Monthly Archives: March 2014

1st	Opinion: On child poverty targets, on which I agree with David Laws (14) by Prateek Buch
	Opinion: Do people not care about civil liberties? (28) by Stuart Bonar
	ALDC’s by-election report 27 February 2014 (1) by ALDC
	Can everyone please just play nice? Briefing against other Liberal Democrats and insulting party activists is never going to help. (35) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (1) by The Voice
2nd	Farron: It’s Lib Dems v UKIP in European elections (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Paddy: We’re one mistake away from war in Ukraine (52) by Caron Lindsay
	Farage says Britain’s becoming “unrecognisable”. But the British public says our sense of belonging is increasing. (47) by Stephen Tall
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Extending participation in education must mean extension of free school transport – support motion to Spring Conference NOW (4) by Julie Pörksen
	LDVideo: The ladder, the elephant and the bird that flies to the left (3) by The Voice
	BBC: Accused Weymouth councillor joins Lib Dem ‘coalition’ (8) by Stephen Tall
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #367 (0) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	Opinion: One member, one vote: What’s not to like? (39) by Sue Doughty
	Opinion: Pubs v Pubcos, which side are you on, Mr Cameron? (19) by Gareth Epps
	Opinion: Don’t like the exam question? Just cross it out… (23) by Ed Wilson
	Have you downloaded your Spring Conference app yet? (16) by Caron Lindsay
	In the next month 33 seats in Scotland and Wales will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: I’m 89% Liberal Democrat and a lot of my friends were surprised to be too (28) by Gareth Wilson
	LibLink: Kirsty Williams: St David’s Day – Wales has every right to be up there with the best (1) by Caron Lindsay
4th	The Orange Bookers v the Cameroons: Liberal Reform/ERS event at spring conference (8) by Nick Tyrone
	Opinion: How to balance the UK economy (7) by David Boyle
	Nick Clegg announces 2015 negotiating team (42) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Ukraine – Next Steps (70) by Toby Fenwick
	Liblink: Nick Clegg – security oversight must be fit for the internet age (2) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Henry Ford and the coalition’s ‘localism’ (11) by Adam Killeya
	Reform of the Planning System (17) by Annette Brooke MP
	Opinion: Drugs – Evidence based policy, liberalism and some Uruguayan political courage (17) by Tad Jones
	Julian Huppert MP writes…Nick Clegg has put Liberal Democrats far ahead of other parties on security and privacy (5) by Julian Huppert
5th	Nick Clegg: “I have to drag the Tories kicking and screaming” to raise tax threshold” (38) by The Voice
	#NickvNigel – We have a date (12) by The Voice
	#NickvNigel: We have 2 dates – any more for the Tour? (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince Cable “considers all female shortlists for city firms.” Really? (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Julia Goldsworthy re-selected as Lib Dem candidate for Camborne and Redruth, quits as Danny Alexander’s SpAd (6) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: York welcomes Spring Conference (2) by Keith Aspden
	Access to Elected Office Fund for disabled people extended to 2015 and annual limit doubled to £40,000 (4) by The Voice
	Opinion: Tell us your views on a fair, liberal criminal justice system (3) by Geoff Payne
	South East UKIP Euro candidate says businesses should have right not to serve women and gay people (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems as ‘The Party of IN’ – Clegg’s pro-European strategy starts to pay off (53) by Stephen Tall
	Kirsty Williams AM writes… An important step towards minimum nurse staffing levels in Wales (4) by Kirsty Williams AM
6th	What Vince Cable said about teachers – and, more importantly, what he meant (31) by Stephen Tall
	Jeanne Tarrant describes her first 50 days as Pastoral Care Officer (2) by The Voice
	So what’s happening at Conference? Part 3: The Fringe (3) by Caron Lindsay
	George Lyon MEP writes…Brave mountain rescue teams should not have to pay VAT on essential, lifesaving kit (5) by George Lyon MEP
