Monthly Archives: October 2014

1st	Right to be forgotten: 47% of Lib Dems say deleting results individuals do not like amounts to censorship (4) by Stephen Tall
	Dave Goddard writes … Challenging, probing and plain speaking (1) by Dave Goddard
	Opinion: The future of the State (23) by Ruth Coleman-Taylor
	The Independent View: Looking at ways to help student entrepreneurs (2) by Johnny Luk
	New Liberal Democrat Conference App now live (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Human rights and all that jazz (3) by Sophie Bridger
	The Independent View: Politicians don’t do enough to find out what we really want (21) by Marion Hutcheson
	Edward McMillan-Scott writes…Postscript: The Tory Conference – more Euro-sceptic than ever (9) by Edward McMillan-Scott
	Cameron and the Tories show us what Government by Daily Mail would look like (23) by Caron Lindsay
	The most important part of our election strategy… (50) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	Favourability index: Ed Balls more unpopular with Lib Dems than George Osborne (20) by Stephen Tall
	Cameron’s conference: Giveaway budgets are dead! Long live giveaway speeches! (18) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: The need for a new economic alternative (35) by Vittorio Trevitt
	Lib Dem Voice at Conference: our events and what else we’re up to… (8) by The Voice
	Clegg: May’s comms data claim “one of most misleading and outrageous platform speeches I’ve heard” (11) by The Voice
	Jeremy Browne’s ‘Why Vote Liberal Democrat 2015’ published (33) by Nick T
	Opinion: Less than 2% of members will vote at Conference: this is not an ‘internal democracy’ of which we can be proud (50) by Daisy Cooper MP
	Police Scotland change armed policing policy – a victory for Lib Dem McInnes (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Federalism and Constitutions (8) by Hamish Mackenzie
	The Liberal Democrat Voice Awards 2014: The Shortlists (4) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	Opinion: OMOV – think twice (22) by Gareth Epps
	EXCLUSIVE POLL: As Lib Dem conference begins, here’s what members think of the Coalition so far (51) by Stephen Tall
	The Independent View: It’s time to rethink Trident (27) by Kate Hudson
	Opinion: You can allow airport expansion and protect the environment (10) by Christine Jardine MP
	The Independent View: Liberal Democrats – Please make compulsory Sex and Relationships Education a red line Issue (8) by Sarah Green
	Opinion: Beware false promises on apprenticeships (8) by Chris Young
	Opinion: Human trafficking must be an important part of safer sex work strategy (8) by Dipa Vaya
	A fair and fast economic recovery (88) by Joe Otten
4th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 6 (1) by Stephen Tall
	Caron’s Conference Selection: must-read stories from today’s press and online commentary (21) by Caron Lindsay
	Saturday debates open thread: Welcome to Glasgow (4) by The Voice
	EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem Party Presidency – first members’ poll results are here (31) by Stephen Tall
	The big difference between what Olly Grender said and what the Mirror said she said (25) by Caron Lindsay
	Saturday extras open thread: Conference Rally and the LDV Awards (1) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Bridging the gap between rhetoric and reality before May 2015 (4) by Donna Hume
	Lord Brian Paddick writes… Is it reasonable to ban runway expansion across the UK? (47) by Brian Paddick
	Nick Clegg arrives at conference (4) by Paul Walter
	Glasgow Gossip #1 (3) by Caron Lindsay
	All in a day’s Lib Dem conference: hustings, fringes, OMOV and sex work (8) by Stephen Tall
5th	Sunday debates open thread: From first aid to child abuse via crime and public services (1) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s conference rally speech: “We may be the underdogs but we have the values, beliefs and resilience to win” (30) by The Voice
	Opinion: Lib Dems must commit to end the housing crisis within a generation (8) by Patrick Murray
	Sunday extras open thread: From Christian humanism to live jazz (3) by The Voice
	Norman Lamb writes… Extra funding for the NHS is a Lib Dem priority right now (9) by Norman Lamb MP
	Coalition-Lite – a better way of doing coalition government? (21) by Andrew George
	Liberal Democrat voice awards 2014 – the results (2) by Paul Walter
	Disco as you’ve never seen it before…. (0) by Paul Walter
	Conference Speeches: Jo Swinson to Conference rally (0) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Paddy Ashdown “You were never this nice when I was leader” (30) by The Voice
