Monthly Archives: December 2014

1st	The Independent View: Liberal Democrat MPs should vote against secure colleges which would put younger children and girls at risk (5) by Penelope Gibbs
	The Independent View: Why Liberal Democrat MPs should reject Government’s power-grabbing judicial review proposals (16) by Sara Ogilvie
	Opinion: Towards an ethical trade policy (22) by Trevor Stables
	Nick Clegg’s message for World AIDS day (0) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats of the Month (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Labour’s attitude to abortion devolution says a lot about their attitude to Scotland (17) by Caron Lindsay
	Sir Malcolm Bruce writes…Creating liberal policies to change the political agenda (10) by Malcolm Bruce
2nd	The graph which shows why the Lib Dem policy of raising the personal allowance is the wrong priority (46) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg on the “utter nonsense” of Tory spending plans (39) by Caron Lindsay
	Stephen Knight AM writes…Putting the car first in urban areas comes with a huge cost to human life and health (14) by Stephen Knight
	Abusive site Wings over Scotland is embedded into the Scottish Government and Yes movement – Willie Rennie proves what we knew already (64) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Should we take the ‘Mental’ out of Mental Health? (27) by Judy Abel
	Opinion: Liberal Democrats must prioritise skills development (19) by Cara Jenkinson
	Nick Clegg puts £10 million into encouraging students and young people to register to vote (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg announces £150 million to help young people with eating disorders (4) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	SPONSORED: Momentum is building behind Gatwick as the only deliverable choice for expansion (45) by Gatwick Obviously
	ALDC by-election report: 27th November 2014 (11) by ALDC
	Lib Dems Telegraph splash: EU bashing “weak, opportunistic and fundamentally un-British” say Ashdown, Ludford, Brinton, Farron and 90 Lib Dems (26) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Stop state sponsorship of sweat shops (28) by David Allen
	Opinion: Council tax reform is better than the Mansion Tax (17) by Stephen Phillips
	Challenging the myths about benefits claimant – an inspiring video from an Oxford charity (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord (Archy) Kirkwood writes… the challenge of financial inclusion (7) by Lord (Archie) Kirkwood
	In full: Baroness Northover’s speech to launch the DFID disability framework (0) by The Voice
4th	“This is not a snub. I thought it would be a nice change to get out of the Westminster bubble”: Clegg on his Autumn Statement absence (46) by Stephen Tall
	Lord Ken MacDonald writes… For Liberal Democrats, civil liberties belong to every age (6) by Lord Ken Macdonald
	Opinion: Getting ambitious on renewable energy (37) by William Hobhouse
	The Independent View: A reformed Prevent could tackle extremism more effectively (10) by Jonathan Russell
	Jo Swinson on one of the great double standards of our time (34) by Caron Lindsay
	Baroness Floella Benjamin writes…Tax break for children’s programmes is great news (3) by Floella Benjamin
	Willie Rennie excluded on profanity grounds (5) by The Voice
	Opinion: The firm hand of the state where you least want it (18) by Laura Willoughby
	Ed Davey MP writes…An Autumn Statement for more green energy and more help to keep energy bills down. (8) by Ed Davey
	Former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe dies (32) by Stephen Tall
5th	And it’s good-bye from me as LibDemVoice Co-Editor… (42) by Stephen Tall
	LDVideo: Crosstalk with Jeremy Thorpe (BBC1, 24 March 1974) (12) by Stephen Tall
	How to help Lib Dems like Vince Cable in the run-up to the election (34) by George Kendall
	LibLink: Stephen Tall – At least five spectres haunt the Lib Dems. (22) by NewsHound
	Happy Christmas from the Cleggs: here’s Nick and Miriam’s festive photobooth card (18) by The Voice
	Norman Lamb writes… Better care for eating disorders is a top priority (27) by Norman Lamb MP
6th	Nick Clegg’s message for Small Business Saturday (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Jeremy Thorpe – a life in pictures (19) by Paul Walter
