Monthly Archives: August 2014

1st	Labour kicked out in Calderdale: The inside story (12) by James Baker
	Charles Kennedy: Independence would “inflict huge damage” on rural Scotland (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Clegg on schools, post-Gove: “We need to reset the relationship” (16) by The Voice
	Cleaning up politics is about more than money (6) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Tim Farron: Ending the silence (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: TTIP: What could possibly go wrong? (33) by Rob Parsons
2nd	LibLink: Nick Clegg – Israel must open talks with Hamas (9) by NewsHound
	Football fan? Lib Dem? Then why not join LDV’s Fantasy Football League? (4) by Stephen Tall
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	One way to ease your blood pressure when reading LDV comments threads (60) by The Voice
	Durham Lib Dems select Craig Martin as 2015 candidate (4) by The Voice
	In the next month 17 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (6) by The Voice
3rd	Lib Dem party membership: the occasional ups and mostly downs since 1988 (16) by Stephen Tall
	Julian Huppert’s Tory opponent in Cambridge next May will be… an ex-Lib Dem London mayoral hopeful (36) by The Voice
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: Julian Huppert – We can’t tackle revenge porn using existing laws (8) by NewsHound
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #384 (0) by The Voice
4th	Welcome to my day: 4 August 2014 (30) by Mark Valladares
	Incumbency and the sophomore surge: why these two effects will matter for the Lib Dems in 2015 (16) by Stephen Tall
	Announcing the Liberal Democrat Voice Awards 2014 (9) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Norman Baker – I want to see the end of all animal testing (22) by NewsHound
	Opinion: now that the Games are over… (7) by Scott Rennie
	“Homeowners could get payout if house values fall” – Nick Clegg on garden cities (20) by NewsHound
	‘Lib Dems record of delivery for lesbians’ #AddForLesbiansToAHeadline (9) by Stephen Tall
5th	Opinion: We shouldn’t talk about soldiers ‘giving’ their lives in WW1 (40) by David Gray
	Paul Burstow writes… Time to prepare for life in an ageing society (3) by Paul Burstow
	Opinion: Why a ban on animal testing is short-sighted and bad for our knowledge-based economy (22) by Alasdair Hill
	LibLink: Shirley Williams “Europe has a duty to Gaza” (4) by Mary Reid
	LibLink: David Ward writes about a non-violent path to peace and security (38) by Mary Reid
	In full: Nick Clegg’s immigration speech – “Successful immigration systems have to be managed” (29) by The Voice
	Linda Jack writes… Why I am standing for Party President (53) by Linda Jack
6th	What the academics say: How the Lib Dems won the Coalition Agreement (32) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: “I’m a believer in the benefits of well-managed immigration” says Clegg (15) by Tom Papworth
	Jo Swinson on shared parental leave: “It means mums might go back to work earlier and dads might get to spend more time with their children” (4) by The Voice
	Gaza: Clegg demands UK suspends arms export licences to Israel, Ashdown writes to Warsi to discuss next steps (12) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s speech on immigration: baby steps in a liberal direction (14) by Stephen Tall
	Maajid Nawaz speaks out against Baroness Warsi’s “selective principle” against Israel (45) by The Voice
7th	Opinion: On immigration, let’s keep out of this race to the bottom (66) by Giles Goodall
	Opinion: Pressing Clegg on an arms embargo to Israel (8) by Guy Burton
	Stephen Knight writes… Boris marginalises debate on Europe (6) by Stephen Knight
	David Steel writes… Time to talk to Hamas (44) by David Steel
	Catch up with ‘Call Clegg’: on Boris, immigration, Gaza, Europe and the Tories’ electoral srategy (2) by The Voice
8th	The Sun: “Nick Clegg makes a powerful case for reform of our drugs laws” (30) by Stephen Tall
	Six new Lib Dem peers named (59) by Stephen Tall
	Norman Baker: in profile (8) by NewsHound
	ASD Lib Dems: Reducing Barriers to Activism (4) by Matthew Casey
	Clegg: “I want to see Britain become the world leader in the next breakthrough in mental health research” (7) by The Voice
9th	Opinion: Woodland and Water – a success story in Kent with no de-silting and dredging (3) by Tony Harwood
	“Lynne Featherstone ‘horrified’ over homophobic abuse at Lib Dem councillor” (21) by The Voice
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
10th	The Independent View: Norman Baker’s move to cutting edge science will benefit Britain (14) by Jan Creamer
	Vince to quit? The party’s “senior sources” have been out and about stirring again… (33) by Stephen Tall
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	How to enter the LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League (4) by The Voice
	LibLink: Tessa Munt – Why I’m boycotting Israeli goods and services (74) by NewsHound
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #385 (0) by The Voice
11th	Welcome to my day: 11 August (4) by Mark Valladares
	LibLink: Shirley Williams on a role for Europe in solving the Gaza crisis (2) by NewsHound
	ALDE sets sail for a new world from a old port (1) by Mark Valladares
	Opinion: time to break the blockade of Gaza (48) by Andi Ali
	LibLInk: Lord (Paul) Tyler – Just Deserts? (10) by NewsHound
	Norman Baker: “The Lib Dems want to restore the public’s trust in the police” (10) by The Voice
