news… Hemming “resignation threat”, Rogerson on second home tax, Russell on Israel & more (3) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #298 (0) by The Voice
5th	At Coalition half-time, 77% of Lib Dem members continue to back deal with Tories (28) by Stephen Tall
	Join the fun here on Tuesday #LDVUSA – Election night LIVE (1) by The Voice
	Opinion: Stop all extraditions to the USA (24) by Geoff Crocker
	Opinion: Supporting local businesses – the Sutton story (2) by Jayne McCoy
	Haringey Council shows how not to provide educational vision (0) by Mark Pack
	How to get Lib Dem Voice by email (0) by Mark Pack
	LibLink: Vince Cable – making the transition to low carbon economy (1) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Menzies Campbell – Europe is the glass jaw of the Tory party. It has taken a hit (3) by NewsHound
	The living wage is fine as far as it goes, but the Lib Dems can be bolder (16) by Nick T
6th	85% of Lib Dem members back votes for prisoners (11) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dem chief whip Alistair Carmichael wins Tweet of the Day (7) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Will Special Branch be knocking on the Old Lady’s door? (10) by Bill le Breton
	A postcard from… China: a fly on the Great Wall (3) by Merlene Emerson
	Opinion: Tough Choices – Yes, but local politicians must grasp opportunities as well as challenges (4) by Shaffaq Mohammed
	Norman Lamb writes: The Liverpool Care Pathway and end of life care (7) by Norman Lamb MP
	#LDVUSA – Three nifty ways to help make sense of tonight’s election results (4) by Paul Walter
	Protecting workers’ rights: Give your views on Osborne’s shares for rights (17) by Tracy Connell
	Opinion: Taking minimum wage work out of tax would deliver the Living Wage (15) by Adam Corlett
	Fiona Hall writes: EU exit would jeopardise Britain’s global trade (25) by Fiona Hall MEP
	When will the Coalition end? Here’s what Lib Dem members say… (6) by Stephen Tall
	#LDVUSA – Election night LIVE (0) by The Voice
7th	Four more years – thank you (6) by Paul Walter
	Measuring what Lib Dem members think the party is achieving in Coalition (3) by Stephen Tall
	Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes (0) by Michael Moore
	How you can help Liberal Democrat Voice (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: How you can help vital campaigns from the comfort of your living room (1) by George Kendall
	The Independent View: In defence of the Police (32) by Chris Meredith
	Opinion: We shouldn’t be shy about political failure over the economy (1) by Paul Reynolds
	Opinion: Growth has returned, but what does it reveal? (5) by David Thorpe
	Norman Baker MP writes… Green light for more green buses (4) by Norman Baker MP
	Opinion: Three birds, one enhanced programme – beyond the town centre rejuvenation plans (0) by Geof Todd
	Nick Clegg does PMQs in style (7) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Mark Pack’s five lessons from the US election (6) by Caron Lindsay
8th	76% of Lib Dems reject elected police commissioners – but 73% want there to be Lib Dem candidates (2) by Stephen Tall
	Why there isn’t a British Nate Silver (17) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg at PMQs: what the papers say (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Making a Pickle of the politics of planning (16) by Andy Boddington
	What Lib Dem members make of the Coalition: our half-time survey summary (21) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Sarah Teather – Asylum through a child’s eyes (0) by Caron Lindsay
	ELDR Congress: I’m not about to craic up… (3) by Mark Valladares
9th	Revealed: What Lib Dem members think of Ed Miliband and David Cameron (3) by Stephen Tall
	Michael Mates faces “electoral poll fraud probe” by the police (5) by Mark Pack
	Liberal Democrat Voice on the road… (0) by Mark Valladares
	ELDR Congress: Energy transition proposals (1) by Mark Valladares
	ELDR Council: they think it’s all over! Oh no it isn’t! (8) by Mark Valladares
	Lynne Featherstone writes… Haringey deserves better (5) by Lynne Featherstone
	#ELDRCongress – the rest of the resolutions (0) by Mark Valladares
	++ SHOCK! HORROR! LIB DEM MP CAUGHT UP IN NEW EXPENSES ROW! (22) by Stephen Tall
	#ELDR Congress – Flo Clucas runs for the Presidency of the European Liberal Women’s Network (0) by Mark Valladares
	What’s on the agenda of the English Council’s meeting on 17 November… (4) by Andy Strange
	Opinion: US Elections – I’m not one to gloat, but…. (8) by Paul Walter
	The LDV Friday Five: 9 November 2012 (0) by The Voice
10th	How to get the most out of your Lib Dem Voice comments (2) by The Voice
	Federal Committee Election results 2012 (20) by Helen Duffett
	Nick’s second ‘Letter from the Leader’: featuring PMQs, Leveson Inquiry & tax-cuts for the low-paid (8) by Stephen Tall
