Monthly Archives: April 2013

1st	Special Lib Dem Conference announced (24) by Simon McGrath
	How you can help Liberal Democrat Voice (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Secret Lib Dem-UKIP talks revealed (19) by The Voice
	58% of Lib Dem members against pledging in/out EU referendum in 2015 manifesto (12) by Stephen Tall
	Keep the faith: Liberal Democrats are doing good things in Government, not that you’d know it from today’s headlines (56) by Caron Lindsay
	Daily Mail reports one poll which Nick Clegg does top (12) by Stephen Tall
2nd	Bene habere bonum Aprilis Stulte Dies (0) by Mary Reid
	Adittya Chakrabortty is wrong to say House of Commons is “ever more remote”. It’s more diverse than it’s ever been (12) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: UK democracy and political parties – as seen from space (9) by Paul Reynolds
	Eric Avebury writes … LibDems should oppose Tory measures against the poor (48) by Eric Avebury
	Job-share MPs: what Lib Dem members think (11) by Stephen Tall
	The 1983 election: highlights and hindsight (27) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #319 (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Margaret Thatcher, the 1983 election and the ‘bedroom tax’ (29) by Stephen Tall
3rd	Total Politics makes Stephen Williams MP of the month for votes at 16 campaign (22) by Caron Lindsay
	Reminder: Just 2 days left to respond to Independent Inquiry into culture, processes and complaints (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem ‘mansion tax’: the right policy AND a vote-winner, say 69% of party members (12) by Stephen Tall
	The Liberal Democrat perspective on welfare reform that needs to be heard (33) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal Youth Scotland’s new team for 2013 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen….the Mark Pack special (2) by Caron Lindsay
4th	I get “spiky” on For A’ That podcast (5) by Caron Lindsay
	The welfare debate and the age of the trollemic (26) by Stephen Tall
	How you can take part in LibDemVoice’s exclusive party member surveys (1) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Fairer Taxes? How higher rate taxpayers will benefit more in 2014 (13) by Andrew Brown
	LibLink: David Steel…New type of Union needed (12) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: A commitment to Trident diverts resources from the real threats to the UK (58) by Alex Paul Shantz
	Sarah Teather blasts George Osborne’s “irresponsible” comments on Philpott case (21) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Welcome to my day… 5 April (0) by Mark Valladares
	What Japan did while we were sleeping (38) by Bill le Breton
	Opinion: the importance of the rural bus (4) by Judith Bunting
	This week in Europe: 1-4 April (2) by NewsHound
	Opinion: do Parliament’s laws really need Royal Assent in 2013? (38) by Antony Hook
	Opinion: why I’m still a Liberal Democrat… (11) by Former Organiser
	Don’t pay for free voter registration, warns elections watchdog (0) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Guy Verhofstadt, still taking it to UKIP… (13) by Mark Valladares
	The LDV Friday Five: 5 April 2013 (0) by Helen Duffett
	By-election report – 4 April… so close in Knowsley (0) by Mark Valladares
	Update on Helena Morrissey’s review – deadline extended till 12 April (0) by Tim Gordon
6th	Danny Alexander rejects George Osborne’s comments on the Philpott case (24) by Caron Lindsay
	Saturday Forum: reason and emotion in politics (13) by Joe Otten
	The Philpott case: at last, a reminder of the reality (4) by Stephen Tall
	New Tory ad campaign tries to claim credit for Lib Dem delivery of tax-cuts for the low-paid (8) by Stephen Tall
7th	Nick Clegg’s Letter from the Leader: “Delivering fairer tax” (12) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Danny Alexander – The rich are paying more in tax under the Coalition, than under Labour (2) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Sarah Teather – Grubby Osborne’s crude opportunism is capitalising on fear (11) by The Voice
	Jon Cruddas: in favour of a 45 top-rate of tax before he was against it (30) by Stephen Tall
	Greg Mulholland to propose “complete separation of state marriage and religious weddings” (18) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #320 (1) by The Voice
8th	Eric Avebury writes… Bernie Ecclestone, F1 and Britain’s shameful friendship with Bahrain (3) by Eric Avebury
	Welfare reform: what should the Lib Dems do? (25) by Stephen Tall
	RIP Margaret Thatcher (42) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats pay tribute to Lady Thatcher (31) by The Voice