	Conference speeches: Alistair Carmichael – Coalition with Tories is like having a cat (4) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Willie Rennie – “If you want to stop the talk of ‘the 45’ or ‘the 55’ and talk about ‘One Scotland’, to take forward a programme of reform to unite the country, then we are your party.” (0) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Steve Webb: “We spend £37 billion on pensions tax relief, mostly on well-off. Next Government will need to address the unfairness (20) by The Voice
6th	Who should be the Lib Dem shadow chancellor in 2015 – Vince or Danny? Here’s what Lib Dem members think… (15) by Stephen Tall
	Monday debates open thread: Flooding and equal marriage (unconnected, of course) (0) by The Voice
	The Independent View: IFS Director Paul Johnson – Balancing the books: some unpalatable choices (13) by Paul Johnson
	Monday extras open thread: Breakfast, lunch and party (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: Confronting gender inequalities in the workplace (3) by Belinda Brooks Gordon
	Who’s up, who’s down? How party members rate the performances of leading Lib Dems (8) by Stephen Tall
	Conference speeches: Kirsty Williams: Liberal Democrats are the radical, positive choice (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Conference season so far – and what’s with the Tories and Human Rights anyhow? (9) by Nick Tyrone
	The Independent View: Constitutional reform is back in fashion (3) by Katie Ghose
	Opinion: Party conferences don’t matter to voters (13) by Steve Humphreys
	Hung Parliament: what Lib Dem members think will happen… and what you want to happen (76) by Stephen Tall
	Glasgow Gossip #2: Jumpergate (18) by Caron Lindsay
7th	Tuesday debates open thread: The big one – our pre-manifesto (31) by The Voice
	Tuesday extras open thread: Ending in Glee (1) by The Voice
	Tall and Lindsay make the Liberal Democrat “power list” (10) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Kavya Kaushik from Saturday’s Rally (3) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Tim Farron: Time for ambitious, active, liberal government (24) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Liberal Democrat vote on flooding shows politics of climate change is shifting (5) by Guy Shrubsole
	Glasgow Gossip: Fashion special (2) by Caron Lindsay
8th	Wednesday debates open thread: Nick Clegg’s speech (16) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg on the “great liberal cause” to boost mental health care: “I want this smack bang on the front page of our next manifesto” (11) by The Voice
	Je ne regrette rien? Would Lib Dem members have voted for Coalition knowing what we know now? (28) by Stephen Tall
	BBC: “Nick Clegg not executed on stage until 1320” (7) by The Voice
	IN FULL: Nick Clegg’s leader’s speech to conference (25) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s speech: 5 initial thoughts from me – and reaction from members and pundits (78) by Stephen Tall
	Norman Lamb MP writes… Thank you, Nick, for your commitment to mental health (5) by Norman Lamb MP
	Praise for Norman Lamb’s work on mental health (6) by The Voice
9th	Mental health – an issue whose time came at Glasgow (5) by Paul Walter
	Tim Farron’s “active and ambitious government” – some thoughts and questions (28) by Nick T
	The Glee Club makes the headlines (8) by Caron Lindsay
	The Guardian’s “10 things we’ve learned from the Lib Dem conference” (34) by Nick T
	LibLink: Edward McMillan-Scott: Britain’s obligation towards Hong Kong (11) by NewsHound
	Opinion: An embarrassing lack of diversity (32) by Lester Holloway
	Opinion: Underpinning local enterprise through the banking system (6) by David Boyle
10th	A Lib Dem reshuffle? If it happens, here’s who party members would like to see promoted (12) by Stephen Tall
	UKIP breakthrough, Labour scrape through (257) by The Voice
	Opinion: Don’t tax aspiration, let’s recruit entrepreneurs to our cause (38) by Alain Desmier
	Opinion: We will not stand aside while persecution takes place (10) by Ed Fordham
	Gordon Birtwistle MP writes… A revived nuclear industry could unlock the UK’s engineering potential for generations to come (25) by Gordon Birtwistle MP
	Opinion: Transparency and Openness from the FCC (17) by Sian Reid and William Barter
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #392 (0) by Caron Lindsay
11th	In the next month 27 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (1) by The Voice
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (5) by The Voice
	Remembering Sarah – Thanking Nick (12) by Linda Jack