	What’s happened to real wages over the last 25 years? (17) by Mark Pack
	Who’s up, who’s down? How party members rate the performances of leading Lib Dems (1) by Stephen Tall
11th	Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed (3) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg message for Remembrance Day 2012 (0) by Mark Pack
	Entwistle quits BBC: what next? (9) by Stephen Tall
	Libby Local, Episode 3: “Golden moments” (7) by Libby Local
	In other news… Alexander’s ‘Ginger Rodent’ beer, Huppert’s new appointment, Moore’s push for new Scottish powers (0) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #299 (0) by The Voice
12th	BBC: Let’s get this in proportion (29) by Paul Walter
	Majority of Lib Dem members favour reform of party’s own voting rules (9) by Stephen Tall
	Can you believe in free speech and moderate comments? (8) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Let’s end the smoke filled rooms and make the party truly democratic (32) by Steven Haynes
	Romney’s polling day technology meltdown: Orca (6) by Mark Pack
	The Independent View: Hope yet for parity esteem for mental health issues (1) by The Voice
	Opinion: Housing – winding the clock back (9) by Alex Marsh
	Does Don Foster like his new government job? (4) by Paul Walter
13th	Opinion: Lord Patten should not go (2) by Andy Boddington
	Opinion: Liberal Reform response to ‘Shares for Rights’ (8) by Simon McGrath
	Want to learn about political campaigning? 5 books for Christmas (3) by Mark Pack
	PoliticsHome: ‘New Cyril Smith abuse claims’ (15) by The Voice
	Don Foster MP writes… Hear the views of Lib Dem councils on planning issues (17) by Don Foster MP
	LibLink: Simon Hughes – This water tax trickery in the corporate sector is unacceptable (4) by Mary Reid
	Nick Clegg announces the arrangements for flexible parental leave (2) by Mary Reid
	Two years on from the tuition fees U-turn – what do Lib Dem members think now? (24) by Stephen Tall
	Not all is quite so new in the world of political messaging and behaviour change (1) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Now is the time to re-nationalise the railways (34) by David Thorpe
	Opinion: Shared Parental Leave? Why Bother? (4) by Miranda Whitehead
	Norman Lamb writes: A landmark for the NHS – and a line in the sand for mental health (5) by Norman Lamb MP
14th	Majority of Lib Dems support ‘No more page 3’ campaign (but big differences between women/men’s views on issue) (30) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Champions for London’s Children (3) by James Kempton
	Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes (1) by Michael Moore
	A simple way to improve party selection rules (15) by Mark Pack
	A letter from……Catalonia (8) by Martin Petts
	Sharon Bowles makes Bank of England governor shortlist (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Get real about corporate tax (29) by Geoff Crocker
	Michael Beckett chosen to fight Rotherham for the Liberal Democrats (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg: Parents can share the joys and responsibilities of bringing children into the world (2) by Caron Lindsay
15th	How to vote – and what to do once you’ve voted (1) by Mark Pack
	Chris Heaton-Harris and the Tories’ discipline problem (1) by Nick T
	Wakey, wakey! It’s PCC election day in England and Wales. You hadn’t forgotten, had you? (16) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: One hub or none – the choice for the UK (13) by Nigel Milton
	LibLink: Tavish Scott says college row marks a turning point for the SNP (7) by Caron Lindsay
	What Lib Dem members say about Coalition policies on the economy, shares-for-rights and cutting Council Tax relief (8) by Stephen Tall
16th	LibLink: Paddy – withdraw British troops from Afghanistan now (10) by NewsHound
	Attacking child poverty – David Laws wants your views… (9) by David Laws
	Diary reminder: LibDemVoice Xmas Drinks, 17th December (2) by Stephen Tall
	Three cheers for the unsung heroes of Brussels (0) by Giles Goodall
	From today’s Lib Dem News (1) by The Voice
	ELDR Congress – a quick catch up… (3) by Mark Valladares
	The other local elections: Lib Dems gain five and hold three (29) by Helen Duffett
	PCC elections & Corby by-election results open thread… (51) by The Voice
	The LDV Friday Five: 16 November 2012 (0) by The Voice
	Tim Farron MP emails party members: Thanking our candidates on this tough day (4) by Helen Duffett
	My ‘Super Thursday’ Lib Dem post mortem (60) by Stephen Tall
17th	Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed (2) by Stephen Tall
	What does the data show about the Obama campaign’s use of data? (7) by Mark Pack
	Joe Biden appreciates Nick Clegg’s friendship (3) by Helen Duffett
	Opinion: Time to give voters the chance to register their abstention, or wish to abolish a post #WeDoRONRON (18) by Andrew Tennant