	Clegg opposes ban on halal and kosher slaughter; now we need to hear his reasons (41) by Nick T
	Opinion: Let’s move to one-member one-vote (34) by Louise Shaw
	Opinion: Give British EU migrants back their votes (35) by Giles Goodall
	Call Clegg: Ukraine, Europe, Boris’s mansion tax, Vince’s ‘gaffe’, collective responsibility and immigration (8) by Nick T
7th	The Orange Book 2004-2014 (15) by Tom Frostick
	Opinion: Sustaining the Recovery (19) by Bill le Breton
	Tom Brake writes… Job sharing for MPs – an idea whose time has come (12) by Tom Brake
	Linking peace issues with seekers of sanctuary (0) by Suzanne Fletcher
	21st Century Education: A Social Liberal Approach (1) by Helen Flynn
	Norman Lamb writes: Protecting people’s health and care data (4) by Norman Lamb MP
	Nick Harvey writes: Making free school meals work (12) by Nick Harvey
8th	LibLink: Sarah Teather – Why I’m Going Hungry on Saturday (12) by NewsHound
	How to follow what is happening at Spring Conference #LDconf (0) by Mary Reid
	First two Lib Dem presidential hopefuls declare themselves (8) by Stephen Tall
	What the media say about the York conference, part 1 (13) by The Voice
	Opinion: Conference and Equality (18) by Teena Lashmore
	Tim Farron and Julian Huppert write: Why we need a Digital Bill of Rights (4) by The Voice
	David Cameron to host summit on FGM and forced marriage (0) by The Voice
	So, what’s been going on at Conference? (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Six points I took from Nick Clegg’s Lib Dem conference Q&A (32) by Stephen Tall
9th	LDVideo: Lib Dem election results, predictions and UKIP threat (0) by The Voice
	What the media say about the York Conference, part 2 (2) by The Voice
	Danny Alexander’s speech to Lib Dem conference. (AKA: we need to move beyond lists of achievements.) (1) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg’s speech to the Lib Dem spring conference in full (71) by Stephen Tall
	Five reasons why Liberal Democrats leave York in good spirits. (36) by Caron Lindsay
	Maybe stick to the day job, Lorely? (10) by The Voice
	My first appearance on the proper BBC1 News – “Not perfect – but in the circumstances we’ve done the best we possibly could” (28) by Caron Lindsay
10th	5 things you didn’t know Nick Clegg loves – another clever use of Buzzfeed by LDHQ (4) by Caron Lindsay
	What the media say about the York Conference, part 3 (4) by The Voice
	Opinion: From a friend with love – Let’s have an honest debate on the EU and UK (4) by Samuel Sigere
	John Pugh MP writes… Grim up north (32) by John Pugh
	Opinion: A poor careers move (14) by Adam Killeya
	Opinion: Making friends with Nick Clegg again… (19) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: My resignation from Federal Conference Committee (7) by Kelly-Marie Blundell
	Paul Burstow MP writes…My two suggestions to improve the Care Bill (3) by Paul Burstow
	Conference Photo Gallery Part 1 – What the LDV team did (1) by The Voice
11th	Opinion: We need Digital Liberalism (11) by John Grout
	Jenny Willott on free childcare from 12 months (50) by The Voice
	Michael Moore MP writes…Standard Life, the most significant intervention in the Independence Referendum so far? (8) by Michael Moore
	Reports of domestic violence rise, but convictions drop (3) by NewsHound
	Bob Crow RIP – Clegg pays tribute (17) by The Voice
	Stephen Williams writes: Social housing stock rises back above 4 million (23) by Stephen Williams
	Ed Davey makes QR codes compulsory on energy bills (21) by NewsHound
	“I love how proud we are to be modest” and other things that Nick Clegg did not say (5) by Mary Reid
	Lib Dems hit back against free school lunch attacks. Clegg on Mail: “utterly wrong”. Laws on Cummings: “utter balls” (13) by The Voice
12th	“By the way this orange juice is corked” – Mac on Nick Clegg’s free school lunch plan (0) by The Voice
	Opinon: The Calder Valley needs a modern transport system to maximise economic potential (14) by Alisdair Calder McGregor
	Miliband on in/out Europe referendum: I agree with Nick (28) by Stephen Tall
	Rachel Smith talks to the Telegraph about the Coalition, being a politician’s wife, and how she’s a fan of Nick (0) by NewsHound
	LDVideo: Chris Davies MEP “UKIP are not there when it matters” (7) by The Voice
