Monthly Archives: April 2015

1st	Liberal Democrat Voice comments policy upgrade (26) by The Voice
	++Lib Dems hit another big fundraising target (6) by Paul Walter
	What’s happening on P-36, Wednesday 1st April? (0) by The Voice
	Something nasty – why the Tories aren’t making headway (32) by Paul Walter
	AIDS organisations and Elton John support Liberal Democrat candidate Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett over HIV disclosure (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Well, it is April 1st (6) by The Voice
	Why did Cameron’s and Clegg’s Palace business have to be conducted in secret? (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Paul Burstow writes…Care Act shows how Lib Dems in Government make society fairer (4) by Paul Burstow
	New Party Election Broadcast: Look left, look right then cross (26) by The Voice
	New Ashcroft report show Lib Dems gaining ground in majority of seats polled (20) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem declared winner of April Fool’s Day (15) by Raif Pollo
	Some thoughts on zero hours contracts – Liberal Democrat record in government is better than Labour’s (20) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	What’s happening on P-35, Thursday 2nd April? (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: We should be alert to this threat to Europe! (55) by Chris Bowers
	Opinion: Getting things out of proportion (29) by Adrian Pellas-Rice
	William Wallace writes…Challenging Ukip’s assumptions (12) by Lord William Wallace
	Lib Dems in the media – three must-watch programmes from yesterday (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg says: Employers must be equally supportive of workers with mental and physical health problems (3) by Caron Lindsay
	The popcorn’s ready for the debate tonight – what I want to see from Nick Clegg (26) by Caron Lindsay
	Candid, competent Clegg puts in good performance in debate that fails to break the poll deadlock (148) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	Opinion: The silence of the Miliband (51) by Simon Foster
	Opinion: Let’s make this the Housing General Election (31) by Patrick Murray
	New campaign poster highlights tax cut. (52) by The Voice
	Charles Kennedy writes…Time to dig deep and believe (37) by Charles Kennedy
4th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 30 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Something to keep you giggling on the campaign trail (3) by The Voice
	Nicola Sturgeon faces similar press trashing to Clegg in 2010 – but with added misogyny (87) by Caron Lindsay
	Are you feeling like you need some good old fashioned civil liberties talk in this election? (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Unmasked: The “tall young man” in the Liberal Democrat office (10) by Caron Lindsay
	This is everything a leaders’ debate should be – with one of the best put-downs ever (4) by The Voice
	Caroline Lucas: Vince Cable could make you think eating babies was ok (14) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Mathew Hulbert: “The vast majority of the good things done in this government were as a result of Liberal Democrat influence” (5) by The Voice
	Opinion: Water of Life (11) by Kirsten Johnson
	LibLink: Layla Moran: Six ways to break British research (2) by NewsHound
	Caron’s Sunday Selection: Must-read articles from the Sunday papers (0) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Jo Swinson: Across much of Scotland, Lib Dems are the only party who can beat the SNP (10) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Swinson and Willott hail start of shared parental leave – but this isn’t the end of the work to be done on this issue (1) by Caron Lindsay
	In which Tim Farron shows excellent judgement (15) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Link: Stephen Tall: The ins and outs of tactical voting (nose pegs optional) (6) by NewsHound
	Nick Clegg’s Easter Message 2015 (12) by The Voice
6th	What’s happening on P-31, Monday 6th April? (1) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: What’s in a name ? (66) by David Warren
	The Independent View: An apology from 38 Degrees (12) by David Babbs
	Opinion: The Conservative campaign – some concerns (9) by David Allen
	Condolences to Charles Kennedy and his family (5) by The Voice
	Opinion: First term councillor diary – mental health, the Council and me (5) by Patrick McAuley
	The Independent View: Political inequality threatens constitutional holy cows (16) by Mathew Lawrence
	Opinion: The real issue – nationalisation (43) by Andreas Christodoulou
	The cuteness of the lambs…. (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: HS2 and the Ivanhoe line (29) by Mark Argent
	Why are police forces getting away with misogynistic, victim-blaming rape prevention campaigns? (100) by Caron Lindsay