18th	56% of Lib Dem members urge secret courts plan to be voted down outright (7) by Stephen Tall
	PollWatch: For which other parties would LibDem voters consider voting? (7) by Stephen Tall
	Teather: “Benefit cap is immoral and divisive” (76) by Stephen Tall
	Nick’s third ‘Letter from the Leader’: “More freedom for parents and more rights for people with mental health problems” (6) by Stephen Tall
	Libby Local, Episode 4: “The Canvass” (7) by Libby Local
	4-in-10 Lib Dem voters inclined to leave EU, says poll – a reminder why our pitch should be ‘In Europe to reform the EU’ (23) by Stephen Tall
	LDVideo: Stephen Tall on the Coalition at the half-way point (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #300 (0) by The Voice
19th	Lord Avebury writes… World Toilet Day and sanitation: an unspoken problem (0) by Eric Avebury
	The Independent View: A reply to Mark Pack from Obama’s Director of Data (5) by Ethan Roeder
	Chris Rennard writes… Liberal Democrat News RIP (4) by Chris Rennard
	Eliminating the structural deficit is aiming for the wrong target (19) by Mark Pack
	The Economist: ‘Grassroots Lib Dems are much keener on coalition than Tories’ (12) by Stephen Tall
	The Justice and Security Bill goes back to the Lords with last-minute amendments (19) by Nick T
	CentreForum’s proposals for the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement (6) by Adam Corlett
	Tribute to the contribution of David Rendel (8) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Job share MPs – an idea whose time has come (16) by Dinti Batstone
20th	4-in-10 Lib Dem members want to see the railways fully nationalised (22) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: we must campaign to win in every election (29) by Chris White
	Opinion: We must dismantle BBC to reform it (39) by David Thorpe
	Opinion: Prisoner voting and the rule of law (14) by Richard Wingfield
	Opinion: It’s time for Liberal Democrats to embrace the Living Wage (19) by Stephen Knight
	Opinion: Are Nick Clegg’s emails to members too little, too late? (27) by Former Organiser
	Reporting back from English Council’s 17 November meeting (18) by Andy Strange
	Liberal Democrat Michael Moore named “Best Scot at Westminster” (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Just when you thought the SNP’s scomnishambles was over… (3) by Caron Lindsay
21st	How you can take part in LibDemVoice’s exclusive party member surveys (3) by Stephen Tall
	George Bridges: my part in the Tories’ downfall. As a Lib Dem, I approve this message (8) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Can Labour be trusted on mental health? (4) by Tim Purkiss
	David Howarth: liberals should increase indirect taxes (7) by Mark Pack
	172 Liberal Democrats write to the Times to oppose secret courts (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes (1) by Michael Moore
	Opinion: We need all parties to work together to solve London’s housing crisis (19) by Joe Bourke
	AD LIB: A new magazine for Liberal Democrats (18) by Helen Duffett
	Missing elections? Here’s 3 more chances to help in a by-election (8) by George Kendall
	Arise, Sir Malcolm* (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem peers help inflict defeats on Government in Lords over secret courts plans (9) by Stephen Tall
22nd	The Independent View: What do we do when children are taught racism at home? (7) by Chris Meredith
	Have you (and your members) had their Euro ballot papers yet? (9) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: Renationalising the railways is not the solution – devolution is (20) by Richard Shaw
	Lord Alderdice writes… Improving the Justice and Security Bill (7) by John Alderdice
	Opinion: It’s time to reform child benefit (9) by Adam Corlett
	What did George Osborne agree to do that Nick Clegg refused to do? (8) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Could Garden Cities be Nick Clegg’s legacy? (10) by Andy Boddington
	LibLink: Nick Thornsby – The Justice and Security Bill is the Liberal Democrats’ biggest challenge yet (11) by Caron Lindsay
	The Independent View: Liberal Democrats must not be complicit in Osborne’s dash for gas (22) by Craig Bennett
23rd	Welcome to my day… (0) by Mark Valladares
	Bahrain – time for Britain to take a lead (7) by Eric Avebury
	Now here’s a good email to send to local members and supporters (0) by Mark Pack
	“Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!”* (15) by Bill le Breton
	Votes for Prisoners? Cameron says no! What would Borgen do? (14) by Kirsten de Keyser
	Opinion: more freedom, more responsibility, more accountability for Wales (1) by Peter Black AM
	Guy Verhofstadt probably wasn’t on Nigel Farage’s Christmas card list anyway… (17) by Mark Valladares
	Scaling-up the UK’s creative business (5) by Geof Todd