9th	Margaret Thatcher’s death – what Lib Dems bloggers have been saying (4) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Should we change the way sport is funded, or risk the health, and economy of the country? (4) by Colin Gell
	Julian Huppert writes … We all need to do our bit to Back Britain’s Charities (8) by Julian Huppert
	Nick Clegg launches local election campaign (13) by The Voice
	Opinion: Dr Strangelove: or how I got utterly fed up with the Left (153) by Jack Williams
	New edition of Liberator (9) by The Liberator Collective
	Mrs Thatcher’s impact: how the public sees it now, how LDV readers saw it in 2008 (13) by Stephen Tall
10th	Opinion: Is UKIP a threat to community cohesion? (94) by David Hennigan
	Opinion: The depressing reality of the Paris Brown case (23) by Nick Sutton
	Eric Avebury writes … Let’s outlaw caste discrimination (6) by Eric Avebury
	Join Team 2013 (0) by Mary Reid
	LibLink: Michael Moore – Scotland is stronger within the United Kingdom (4) by The Voice
	Paddy Ashdown pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher (and shows Nick how it’s done) (87) by Stephen Tall
11th	4 graphs on Thatcher’s legacy: a richer but more unequal nation. (6) by Stephen Tall
	Congratulations to Jeremy and Rachel (3) by Nick T
	Thatcher, Blair and the Road to Serfdom (20) by Joe Otten
	Surely the ultimate Daily Mail headline? (16) by Stephen Tall
	Blair misses the point on the pre-crisis deficit (52) by Nick T
	Senior politician defends amnesty for illegal immigrants (14) by Nick T
12th	Welcome to my day: 12 April… hoorah for Luton! (0) by Mark Valladares
	By-election watch: 10/11 April… Luton bringing me sunshine… (6) by Mark Valladares
	Liberal Democrat MEPs call for Committee of Inquiry on Cyprus (2) by NewsHound
	Ding Dong & Mrs T. It’s simple: don’t buy it and don’t ban it (47) by Stephen Tall
	The LDV Friday Five: 12 April 2013 (1) by Helen Duffett
13th	Opinion: The ERR Bill….time for some masterly inactivity (10) by Robin Lynn
	Opinion: A radical approach to welfare – forget changing benefits (19) by Mark Pack
	After Leveson: which blogs are to be regulated? Answer: no-one yet knows. (19) by Stephen Tall
14th	Your essential weekend reader — my personal pick of the week’s must-reads (0) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: A chance for Liberal Democrat activists to speak up for free speech (3) by Robert Sharp
	Nick Clegg’s Letter from the Leader: “No one campaigns like we do” (0) by Stephen Tall
	Chris Davies MEP reveals how Strasbourg isn’t always good for your health (2) by The Voice
	Lynne Featherstone writes… Fairer tax for low earners and part time workers (3) by Lynne Featherstone
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #321 (2) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Rebecca Taylor MEP writes…Electronic Cigarettes: No smoke, but lots of fiery debate (41) by Rebecca Taylor
	What’s on at Welsh Liberal Democrat Conference this weekend? (0) by The Voice
	LibLink… Nick Clegg…Human rights: we won’t be silent (15) by NewsHound
	The Independent View: How the Payments Council is delivering a payments system for all (4) by Adrian Kamellard
	Thatcher museum to be housed in former Liberal Democrat HQ? (10) by NewsHound
	Simon Hughes says that Lords reform is still on the Liberal Democrat agenda (15) by The Voice
	Liberal Party of Canada elects Justin Trudeau as leader (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince increases the minimum wage. It’s the right decision, but we do need to get local about it. (33) by Stephen Tall
16th	Lib Dems’ libel reform retreat points to a wider Coalition problem (14) by Stephen Tall
	Helena Morrissey talks to Woman’s Hour (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Putting the political back in economy (16) by Joe Bourke
	How Labour saw Clegg before the 2010 election TV debates (14) by Stephen Tall
	Caroline Pidgeon reveals £53 million unclaimed refunds on Oyster cards (9) by Mary Reid
	Large supermarkets are hoarding good housing land (14) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: A letter to Nick Clegg on the General Equality Duty (9) by Gareth Epps
	Martin Horwood MP writes… 1000 days of hunger (2) by Martin Horwood
	Julian Huppert writes…Update on the Defamation Bill (15) by Julian Huppert
17th	How would you use £600? Last night’s Liberal Democrat Party Election Broadcast (9) by The Voice
	Win 2 free tickets to see Lembit Opik at Matt Forde’s ‘The Political Party’ TONIGHT (7) by The Voice
	Chris Davies MEP writes…Britain betrayed (4) by Chris Davies
	John Leech tables parliamentary motion about homophobic chants at football matches (0) by NewsHound