12th	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Brian Paddick writes… Are We Confusing Anti-politics with Anti-Westminster? (66) by Brian Paddick
13th	Opinion: It’s time to embrace write-in candidates for internal party elections (28) by Lib Dem Write In
	The Independent View: Baking the UKIP Cookbook (6) by Marc Blakewill and James Harris
	General election 2015: broadcasters propose 2-3-4 leaders’ debates formula (48) by Stephen Tall
	Call for feedback on progress since Independent Inquiry of June 2013 (0) by Helena Morrissey
	Going forward, it’s all incredibly important to ordinary people (10) by Paul Reynolds
	Israel-Palestine conflict: the views of Lib Dem members (7) by Stephen Tall
	Thank you, Glasgow (6) by Paul Walter
	The Independent View: Banning wild animals in circuses – a popular law whose time has come (1) by Jan Creamer
	Opinion: Generation Y – Why don’t they vote Lib Dem? (114) by Simon McGrath
	Opinion: A radical, Liberal and localist alternative to NHS commissioning (14) by K B
	++ BREAKING: Mark Hunter MP steps down as Deputy Chief Whip (4) by The Voice
14th	28 Lib Dem MPs vote for recognition of state of Palestine, 1 against (39) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Peers try to make revenge porn a criminal offence (14) by Caron Lindsay
	What makes Nick’s work worthwhile: the Liberal Democrats’ Autumn PPB (19) by The Voice
	Lord Eric Avebury writes…Polio and Terrorism (2) by Eric Avebury
	Lynne Featherstone on shortlist for Stonewall Politician of the Year (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Fancy seeing Adam Stachura dangling on a rope? (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Debates, PEBs and Judical Review: A graveyard of lost causes (18) by Antony Hook
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: Why we must reduce teachers’ workloads (15) by NewsHound
15th	Opinion: Four-step guide to how not to be the nasty party (Labour edition) (25) by Nicholas Pentney
	Opinion: The proposed televised debate format does not help pluralism (10) by Scott Stables
	Tim Farron MP writes…We must continue to fight hard for fairer housing (4) by Tim Farron MP
	The Independent View: The Liberal Democrats and civil society (2) by George Bangham
	++ Jeremy Browne to stand down as Lib Dem MP in May 2015 (110) by The Voice
	Lord Roger Roberts writes: Join #TheAmendment campaign to make Welsh voter registration accessible & engaging (2) by Lord Roger Roberts
	ICM has Labour ahead, Ukip moving into 3rd place, Lib Dems on 11% (72) by Stephen Tall
16th	LibLink: Giles Wilkes – Tax cuts are exactly what we don’t need (16) by NewsHound
	How should we share the gain and the pain in the next Parliament? (7) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Jeremy Browne deserves our thanks (59) by Ed Fordham
	A setback for UKIP in the European Parliament, courtesy of one Latvian MEP… (14) by Mark Valladares
	Mori’s Sir Bob Worcester increases his forecast for Lib Dem seats in May 2015 (39) by Stephen Tall
	Jeremy Browne to stand down as MP: what Lib Dem bloggers have made of his decision (4) by The Voice
17th	LibLink: Paddy Ashdown: Learning six languages changed my life (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Berwick candidate Julie Pörksen seeks views on post-16 transport (5) by The Voice
	Massive swing from Labour as Liberal Democrat Andrew Waller regains Council seat in York (20) by The Voice
	How to further improve our comments threads: your suggestions please (67) by Nick T
	Miriam Gonzàlez Duràntez on faking it, elites and inspiring girls (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Liblink: Catherine Bearder MEP on UKIP’s collapse in the European Parliament (14) by Joe Otten
	Danny Alexander’s stroll on the Grassy Knoll and other great #dannyswalks (5) by Caron Lindsay
18th	Danny Alexander, not Vince Cable, designated Lib Dem shadow chancellor (oh, and no Lib Dem reshuffle) (85) by Stephen Tall
	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 7 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Liberal Democrat Lucy Care answers questions from NUS students (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Economic liberals or social liberals? Pragmatists or ideologues? How Lib Dem members describe their own political identity (38) by Stephen Tall
	Voters give Liberal Democrats credit for tax threshold rise according to IPSOS-MORI poll (6) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Lynne Featherstone: I have been able to do über-Liberal things in Government (4) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #393 (5) by Caron Lindsay