	Alan Reid MP writes… Time for the Chancellor to be fair on Scotch (5) by Alan Reid MP
	LDVideo: Warwick Lib Dems: We’re Back! (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Church of England, call off your modern day inquisition (29) by Ed Fordham
	Opinion: York conference debates tough UK approach to Ukraine crisis (25) by Paul Reynolds
	Paul Burstow MP writes…Government makes concessions on Care Bill (15) by Paul Burstow
	Cable and Davey proud to employ foreign staff (5) by NewsHound
	Nick Clegg at PMQs, with added Elvis (29) by Caron Lindsay
13th	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone in New York for the Commission on the Status of Women (0) by NewsHound
	Liberal Democrat Spring Conference Photo Gallery: Part 2 (4) by The Voice
	Opinion: Knock on doors in diverse communities with confidence (4) by Issan Ghazni
	Jeremy Browne questions wisdom of ratchet effect on tax cuts while the deficit remains so high (17) by The Voice
	Opinion: Good co-ops, bad co-ops and the funding of the Labour Party (30) by William Hobhouse
	Paul Burstow writes… Realising the potential of an ageing society (11) by Paul Burstow
	New poll: Voters credit low-earner tax-cuts to Lib Dems, Clegg’s ratings spike following Farage debate challenge (31) by Stephen Tall
14th	17 policies on which the Lib Dems and Labour now agree (24) by Stephen Tall
	RIP Tony Benn (18) by Joe Otten
	Tony Benn: an appreciation (19) by Stephen Tall
	Liblink: Nick Clegg on parental leave, school meals and childcare (5) by The Voice
	Suspicions of Lib-Labbery (45) by Joe Otten
	An evening with Alistair Darling and Jim Naughtie (2) by Caron Lindsay
	By-election update: Lib Dems take two seats from Tories in Canterbury and Ludlow (31) by ALDC
15th	Fancy paying for Stephen Gilbert MP to be chucked out of an aeroplane? (2) by The Voice
	My 5 minutes defending Lib Dem honour against Bus Pass Elvis (6) by Stephen Tall
	A longer listen for the weekend: Can liberalism be better advanced by Lib Dems or Tories? (46) by The Voice
	A longer read for the weekend: “The Law’s the Law, for A’ That” – Legal Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum (5) by Jim Wallace
	In the next month 13 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (4) by Stephen Tall
16th	Jenny Willott writes… How Lib Dems are giving families choice through shared parental leave and flexible working (2) by Jenny Willott
	Alistair Carmichael on Chris Huhne: he put the ‘T’ in Cancun (20) by The Voice
	Just when you thought it was safe to like Stonewall… (17) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Tim Farron – We need to capitalise on our scientific excellence (5) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Danny Alexander: Get real, Lord Lawson, it’s the low paid who need our help (6) by NewsHound
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #368 (0) by Caron Lindsay
17th	Issan Ghazni encourages Europeans living in the UK to vote Lib Dem in May (5) by The Voice
	Charles Kennedy: Pro UK campaign needs to be more positive (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: A fair tax revolution: Our most important manifesto commitment (12) by Gareth Wilson
	Norman Lamb MP, Baroness Liz Barker and Paul Burstow write…Care Bill builds better, stronger, more liberal care system (0) by Norman Lamb, Liz Barker and Paul Burstow
	Vince Cable: I don’t understand why bankers need to earn a million quid a year (37) by NewsHound
	Democratic Audit on the “scandal” of the poor value taxpayers get for the £800m spent on elections in the UK (15) by Stephen Tall
	Rose Garden love in “sick inducing” but necessary says Julia Goldsworthy (38) by Newsmoggie
18th	Opinion: We need a Cornish Assembly (29) by Simon Rix
	Opinion: Ukraine is a crisis which we cannot back off from (54) by George Cunningham
	Julian Huppert writes: Improving the private rented sector (10) by Julian Huppert
	By-election victory in Ludlow North (5) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Panic – children are political (3) by Patrick McAuley
	The Independent View: Keep academy freedoms – and extend them to all schools (20) by Amy Finch
	Ming Campbell’s successor selected: Tim Brett to fight North East Fife for Lib Dems in 2015 (7) by Stephen Tall
	33 years ago today the launch of the SDP was announced (36) by NewsHound