	Sharon Bowles MEP writes: New EU rules make a more secure, sustainable and transparent banking system (15) by Sharon Bowles
	Vince Cable, One Direction, and a minimum wage rise for apprentices (8) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink… Danny Alexander: Coalition tackling housing crisis (15) by NewsHound
	Opening shortly: Autumn conference 2013 registration (9) by Andrew Wiseman
	New Zealand Parliament rejoices at passing of same sex marriage bill (4) by Caron Lindsay
18th	LibLink..Tavish Scott: Our difficult decisions easier than in US (6) by Caron Lindsay
	AD LIB digital edition – teething problems solved (4) by Helen Duffett
	Watford’s last Conservative Councillor moves to Liberal Democrats because of Conservatives’ “right wing drift” (9) by NewsHound
	Some recommended reading from the BBC’s Defence Correspondent (5) by Nick T
	Cable: No room for complacency over getting more women on company boards (6) by NewsHound
	The importance of new faces in Liberal Youth (19) by Kavya Kaushik
19th	Welcome to my day: 19 April… not this time in Arun (2) by Mark Valladares
	Candidate news for those with disabilities (1) by NewsHound
	ALDE Council preview: separating the Central European goat from the Eastern European sheep? (1) by Mark Valladares
	This week in Europe: 15-18 April (1) by NewsHound
	Next week in the Lords… 22-25 April (and there shall be ping pong enough for all) (2) by Mark Valladares
	Opinion: One last chance to achieve far-reaching libel reform (11) by Prateek Buch
	The LDV Friday Five: 19 April 2013 (0) by Helen Duffett
20th	How a spreadsheet error has wrecked the world economy… or not (76) by Joe Otten
	Clegg and Farron say Liberal Democrats fairest in tough economic times (13) by NewsHound
	Vince Cable talks about helping regions (0) by NewsHound
	Small-scale blogs to be excluded from post-Leveson media regulation (13) by Stephen Tall
	How Thatcherite are you? (27) by Stephen Tall
21st	An open letter to Jeremy Browne MP on civil liberties… Part 1: The failed regulator (3) by Mark Pack
	Kirsty Williams on criticism of the Coalition: “It knocked my confidence.” (3) by The Voice
	The Economist’s political map of the UK: the north/south divide revealed (35) by Stephen Tall
	Lloyd George among Royal Mail’s latest 1st Class ‘Great Britons’ (0) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s Letter from the Leader: “I absolutely love being out on the campaign trail” (5) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #322 (3) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	Times: ‘Cameron is told to drop snooping on web users’ (4) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Welsh Liberal Democrat Conference supports retention of Section 3 of the Equality Act (6) by Robin Lynn
	An open letter to Jeremy Browne MP…Part 2: Problems at the Home Office (3) by Mark Pack
	Review: April’s AD LIB goes high tech and has Paddy, campaign success and Conference confessions (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Welsh LIberal Democrat councillor charged with causing an explosion (11) by NewsHound
	Libby Local 15: Vile politics (5) by Libby Local
	Nick Clegg tells Wales: Liberal Democrat councillors create jobs and fight to protect services (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord Anthony Lester writes: Free speech is the lifeblood of democracy (5) by Lord Anthony Lester
23rd	Lord McNally writes… Liberal Democrats can be proud of the Defamation Bill (6) by Lord Tom McNally
	The 2013 spending review: the Lib Dem problem is at least as big as Labour’s (16) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Greg Mulholland – A day to celebrate England, Englishness, and all things English (24) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Tax threshold changes – why the gains don’t reach the pockets of low earning families (10) by Sue Royston
	LibLink: Edward McMillan-Scott – End the European Parliament’s “travelling circus” (7) by The Voice
	Opinion: The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games post-Games review (0) by Colin Gell
	Opinion: Snoopers Charter about to resurface (7) by Paul Thompson
	Julian Huppert MP writes… Did it. As promised. (3) by Julian Huppert
	Schools in well-off areas ‘are failing’ poorer pupils (48) by Mary Reid
24th	Lord Rennard: police launch formal investigation (1) by Stephen Tall
	We should drop the ban on political advertising on TV (9) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: A reference article for the Communications Data bill (1) by Dr Jenny Woods
	Nick Clegg: “No Liberal Democrat Council will close a single library this year” (18) by NewsHound
	Opinon: The Liberal Reconfiguration. Thoughts inspired by the One Nation Labour conference (34) by Nick Tyrone