12th	Caroline Pidgeon AM writes… Why subsidising gun owners must come to an end (46) by Caroline Pidgeon
	Fairer funding for Wales: “Lib Dems will actually do something about it,” vows Kirsty Williams (8) by The Voice
	A reminder: It’s Party awards time! (1) by The Voice
	LDVideo: Interview with Ben Fearn, “youngest ever Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate” (10) by The Voice
	Ryan Coetzee switches from Clegg’s Director of Strategy to Lib Dems’ General Election Director of Strategy (48) by Stephen Tall
	ICM poll: Labour leads Tories by 7%, Lib Dems in third place on 12% (55) by Stephen Tall
13th	Something stirring in the heart of England (21) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: An Open Challenge to Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel (90) by John Kelly
	Steve Webb: Lib Dems will introduce “fair warning” for job-seekers who break benefit rules before sanctions imposed (12) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Chief Whip on David Ward: “I do not intend to take further action in relation to the tweet” (34) by Stephen Tall
	Lib Dem donations in 2014, 2nd Quarter: £1.23m raised (but that’s less than Ukip) (4) by Stephen Tall
14th	LibLink: Mike Crockart – Police don’t need arms for show of force (8) by The Voice
	Rennie on the SNP’s “dishonest, desperate and disgraceful” NHS scaremongering (5) by Nick T
	Lib Dems pledge more tax cuts: after personal allowance raised to £12.5k will also increase National Insurance threshold (36) by Stephen Tall
	An idea from Matthew Parris that will unite political activists everywhere (25) by Stephen Tall
	Why Lib Dems shouldn’t keep schtum about tuition fees (206) by Stephen Tall
15th	Opinion: What we leave behind (5) by Reg Yeates
	Liblink: Paddy Ashdown on IS and Iraq (22) by The Voice
	Last call: How to enter the LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Celebrate 50 years free of the death penalty (13) by Antony Hook
	Opinion: The Liberal Democrats must support biomedical research (24) by Tom Holder
16th	Jo Swinson launches “Scotland should stay!” petition (7) by Stephen Tall
	Quote of the Week: Lauren Bacall – “I’m total, total, total liberal and proud of it.” (12) by Stephen Tall
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Could the USA’s November mid-term elections herald the return of the long-fabled “Liberal Hour”? (9) by Vittorio Trevitt
	In the next month 39 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (4) by Stephen Tall
17th	Pauline Pearce: “Why I am not running for Lib Dem president” (48) by The Voice
	Opinion: What Andy Burnham didn’t tell you about NHS privatisation (74) by K B
	Gaza: Senior Lib Dems speak out against Hamas, urge continuing ceasefire; and Lib Dem Friends of Israel issue statement (89) by The Voice
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (1) by The Voice
	Hughes: Lib Dems will extend Freedom of Information to open up public services run by private companies (5) by The Voice
	Ex-MEP Sharon Bowles appointed non-executive director of London Stock Exchange (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #386 (1) by The Voice
18th	Opinion: Generating electricity – why we should push for renewables, not fracking (80) by William Hobhouse
	Opinion: Better Together should agree to a third independence referendum debate (10) by Alex Dingwall
	Opinion: Need, not a magic number, should determine size of the state (39) by Mark Pack
	Opinion: If we remove prison as an option for drugs possession, savings must go to boost probation service (10) by Cara Jenkinson
	Life on the Campaign Trail #1: Ibrahim Taguri, Brent Central (2) by Ibrahim Taguri
	Danny Alexander: “We would all be diminished by Scottish independence” (16) by NewsHound
19th	Danny Alexander says Liberal Democrats will continue free museum access (12) by The Voice
	Let Kirsty Williams know your views on nursing levels in Wales (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Revenge porn: Ministry of Justice launches consultation, Hannah Thompson interviewed on Women’s Hour (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Sloths are cool – but they can’t run Liberal Youth (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Paul Burstow MP: Liberal Democrats announce package of measures to help carers (6) by Paul Burstow
	Opinion: Kippers’ squeals show we are a more liberal country (31) by Stuart Bonar
	LibLink: Willie Rennie: Alex Salmond’s future looks bleak so he turns to the past (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord Rennard’s membership of the Liberal Democrats restored by Party Committee (61) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron: I want the Liberal Democrats to become the “gold standard” for the way voluntary organisations treat volunteers and staff (29) by Tim Farron MP
20th	Danny Alexander and David Torrance discuss the Independence Referendum (0) by The Voice
	Stephen Williams calls for zero tolerance of homophobia on football terraces (5) by The Voice
	Saltire hunting (1) by Paul Walter
	Norman Lamb announces task force to tackle “unfit for purpose” mental health services for children and young people (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Liberal Democrats for independence (50) by Denis Mollison
	Opinion: Post Rennard, what should the party do? (43) by Linda Jack
21st	Statement from Lord Rennard (51) by The Voice
	Opinion: Post Rennard: living up to our liberal values (20) by Sal Brinton