	Mittens and Cartoons: how political parties are trying to mobilise their supporters this Winter (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Michael Moore 1 Tory Game Players 0 – International Aid bill clears the Commons despite Tory shenanigans (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Scottish Liberal Democrats announce their list selections – and for the second time in a row manage to put one of their best MSPs in a more challenging position (19) by Caron Lindsay
	ALDC’s by-election report, 4th December 2014 (31) by ALDC
7th	Game on in Gordon: Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine has to defend seat against former First Minister Salmond (36) by Caron Lindsay
	Liz Barker leads first ever Lords debate on Lesbian, bisexual and transgender women’s health (5) by The Voice
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Jeremy Thorpe – a life in videos (8) by Paul Walter
	Taunton Deane Liberal Democrats select Rachel Gilmour (2) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #401 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Reviewing the papers on Radio Scotland’s Crossfire (1) by Caron Lindsay
8th	“Tories running dirty tricks call campaign against Lib Dems” (8) by The Voice
	Opinion: Localism is dead – what hope for Local Government ? (31) by Rabi Martins
	In the next month 21 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (4) by The Voice
	LibLink: Danny Alexander – Liberal Democrats have no part in Tory plans for harsh cuts and empty tax promises (46) by NewsHound
	Opinion: A step forward in reforming the UN (23) by Tad Jones
	Douglas Carswell: Free Liberal – How it might have been (pt. 3) (7) by David Faggiani
	Opinion: Is the centre ground disappearing from British politics? (96) by Stephen Phillips
	Michael Moore MP named as MP of the Year by Liberal Democrat Fairtrade Future (9) by Mathew Hulbert
	Opinion: Could PEVEL help to secure the triumph of good over EVEL? (36) by Andrew Haldane
9th	Vince Cable marks 2 million apprenticeships in 4 years – how that story could be told a bit better (14) by Caron Lindsay
	Liam McArthur highlights Swinson’s and Featherstone’s work and supports ambition action on violence against women (2) by The Voice
	Paul Burstow MP writes…We need urgent action on home care (6) by Paul Burstow
	Reasons to be careful about new analysis suggesting Lib Dems “set to lose several more seats than national polls with uniform swing would predict” (81) by Stephen Tall
	A day for Liberal Democrats to speak out for Justice? (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Who needs human rights? (16) by Caron Lindsay
	Something you didn’t know about Stephen Tall… (10) by Caron Lindsay
10th	24 Lib Dem peers “rebel” as Lords reject government’s judicial review proposals (52) by Caron Lindsay
	Kirsty Williams named Welsh assembly member of the year (15) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Why the Liberal Democrats must put reform first (31) by Junade Ali
	PMQs: Nick Clegg comes back from Cornwall (36) by Paul Walter
	Video – Kirsty Williams bonus (0) by Paul Walter
	Poll: Young people appear more tolerant, open and happy with modern Britain (15) by Paul Walter
	Why IDS is still in his job is revealing of Conservative attitudes to social security (17) by Stephen Tall
	Clegg’s letter to Burnham: “you may have inadvertently misled” Commons on Labour’s NHS privatisation record (32) by The Voice
11th	Stephen Lloyd MP writes… A better future for our coastal communities and inshore waters (0) by Stephen Lloyd
	Davey: We need to look at rules on transparency of fossil fuel investments (10) by NewsHound
	Live from Lima….Ed Davey writes from the Climate Change Talks (16) by Ed Davey
	MPs to debate curtailing judicial review on Monday as rebel Lib Dem peers face wrath of senior party figures (43) by Caron Lindsay
	Why this coalition is worth it: Pupil premium pays off as achievement gap narrows (26) by Caron Lindsay
	Ed Miliband has his economic deficiencies but is the Liberal Democrat response adequate? (36) by Caron Lindsay
12th	Opinion: The two party system is dead (39) by Adam Killeya
	Devo Sheffield announced: transport, skills, business support, housing, no mayor (29) by Joe Otten
	Stephen Lloyd resigns as PPS over underinvestment in A27 (15) by The Voice
	Baroness Lindsay Northover writes…DFID’s approach to LGBT rights (0) by Lindsay Northover
	A bit of advice to the English Liberal Democrats – sort your gender balance out and soon (37) by Caron Lindsay