19th	Nick’s Netmums Q & A on childcare (2) by NewsHound
	Why not scrap the annual Budget? (6) by Stephen Tall
	David Laws says Councils should charge for bin collections. Or does he? (16) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore MP writes… Federalism: The best future for Scotland (11) by Michael Moore
	Some first thoughts on the Budget (54) by Caron Lindsay
	Awards for Liberal Democrat MEPs Chris Davies and Andrew Duff (2) by The Voice
	Opinion: Expansion of apprenticeships shows that Liberal Democrats are the party of young people. (13) by Mathew Hulbert
	LibLink: Danny Alexander: We ignored siren voices in the Tory party on 40p tax rate to give £100 tax cut for all (15) by Newsmoggie
20th	The Independent View: Rooting out criminal landlords (7) by Alan Ward
	Social Liberal Forum response to Budget 2014 (13) by The Voice
	“I thought it was a spoof” Danny Alexander on Shapps’ “patronising” Bingo tweet (11) by NewsHound
	Liberal Reform response to Budget 2014 (27) by The Voice
	Call Clegg: Proud of Budget, help for parents, taking on Ed Balls and “silly” Shapps and keeping Scotland in the family (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Some facts about Ukraine and Crimea (57) by George Potter
	The price of trusting people with their own money (52) by Joe Otten
	Nick Clegg’s tribute to Tony Benn (5) by The Voice
	“Steve Webb has now become one of the most important people in government” (7) by The Voice
21st	The complete and utter list of Lib Dem MPs’ first tweets (5) by Stephen Tall
	A look ahead to Scottish Conference (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Let’s have real “power to the people” for those of us outside the UK (5) by George Cunningham
	Opinion: Not a budget for green policy (13) by Duncan Brack
	Opinion: The East Midlands would suffer without Europe (5) by Issan Ghazni
	Opinion: The hole in the “35 percent strategy” – the Lib Dem vote (27) by Nick Tyrone
	Opinion: The key economic shift we need next time (8) by David Boyle
	ALDC’s by-election report – 20 March 2014 (5) by ALDC
22nd	First tweets: the Liberal Democrat Voice team (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Independent: Liberal Democrats’ “major and under-rated contribution” to Budget success (5) by Newsmoggie
	Liberals need to stand up against hate speech and prejudice. If we don’t, we condone it. (23) by Caron Lindsay
	Without a shadow of a doubt: Vince Cable should be the Lib Dems’ Shadow Chancellor at the 2015 election (45) by Stephen Tall
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	LDVideo: Vince responds to the budget (and takes on Labour “hubris” in the process) (6) by The Voice
23rd	Opinion: The new tuition fees argument – having your cake and eating it (117) by Maria Pretzler
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Independent: “Lib Dems fall out over who should take on George Osborne in election debate” (8) by NewsHound
	Opinion: European Commission is right to demand Ed Davey and the Coalition re-thinks on nuclear power (41) by Andrew Warren
24th	Five stories from five years – March 24th (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore reselected for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (0) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Vince Cable: Smell the coffee, Boris. The Mansion Tax has slipped in already (8) by NewsHound
	Danny, please listen to Charles Kennedy before you write about the Independence Referendum again (15) by Caron Lindsay
	Former Tory Council leader joins Liberal Democrats in Lewes (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone: A long road ahead to stop gender based violence, but we are on the right track (2) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Pensions move could negate the whole point of pensions saving (29) by Janice Turner
	Jeremy Browne joins Twitter. In unrelated news, his new book’s out next month (2) by Stephen Tall
	Should prisoners have unlimited access to books? (32) by Caron Lindsay
25th	Opinion: In every conflict, there is always more than one side to the story (6) by David Gray
	The Independent View: Clegg can’t just take on Farage – he also needs to spell out his own vision for EU reform (25) by Pawel Swidlicki