	LibLink: Norman Lamb – Supporting general practice (2) by NewsHound
	Danny Alexander doing Facebook Q and A on Scottish Independence Referendum tonight at 6 pm (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Former Liberal Democrat MP John Barrett says he’s voting Yes in the Independence Referendum (34) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	The Independent View: An Arab EU could be the answer the Middle East needs (21) by Shaughan Dolan
	Channel 4 announce Clegg film (23) by Joe Otten
	Let’s Shout About Our Liberal Vision in 2015, Not Offer More of the Same (32) by Multiple Authors
	By-election update: Pipped to the post (2) by ALDC
	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 1 (3) by Stephen Tall
23rd	Opinion: Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel’s “Required reading” leaves a lot to be desired (22) by Nicholas Pentney
	Safe standing at football grounds: “an idea whose time has come,” say Lib Dems (6) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Scotland’s Future – a view from the Gallery (2) by Hannah Bettsworth
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: an open letter to Tim Farron – “And who made you King, anyway?” (36) by Mark Valladares
24th	Opinion: Restructuring is important but the General Election is the priority (36) by Liz Lynne
	Alison Goldsworthy quits party saying it’s no place for “women who want to deliver change” (78) by The Voice
	The ‘Favourability Index’: the Tories and Cameron lead, Lib Dems half as popular as Ukip (20) by Stephen Tall
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Nicola Sturgeon challenges Nick Clegg to do the Ice Bucket Challenge (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #387 (3) by Caron Lindsay
25th	Caron Lindsay on this evening’s referendum debate (17) by The Voice
26th	Opinion: The UK’s takeover laws and short-termism (16) by John Hann
	Opinion: Put revenge pornographers on the Sex Offenders Register (16) by S
	Opinion: Compulsory political education? (28) by Guy Russo
	Zero hours contracts – closing the loopholes (13) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Why I’m supporting all women shortlists (35) by Alasdair Hill
	Opinion: A hundred years ago… (9) by Neil Hughes
	Opinion: The argument for devolution (29) by Wayne Chadburn
27th	The Gender Agenda #4: The Liberal Democrats are a feminist party (29) by Alice Thomas
	Liberal Youth Elections 2014 – nominations close at 8pm TONIGHT (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: A ringfence is not enough for the science budget (10) by Ed Long
	Carmichael and Crockart rock at the Ice Bucket Challenge (5) by The Voice
	Opinion: Crown Prosecution Service is wrong not to prosecute undercover police officers (6) by Tony Dawson
	LibLink: Maajid Nawaz: Why Islamists beat liberals in the Middle East (35) by NewsHound
	Happy Birthday to us: 8 years old today (4) by Stephen Tall
	Better Together can always make a better ad. Alex Salmond can not give us a better currency option than we have being part of the UK (42) by Caron Lindsay
28th	The Independent View: Let’s talk about it (2) by Dalia Ben-Galim
	++ Coup for Ukip as Tory MP Carswell defects, triggers by-election in Clacton (114) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: 19th September – now what? (12) by Malcolm Wood
	Reflections on Rotherham (1): How one community in Rochdale took control to protect its children and young people (3) by Elwyn Watkins
	Reflections on Rotherham (2): Scapegoating one person misses the larger point (20) by Patrick McAuley
29th	The 3 Lib Dem seats where the Greens are a threat (16) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: If Putin wishes for another cold war… (77) by Mike Green
	Gerald Vernon-Jackson selected to contest Portsmouth South (14) by The Voice
	Reflections on Rotherham (3): Believing and taking responsibility (4) by Joe Otten
	And the winner of the referendum debate was…….Charles Kennedy (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Rennie: Stand up to the nationalist thugs (17) by Caron Lindsay
	By-election update: 13.6% swing from Labour to hold North Jesmond (3) by ALDC
30th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 2 (0) by Stephen Tall
	A new Lib Dem presidential candidate enters the race (0) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Time for change. Time for a Liberal Revival: my manifesto for Party President (25) by Daisy Cooper MP
	Reflections on Rotherham (4): Lessons were not learnt before. They cannot be ignored again. (26) by Colin Ross
	LibLink: Tim Farron – “I’m Determined That a No Vote Won’t Just Mean We Return to the Status Quo” (8) by NewsHound
	And the top book read by Lib Dem MPs this summer was… (7) by Stephen Tall
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Liberal Democrat Fairtrade Future welcomes hospital food announcement (3) by Mathew Hulbert
	In the next month 32 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (5) by The Voice
31st	What if… David Davis had won the Tory leadership contest in 2005? (12) by Stephen Tall
	Caron’s Sunday Selection: Must-read articles from the Sunday papers (23) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Sam Ghibaldan: Put people, not nations first (2) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Paddy Ashdown: Britain’s best defence to the terror threat is international action (16) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #388 (2) by Caron Lindsay