	Julian Huppert: Commons should debate ban on fisting and watersports porn (60) by The Voice
13th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 15 (0) by Stephen Tall
	New edition of Liberator – December 2014 (2) by The Liberator Collective
	ALDC by-election report, 11 December 2014 – a trio of Liberal Democrat wins (9) by ALDC
	Can Murphy and Dugdale resurrect Labour’s fortunes in Scotland? (39) by Caron Lindsay
14th	Clegg: No country can prosper without basic freedoms (12) by The Voice
	Dear Liberal Democrat MPs: Judicial Review restrictions are a messy compromise too far. (39) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince speaks out against “devastating and ideologically driven” Tory spending cuts plan (56) by The Voice
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #402 (0) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Opinion: Is this the end of conviction politics? (31) by Stephen Phillips
	Opinion: All for one and one for all (25) by Steve Coltman
	Africa Liberal Network General Assembly concludes with spectacular success (5) by Harriet Shone
	Lib Dem Lawyers on Judicial Review (13) by Graham Colley
	The Independent View: UK Foreign Policy and Western Sahara (8) by Craig Browne
	Vince Cable on the Tories’ “extreme ideology” (2) by The Voice
	The Independent View: Where Next for Royal Mail? (14) by David Warren
16th	Clegg: senior Labour ex-ministers should give evidence to UK torture inquiry (10) by The Voice
	LibLink: Tim Farron – Pandering to Ukip risks handing over British-grown ideas to overseas competitors (12) by NewsHound
	LibLink: Norman Lamb: Decades of not understanding Mental Health has left too many Unhelped – but we are getting there (3) by NewsHound
	Judicial Review: Parliamentary Ping Pong delayed until New Year (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Shhh! Keep this secret (18) by Chris White
	Two Liberal Democrats win European awards (2) by The Voice
	Our worst nightmare? Peter Kellner’s scenario 3: “Lib Dems choose who’s the PM” (51) by Stephen Tall
	Nick Clegg live Q & A at 7pm tonight (5) by Caron Lindsay
	“The best opinion poll I’ve seen in a long time” says Nick Clegg (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Equal Marriage now a reality in Scotland (0) by Caron Lindsay
17th	Devolution must go beyond Westminster (33) by Newsmoggie
	Opinion: London’s house clearing and what the Focus E15 campaign tells us (13) by Teena Lashmore
	Opinion: Torture – taking back control of the debate (40) by James Harper
	Civil partnerships can now be converted into marriage (5) by Newsmoggie
	Fixed-term parliaments: 56% of voters support them, finds YouGov (20) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: The power of the media for good or ill (3) by Stephen Phillips
	LibLink: Tim Farron – CIA report shows we should fight even harder for liberal Britain (1) by The Voice
18th	Vince’s Royal Mail privatisation: independent report concludes “the right decisions were made” (11) by The Voice
	Fifa World Cup row: Lib Dem members say no to Qatar but split on 2022 boycott (2) by Stephen Tall
	Baroness Sally Hamwee writes…Localism and liberalism, urban and rural (3) by Sally Hamwee
	Lib Dem MPs were right not to play Labour’s silly games over the Bedroom Tax (60) by Caron Lindsay
	Lord William Wallace writes…Evidence shows EU serves Britain well (19) by Lord William Wallace
	Helena Morrissey evaluates party’s progress on her recommendations (18) by The Voice
	Morrissey Progress Report – first thoughts (17) by Caron Lindsay
19th	A farewell from Tim Farron as party president (12) by Tim Farron MP
	Opinion: Universal Basic Income is the way forward for the Liberal Democrats (85) by Robin McGhee
	Cochrane review: Vaping can help you quit smoking (24) by Joe Otten
	By-election update: Gains on the year (20) by ALDC
	Paul Tyler writes… In defence of piecemeal (19) by Paul Tyler
20th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 16 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Tribute to Jeremy Thorpe (5) by Nick Harvey
	Liberal Youth unveils its General Election campaign plans (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Norman Lamb: Fixing dysfunctional mental health services takes time (1) by The Voice
21st	Time to lambast the economic stupidity of Tory posturing on immigration (26) by Paul Walter