7th	What’s happening on P-30, Tuesday 7th April? (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Mayor of Deal Deryck Murray leaves Labour and joins Liberal Democrats (5) by The Voice
	Martin Horwood writes…Cross-Government International Development in 2015 and beyond (3) by Martin Horwood
	Opinion: Threat to Europe? Countering the TTIP scaremongering (72) by Sean O'Curneen
	Have SNP abandoned their plans to reverse welfare reforms? (3) by Caron Lindsay
	One word to sum up the Liberal Democrats (43) by Newspuppy
	Shirley Williams on the campaign trail: Vikki Slade is a worthy successor to Annette Brooke (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Tributes to Sutton’s Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Colin Hall (4) by The Voice
8th	Opinion: We don’t duck things in OxWAb (9) by Simon Foster
	You don’t have to choose between the NHS and the Economy… (84) by The Voice
	My Guildford campaign photo diary (2) by Kelly-Marie Blundell
	Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Childs talks about living with HIV (1) by Caron Lindsay
	The Times: Lib Dem digital operations “closest to Team Obama” (29) by Caron Lindsay
	The two most talked about things from last night’s Scottish Leaders’ debate and two things the press got wrong about Willie Rennie (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Fundraising emails just got grimmer… (12) by Caron Lindsay
	Well that’s different! Boyband broadcasts and Nick Clegg going ape (20) by Newspuppy
	UPDATED: The resemblance was coincidental: Woman who switched to Labour during debate is not woman in Labour photo. (84) by Caron Lindsay
9th	Miriam Gonzalez Durantez supports Lynne Featherstone’s campaign (15) by The Voice
	Opinion: “Victim-blaming” 101: why sexual assault is different to other crimes (46) by Alice Thomas
	A foreign-policy-free election? (23) by Nick T
	Donate to Lib Dems today to be in with a chance of the funniest dinner you will ever have (3) by The Voice
	Opinion: The humanitarian catastrophe in Syria and the need for a no-fly zone (23) by Jonathan Brown
	Mike Crockart retiring? Errr, no… (3) by The Voice
	Opinion: We need meaningful discourse on Trident, not playground politics (34) by Tim Oliver
	Two unmissable events tonight (5) by The Voice
	Lib Dem MEP supports Fairtrade group in campaign to help sugar farmers after EU rule change (7) by Mathew Hulbert
	Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Mr Miliband (59) by NewsHound
10th	Opinion: The Liberal Democrats are setting the agenda on health and social care (8) by David Warren
	Opinion: Deficit reduction: between a rock and a hard place (14) by Mark Argent
	Richard Dawkins endorses Lib Dem candidates Layla Moran and Maajid Nawaz (78) by NewsHound
	Opinion: Why I’m voting Liberal Democrat on 7th May (148) by Eddie Sammon
	Nick Harvey writes…Trident: The real gamble with the nation’s security is making a currently purpose-less weapon a financial priority (26) by Nick Harvey
	LBC Women’s Debate: Lynne Featherstone gets Harriet Harman to admit she’s “happy” with Rachel Reeves’ plans to be tougher than Tories on benefits claimants (40) by Caron Lindsay
	Sussex Police withdraw victim-blaming rape prevention campaign (34) by Caron Lindsay
11th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 31 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Norman Lamb on the party’s prospects, leadership, mental health and the benefits system (7) by NewsHound
	Tories seem to be shredding their claim to economic competence with each new spending commitment (17) by Caron Lindsay
	45,455 (37) by Caron Lindsay
	Pigeon killed by Lib Dem bus and the internet laughs (7) by Newspuppy
	Nick Clegg on the Digital Rights Bill (11) by The Voice
12th	Opinion: The regret of voting Yes (38) by Jenny Wilson
	LibLink: Jo Swinson: Shared Parental Leave is an important step to the wider cultural change that they need (14) by NewsHound
	Nick Clegg: We don’t think it’s fair to make the poorest pay for the wealthiest (30) by The Voice
	The truth about the “Lib Dem boss” taking over Danny Alexander’s campaign. (23) by Caron Lindsay
13th	Manifesto launch on Wednesday (27) by Paul Walter
	The Nick Clegg photo opp strategy (15) by Paul Walter
	What to do with your election leaflets (2) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: Nick Clegg unapologetic about forming a coalition, but next time we may opt out (22) by Martin Bennett
	Opinion: So what questions do I want to answer at hustings? (7) by Pramod Subbaraman
	New Party Election Broadcast. Helen makes up her mind (27) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg’s BBC1 interview – Evan Davis disappoints with constant references to Clegg’s multi-national background (50) by Caron Lindsay
14th	Do I need my NI number to vote? (4) by Mary Reid
	And now for something completely different… (3) by Paul Walter
	Farage fisked on HIV ‘health tourism’ (45) by Paul Walter