	Liberal Youth are making a difference – can you help this weekend? (0) by Samuel Fisk
	Opinion: Cash for coffees and rights for shares (55) by Alexander Ehmann
	Danny Alexander on Scotland Tonight: Currency union with post independent Scotland unlikely to work (16) by Caron Lindsay
25th	Government changes its mind and makes caste discrimination illegal (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Julian Huppert MP writes…I agree with Nick. He’s right to kill the Snoopers’ Charter (17) by Julian Huppert
	Relief as 0.3% GDP growth shows economy flat-lining not shrinking. Has the Coalition’s mid-term slump bottomed out? (9) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg: Snoopers’ charter is not going to happen with Liberal Democrats in Government (9) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink…Lynne Featherstone writes on World Malaria Day (0) by NewsHound
	Fairer Taxes – Preview tonight’s Lib Dem Party Political Broadcast (11) by Helen Duffett
	LibLink…Nick Thornsby: The snooper’s charter has reminded Nick Clegg, finally, he is a liberal (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Clegg threat to block any further welfare cuts unless Cameron agrees to tax wealthy pensioners’ benefits (44) by Stephen Tall
26th	Welfare Reform – are we missing the Big Picture? (13) by Paul Reynolds
	Equalities – how the ‘General Duty’ was saved (10) by Issan Ghazni
	Julian Huppert says, “Get Britain Cycling”! (3) by Julian Huppert
	Fraser Nelson attacks pupil premium using report that, erm, doesn’t attack pupil premium (12) by Stephen Tall
	Liberal Democrats risk civil liberties blind spot on EU crime and policing laws (6) by Pawel Swidlicki
	Opinion: 21st Century Britain will need the European Union (12) by Sean O'Curneen
	The LDV Friday Five: 26 April 2013 (0) by The Voice
27th	Call Clegg 25 April 2013: the highlights (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Tory marriage tax break back on the table, says Cameron (38) by Caron Lindsay
	Margaret: Myth of a Revolutionary (9) by Joe Otten
	Nick Clegg’s Letter from the Leader: “5 good reasons to get out and campaign for the Lib Dems” (3) by Stephen Tall
28th	Liberals and Tories row over national debt (8) by Stephen Tall
	Former Lib Dem by-election candidate Elizabeth Shenton defects to Labour (26) by The Voice
	Steven Spielberg presents… President Obama: “I’m Daniel Day-Lewis.” (0) by Stephen Tall
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Non Portfolio Officer: Charlotte Curry (1) by Charlotte Curry
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Non Portfolio Officer: Andrew Emmerson (11) by Andrew Emmerson
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013…Non Portfolio Officer: Linden Parker (1) by Linden Parker
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #323 (0) by Caron Lindsay
29th	What will happen to the Lib Dems in Thursday’s local elections? (26) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg talks economy, snoopers charter and human rights with Andrew Neil (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Mary Beard explains why she’s voting Lib Dem this Thursday (12) by Stephen Tall
	Banning smoking in cars when children are present: what do you think? (30) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg MP writes… The Labour and Tory exodus (80) by Nick Clegg MP
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Policy Officer: Morgan Griffith-David (2) by Morgan Griffith-David
	Opinion: Rearguard action and damage limitation are poor substitutes for a coherent Liberal Democrat strategy on Equality and Human Rights. (12) by Robin Lynn
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Policy Officer: Will Dyer (0) by William Dyer
	Opinion: Just 0.001% of pensioners hand back their Winter Fuel Payment (15) by Stuart Bonar
30th	While David Cameron and Owen Jones unite in favour of universal benefits, I want us to get explicit about why redistribution matters to society (28) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: Data preservation instead of data retention (0) by Caspar Bowden
	Opinion: Welfare reform and poverty (4) by Paul Reynolds
	Social Liberal Forum Conference. “Ownership and Democracy – where does Power lie?” (10) by Geoffrey Payne
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Non Portfolio Officer: Daniel Lewis (0) by Daniel Lewis
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Finance Officer: James King and Robin McGhee (0) by James King and Robin McGhee
	Liberal Youth Elections 2013… Finance Officer: Tommy Long (0) by Tommy Long
	Nick Clegg grilled by Martha Kearney: Lib Dems “the voice of fairness” in government (0) by The Voice