	Tim Farron on Murnaghan: “There is massive space for the Liberal Democrats standing up for strong economy, fairness, human rights and civil liberties” (34) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by Caron Lindsay
	What does Alex Salmond think he’s playing at? (31) by Caron Lindsay
	Study shows that voters in Liberal Democrat seats trust their MPs more (41) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #403 (0) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	Five party leaders at the funeral of Jeremy Thorpe (8) by Paul Walter
	Festive confusable peers quiz – Smith & Jones edition (0) by Paul Walter
	Are Lib Dems normal? (7) by Mary Reid
	Jo Swinson MP on new measures to rank companies’ human rights performances (6) by Jo Swinson MP
	Last-minute Christmas present ideas from the LDV team (0) by The Voice
23rd	Nick Clegg’s message for Hanukkah 2014 (0) by The Voice
	Jo Swinson slams gender stereotyping of toys – and is attacked by Jeremy Browne (98) by Caron Lindsay
	When politics, business and comedy collide with real lives (9) by Paul Walter
	Kirsty Williams’ Christmas Message 2014 (0) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s Christmas message 2014 (0) by The Voice
	Support fund set up for Alex Folkes (16) by Caron Lindsay
24th	Willie Rennie’s Christmas message 2014 (3) by The Voice
	Flashback: Did any MP colleagues attack Jeremy B when he talked about veils? (21) by Paul Walter
	Festive confusable peers quiz – the answers (1) by Paul Walter
	The polls in 2014: what they show with 133 days left til 7 May 2015 (36) by Stephen Tall
25th	Merry Christmas to all our readers (10) by The Voice
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 1) (2) by The Voice
26th	Call Clegg Christmas Special – bullying, learning support for children in hospital, jungles and jumpers (7) by Caron Lindsay
	The search for the Liberal Democrat Stars of 2014 (23) by Caron Lindsay
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 2) (0) by The Voice
27th	Five posts to sum up January 2014 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	What Theresa May didn’t want you to see: Norman Baker reveals all on drugs report (10) by The Voice
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 3) (1) by The Voice
	Craig Murray rejected by SNP as parliamentary candidate for saying he would defy whip to vote against Bedroom Tax (37) by Caron Lindsay
28th	Five posts to sum up February 2014 (1) by The Voice
	Caroline Pidgeon writes… URGENT! Five minutes of your time could help ensure firearm licence fee changes in 2015 (11) by Caroline Pidgeon
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 4) (0) by The Voice
	Gareth Wilson selected to stand for Liberal Democrats against George Osborne (21) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #404 (0) by Caron Lindsay
29th	Five posts to sum up March 2014 (7) by The Voice
	Opinion: Not inevitable but not surprising either (25) by Chris White
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 5) (0) by The Voice
	The Independent View: STV for local government in 2015! (42) by Anthony Tuffin
	Alistair Carmichael’s New Year Message – Let 2015 be a year of unity (2) by The Voice
30th	Nick Clegg’s New Year Message: 2015: a year of hope and optimism for all (34) by The Voice
	Daily Mail paint Mike Thornton as “Lib Dem Scrooge” in non-story of the year (28) by Caron Lindsay
	Five posts to sum up April 2014 (7) by Caron Lindsay
	The LDV Festive Fashion Parade (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Sarah Teather slams “irrational selfish scare stories” over nurse with Ebola (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Daniel Coleman selected to fight Dundee West for the Liberal Democrats (2) by The Voice
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 6) (9) by The Voice
	Five posts to sum up May 2014 (8) by Caron Lindsay
	+++New Years Honours 2015: Paddy Ashdown becomes a Companion of Honour (20) by The Voice
31st	First same-sex marriages take place in Scotland (9) by Paul Walter
	Congratulations to Liberal Democrats in the New Year honours list (0) by The Voice
	Book review: Michael Bloch’s “Jeremy Thorpe” (21) by Paul Walter
	LibLink: David Boyle – The future? We’ve seen it all before (14) by Paul Walter
	The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 7) (1) by The Voice
	Deserving of more than a footnote: George Watson and The Unservile State (10) by Peter Sloman
	Opinion: Liberals must think of ways to incentivise free expression (52) by Allum Bokhari