19th	10 Years on from The Orange Book: What should authentic liberalism look like? (75) by Stephen Tall
	Caron’s Sunday Selection: Must-read articles from the Sunday papers (4) by Caron Lindsay
	How you can take part in LibDemVoice’s exclusive party member surveys (0) by Stephen Tall
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	“Durántezmania – that has legs” and other compliments for Miriam (74) by The Voice
	Conference Speeches: Vince Cable: Liberal Democrats have brought compassion, common sense and competence to Government (7) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #394 (1) by Caron Lindsay
20th	Opinion: Confused Britain (61) by Scott Stables
	Opinion: And you thought EVEL was difficult… (25) by Michael Taylor
	Obituary: Susan Taylor – Another great Liberal light goes out (9) by Rebecca Taylor
	Linda Jack drops out of race for party president (59) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Tackling tax avoidance should be a top manifesto issue (42) by Cara Jenkinson
	Opinion: Should all-member ballots replace conference on policy votes? (60) by Robin McGhee
21st	Martin Horwood MP writes…Reducing the negative impact of violence on international development (3) by Martin Horwood
	A sneak preview of the Scottish Autumn Conference Agenda (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: The other side of the immigration debate coin (71) by Rabi Martins
	LibLink: Sarah Teather: Tackling revenge eviction – a step closer (3) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Gough Whitlam: Farewell to a reformer (9) by Mathew Hulbert
	Is this the front page of the next Lib Dem manifesto? (90) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: Nick Clegg, want to win the women’s vote? Try working with one. (24) by Alice Thomas
	ALDC’s by-election report: 16 October 2014 (1) by ALDC
22nd	LDVideo: Vikki Slade on Free School Meals in action (2) by The Voice
	Voting for the next Lib Dem party president starts a week today (4) by Stephen Tall
	LibLink: Hannah Thompson on her successful campaign to outlaw revenge porn (15) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord Andrew Phillips writes…Reflections from the campaign trail in Clacton (21) by Lord Andrew Phillips
	The Independent View: Ministry of Justice costs reforms undermine Vince Cable’s aim of tackling rogue directors (1) by Giles Frampton
	Opinion: Decision making in the Liberal Democrats (20) by Iain Donaldson
	Kirsty Williams questions Welsh First Minister on “lack of ambition” for young people (1) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrat storms to by-election win – in the House of Lords (18) by Caron Lindsay
	Shouldn’t Parliament Square be for protesters? (30) by Caron Lindsay
23rd	The Liberal Party and the First World War – event in London next month (8) by Duncan Brack
	Horwood and Burstow take part in Westminster Dog of the Year (0) by The Voice
	Opinion: In for a cent, in for a Euro? (50) by Adam Killeya
	Early years pupil premium – local allocations announced (3) by Newsmoggie
	LibLink: Tim Farron: Don’t despair, we can help those whose lives are threatened by climate change (14) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Liberal Democrats in conversation, an Indiegogo campaign (3) by Mark Bryceland
	Teacher workload – a concern north and south of the border (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Norman Lamb MP writes…Liberal Democrats will fight relentlessly for NHS to have funding it needs (17) by Norman Lamb MP
	Lord Paul Tyler writes…Farce in the Lords (10) by Paul Tyler
24th	Clare Campion-Smith Selected as Lib Dem PPC for Bristol North West (0) by The Voice
	Alex Salmond to make Westminster comeback – threat to Lib Dem seat of Gordon? (26) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: The utter and total failure of the political left (120) by Matthew Huntbach
	Roundtable talks on new mental health waiting time standards (1) by The Voice
	A powerful message from Canada’s Liberal leader in response to Wednesday’s shootings (11) by The Voice
	Catherine Bearder MEP writes… EU climate targets thanks to Ed Davey and Lib Dems (0) by Catherine Bearder MEP
	Ed Davey MP writes…Signed, sealed and delivered, an ambitious climate change deal for Europe (7) by Ed Davey
25th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 8 (0) by Stephen Tall
	By-election update: 8 seats up for grabs – no losses, no gains (14) by ALDC
	What Lib Dem members think about devolution – and what their local priorities would be (10) by Stephen Tall