	The LDV Friday Five: 23 November 2012 (0) by The Voice
	Another Thursday, more by-election gains (2) by Mark Valladares
24th	Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed (3) by Stephen Tall
	Lords reform is dead! Long live, erm, a bloated, ineffective, undemocratic Lords! (20) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Nick Clegg – I’m the daddy (1) by NewsHound
	Reasons for Lib Dem cheer — as told by Labour and Tory supporters (41) by Stephen Tall
25th	As Leveson reports… Why I’m sticking up for ‘Press freedom with no buts’ (38) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg’s fourth Letter from the Leader: “The only way out of the housing crisis is to build our way out.” (12) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Ed Davey – my long battle for a ‘grand energy bargain’ (11) by NewsHound
	Duff arguments to ignore over Leveson (5) by Mark Pack
	In other news… Teather’s non-defection, Mulholland on beer price-fixing & MEPs on Irish abortion law (0) by The Voice
	New edition of Liberator (1) by The Liberator Collective
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #301 (1) by Caron Lindsay
26th	Opinion: Amnesty for 120,000 illegal migrants (10) by Joe Bourke
	Opinion: Tuition fees and inconvenient truths (64) by Mo Saqib
	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone on eliminating violence against women and girls (5) by Paul Walter
	A surprising view on tax from a Tory MP (14) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Vince Cable – Where is Africa’s share of the spoils? (6) by Paul Walter
	Jeremy Browne MP writes… Confronting violence against women (4) by Jeremy Browne MP
27th	Catherine Bearder MEP writes … The British media is in love with the Euromyth (16) by Catherine Bearder MEP
	Making the Industrial Strategy Work, Part 1 (6) by William Hobhouse
	Opinion: Pity Gove’s 400? (15) by Helen Flynn
	John Leech MP writes… Remembering the reasons for Leveson (8) by John Leech
	Chris Rennard: Youth is not a barrier to being anything in our party (4) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Come back Nad! A layman’s guide to public engagement (3) by Tony Koutsoumbos
	Knight: How can we get MPs to take their own fire safety more seriously? (4) by Mary Reid
	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone on ending violence against women and girls in Zambia (1) by NewsHound
28th	Parliamentary candidate sought for Richmond Park (8) by Mary Reid
	Cyril Smith: The decision made in 1970 would not be made today (28) by The Voice
	Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes (0) by Michael Moore
	Opinion: A Comprehensive Middle East Peace Settlement (21) by Joe Bourke
	Opinion: Focusing on the size of the EU budget is side-lining the wider issue of what it is spent on (10) by Paul Haydon
	Individual electoral registration: Northern Ireland shows that the annual canvass must be kept (5) by Mark Pack
	Danny Alexander: Your money, back where it belongs, in your pocket (3) by The Voice
	Whatever the Leveson Report recommends, it’s worth remembering the value of the Leveson Inquiry (2) by Stephen Tall
	Michael Moore MP: Green investment bank good for Scotland and whole UK (2) by Caron Lindsay
29th	Opinion: What free press? (17) by Neville Farmer
	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone in Zambia, part 2 (2) by Nick T
	Opinion: A fresh look at China’s road to revival (0) by Andy Yau
	Nick Clegg: “Let Leveson speak” (0) by Helen Duffett
	Cable voices concern over faith school intake (12) by Nick T
	Ed Davey writes…The Energy Bill: A vital step for a greener, more secure and affordable energy policy (6) by Ed Davey
	Leveson Report Open Thread (3) by Caron Lindsay
	There’s rather more to rural affairs than farmers and hunting! (4) by Mark Valladares
	“It was a tough battle” – Shirley Williams on the birth of the SDP (11) by Helen Duffett
	Nick Clegg: We won’t find better solution than Leveson’s (10) by Caron Lindsay
	The Independent View: Cross-party amendment to decarbonise power by 2030 needed to stop Osborne (15) by Will Straw
30th	Welcome to my day… 30 November (7) by Mark Valladares
	Press regulation – something a liberal party can support? (19) by Alex Paul Shantz
	Leveson, the morning after the Report before: what Lib Dem bloggers say (22) by Stephen Tall
	Bad day in Black Rock… and Croydon North and Rotherham… (238) by Mark Valladares
	How to damage rural communities in several easy stages… (0) by Mark Valladares
	The Fourth Estate needs a makeover – what would Borgen do? (2) by Kirsten de Keyser
	Energy – where we are and what we need to do (13) by Lucy Care
	Are you free for a weekend in Istria in mid-May?… (3) by Mark Valladares
	This week in Europe… 26-29 November (0) by Mark Valladares
	That was the day that was… 30 November (0) by Mark Valladares