	Most of the benefits of an annuity at a fraction of the cost? (30) by Joe Otten
	In which Beaker agrees with Kermit that we’re Better Together (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Fewer workless households (10) by Mary Reid
	Kate Parminter writes … Jumping in at the deep end: Lib Dem successes on the Water Bill (3) by Kate Parminter
	Andy Myles announces support for Scottish independence (23) by Caron Lindsay
26th	Eric Avebury writes…Society cannot afford to scrap the alcohol duty escalator (11) by Eric Avebury
	#NickvNigel LibLink Special: Nick Clegg: Let’s keep Britain prosperous, safe and IN (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Alex Cole-Hamilton selected for Edinburgh Western (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Your essential Nick v Nigel debate reader: 15 articles to get you match-fit ahead of tonight’s live encounter (0) by Stephen Tall
	Stop and search nonchalance from Justice Secretary shows why Scotland needs the Liberal Democrats (0) by Caron Lindsay
	#NickvNigel: Charles Kennedy: I couldn’t get the Liberal Democrats to fight a pro-European campaign (8) by NewsHound
	Three ways to watch #NickvNigel (0) by The Voice
	#NickvNigel Pre-match fun: Pick of the Tweets (3) by The Voice
	Nick v Nigel: My first thoughts (64) by Stephen Tall
27th	Missed last night’s Nick v Nigel debate? Want to watch it again? Here it is… (0) by The Voice
	YouGov’s Nick v Nigel poll: Clegg wins with Labour, Lib Dem voters; Farage with Tory, Ukip voters (38) by Stephen Tall
	#NickvNigel: What the commentators say (24) by The Voice
	Call Clegg: Nick condemns morning after pill critics as misogynist, medieval and insulting to women (17) by Caron Lindsay
	Norman Lamb MP writes… Improving patient safety in the NHS (4) by Norman Lamb MP
	Steve Webb MP writes…Tackling rip-offs, standing up for savers (15) by Steve Webb MP
	Lord Mike German writes…ATOS contract scrapped, two requests for its replacement (12) by Mike German
	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone: Last night we saw the nasty side of Nigel Farage (22) by NewsHound
	Tim Farron MP writes…Tales from the Spin Room (32) by Tim Farron MP
28th	Opinion: Mind the gap (23) by Joe Bourke
	Carmichael: We should be proud of what we are achieving in the UK, not talking about leaving (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Latest Euro poll shows how, in this May’s elections, every %-age point matters for the Lib Dems (28) by Stephen Tall
	Fraser Nelson is wrong: Cameron’s supposed EU re-negotiation allies are set on a very different path (8) by Henk van Klaveren
	Opinion: A green backbone for the 2015 manifesto (57) by Duncan Brack
	ALDC’s by-election report – 27 March 2014 (14) by ALDC
29th	In full: Nick Clegg’s contribution to the “sunshine strategy” at Scottish Lib Dem Conference (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Annette Brooke MP writes… This Mothering Sunday let’s commit to making preventable newborn deaths a thing of the past (2) by Annette Brooke MP
	A longer read for the weekend: How important will incumbency be to the Lib Dems in 2015? (8) by Stephen Tall
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	In the next month 9 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (0) by Stephen Tall
30th	The Independent View: Pensions reform – the right to advice is right (6) by Gillian Guy
	Time for Nick Clegg to ditch the “Great Britain not Little England” line (37) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Ukip’s success masks its existential crisis (40) by Caspian Conran
31st	In Full: Alistair Carmichael’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Lynne Featherstone: Two same sex weddings, one happy politician (0) by Caron Lindsay
	In Full: Willie Rennie’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference (0) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV Debate: Could One Member One Vote work for Liberal Democrat Conference? (22) by The Voice
	Clegg slams Farage over “extreme” and “utterly grotesque” Putin comments (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore MP’s Road to the Referendum… A Vote for the United Kingdom: A positive Choice (6) by Michael Moore
	Chris Huhne is a glass half-full kinda guy (10) by Stephen Tall