	Botswana elections: Liberal Democrats help sister party and its “calm revolutionary of our time” (99) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg’s message for Diwali 2014 (2) by The Voice
	Paddy Ashdown on Bosnia and Herzegovina: “These are dangerous times; they are very dangerous times indeed” (9) by The Voice
	In the next month 22 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (6) by The Voice
	Why I’m spitting furious about Johann Lamont’s resignation. (71) by Caron Lindsay
26th	The Independent View: Time for the Lib Dems to capitalise on their cities’ opportunity (4) by Andrew Carter
	Liberal Democrats the sexiest party, apparently… (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Caron’s Sunday Selection: Must-read articles from the Sunday papers (4) by Caron Lindsay
	It’s the Liberal Democrat Blogosphere Wedding of the Year – congratulations to Richard and Alex (8) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Sal Brinton on how Liberal Democrats helped change law on revenge porn (8) by The Voice
	What’s being debated in our members’ forum this week? (0) by The Voice
	Carswell: Free Liberal. How it might have been (50) by David Faggiani
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #395 (0) by Caron Lindsay
27th	Opinion: Liberal Democrats : the party of social work and social care? (6) by Simon Allen
	Julian Huppert writes: Workable real recall (41) by Julian Huppert
	Opinion: Electoral reform – How to (19) by Barry Holliday
	All welcome to the first Liberal Democrat European Group Conference (10) by Antony Hook
	LibLink: What Nick Clegg wrote on Mumsnet about shared parental leave – and he didn’t mince his words (11) by The Voice
	LibLink: Ed Davey promises no blackouts this winter (34) by The Voice
	Why would you not be a feminist? says Clegg (46) by Caron Lindsay
28th	Carmichael talks green investment, energy and renewables (4) by The Voice
	Federal Committee candidate lists announced (13) by The Voice
	Opinion: Delivering a stronger economy and a fairer society (43) by Iain Donaldson
	Opinion: We need HS2 and HS3 to benefit the north (19) by Mike Green
	Opinion: Alice vs the system: Lessons from a lifetime of “help” from public services #3 (0) by Anonymous Liberal Democrat
	Kirsty Williams: For Labour and the Tories, Welsh patients are just collateral damage in NHS War (4) by The Voice
	LibLink: Sarah Teather: Let’s stop the scourge of revenge eviction (4) by NewsHound
	What can we learn from this year’s World Gender Gap Report? (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg: I’m not voting in this Thursday’s PCC by-election (31) by Stephen Tall
	Sal Brinton writes… Ukip’s hypocrisy on tackling serious child abuse issue is breath-taking (17) by Sal Brinton
	Coalition stooshie* as Tories refuse deal to get EU Referendum Bill debated (19) by Caron Lindsay
29th	LibLink: Paddy Ashdown: Afghanistan war is textbook for how to lose this kind of conflict (6) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Tim Farron – What Can Government do to Help the Self Employed? (5) by NewsHound
	Half of current Green supporters voted Lib Dem in 2010 (77) by Stephen Tall
	Baroness Kate Parminter writes…Campaigning on green issues in the south west (5) by Kate Parminter
	Stephen Lloyd MP writes…Ed’s climate change deal shows how UK can reform EU  (16) by Stephen Lloyd
	On making LDV more inclusive (105) by Caron Lindsay
30th	Stephen Williams doing a Reddit Ask Me Anything tonight at 6:30 pm (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: The Economic Crisis is Now Political (59) by Toby Matthews
	Andrew Stunell MP writes…Tackling anti-semitism at home and abroad (10) by Andrew Stunell MP
	LibGreenLink: Julian Huppert and Caroline Lucas: Our prohibitionist drugs policy isn’t working (7) by NewsHound
	Alison McInnes makes debut at First Minister’s Questions (9) by Caron Lindsay
31st	UKIP MEP calls equal marriage supporters “equality Nazis” and defends UKIP’s collaboration with party whose leader praised Hitler (32) by Caron Lindsay
	UK decision to stop migrant rescue operations attacked by Teather (“unethical”) and Ashdown (“inhuman”), defended by Clegg (“Italian decision”) (32) by Stephen Tall
	Last chance to make your views heard on more powers for Scotland.. (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Afghanistan – Fools rush in… (3) by Arthur Snell
	Opinion: We can’t afford not to pay for social care (7) by Chris White
	Norman Lamb warns against demonising people with mental ill health at Hallowe’en (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Labour hang on in South Yorkshire – my guilty part (41) by Joe Otten