	Liberal Democrat manifesto – detailed costings published (12) by Paul Walter
	Julian Huppert talks about Lib Dem policies on Science and other things (3) by The Voice
	Campaigning in Watford (3) by Dipa Vaya
	Opinion: Is a Minority government good for a progressive agenda and good for governance? (26) by Felix Dodds and Mark Jones
	Tales from the doorstep (2) by The Voice
	Obituary: Bob Pritchard (14) by Arnie Gibbons
	Willie Rennie loses patience with the Conservatives, saying they put party before country (7) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Clegg: Lib Dems bring conscience and stability to a Coalition (7) by Caron Lindsay
	UKIP’s support is based on irrational fear of the unknown, leading to unBritish and unChristian behaviour (111) by Paul Walter
	In full: Nick Clegg’s speech from the manifesto launch “Opportunity: we will break down barriers so all can succeed regardless of background” (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg’s foreword to the Liberal Democrat manifesto (0) by The Voice
	++EXCLUSIVE: Details of Tory £12bn benefits cuts & £8bn NHS spending revealed (2) by Paul Walter
	Manifesto: What a Liberal Democrat United Kingdom would look like in 2020 (15) by Caron Lindsay
	That’s not how we used to do politics in the Highlands: SNP candidate takes supporters on aggressive visit to Charles Kennedy’s office (42) by Caron Lindsay
	Video: Nick Clegg on the Manifesto. It’s all about opportunity (0) by The Voice
	Pramod Subbaraman, Edinburgh South Lib Dem candidate talks about need for greater diversity in politics (6) by NewsHound
	Manifesto: A clever shifting of the coalition question (65) by Caron Lindsay
	Is this really news? The strange things that make the headlines during an election (5) by Newspuppy
	What people are saying about the Liberal Democrat manifesto (26) by Newsmoggie
16th	Democratic dashboard (0) by Mary Reid
	Labour is confused on immigration (4) by Mary Reid
	Poll sensation for Jo Swinson – new poll shows she’s ahead of SNP in tight race (54) by Caron Lindsay
	Beware of Blukip (13) by NewsHound
	Lord Navnit Dholakia writes..Lib Dem BAME manifesto takes pro-active approach to valuing different cultures, combating racism and reducing inequality (25) by Lord Navnit Dholakia
	Opinion: Do UKIP’s sums add up? Absolutely not! (17) by Adam Corlett
	Bizarre headline of the day (0) by The Voice
17th	Opinion: A manifesto for young people (21) by Ryan Mercer
	A chance to take part in Channel 4/Shout Out Youth Leaders’ debate (0) by The Voice
	Why Labour and Conservative supporters should vote Liberal Democrat (133) by Joe Otten
	Liberal Youth members fight NUS Liar Liar campaign by donating to Liberal Democrat campaigns to #trollNUS (89) by Caron Lindsay
	Five observations about last night’s debate (52) by Caron Lindsay
	Inside a Liberal Democrat Action day – with Stephen Lloyd and the Eastbourne team (10) by The Voice
	Opinion: This isn’t just an economic recovery, this is a Liberal Democrat economic recovery (38) by George Crozier
18th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 32 (0) by Stephen Tall
	That two horse race is on: Scottish Ashcroft polls show it’s Liberal Democrats against the SNP (43) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron: Politics needs a sense of vision (2) by NewsHound
	Rennie: Michael Moore is the sort of guy who gives politics a good name (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Malcolm Bruce: Lib Dems can stop spending sprees or right wing frolics (41) by The Voice
	Paddy and the hen party… (5) by Newsmoggie
	Leeds North West Labour candidate Alex Sobel has to make second apology for untrue campaign statements (23) by The Voice
	Tweets from the campaign trail – 18th April 2015 (2) by Newspuppy
19th	Video: Charles Kennedy’s 30 years of service to the Highlands (80) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Please vote (0) by Kirsten Johnson
	Willie Rennie: Look at the things we got right, not the thing we got wrong (4) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (8) by The Voice
	What is it about the Lib Dems that appeals to physicists? (7) by The Voice
	The glamour of life on the campaign trail (3) by Newspuppy
	Video: 3 reasons to vote for Dorothy Thornhill in Watford (2) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #415 (1) by Caron Lindsay
20th	VoteMatch, TickBox and other VAA*s (6) by Mary Reid
	On May 8th, could David Cameron just lock the doors of Downing Street and stay put? (66) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Why I believe students should vote for the Liberal Democrats (168) by Pramod Subbaraman
	Opinion: Europe is the solution to Britain’s concerns about immigration, not the cause (0) by Guy Russo
	LibLink: Tim Farron says the deaths this week are a wake-up call. We need a change of direction (25) by The Voice
	Opinion: Has the polling got out of hand? (22) by Judy Abel
	Opinion: L’Europe : le chien qui n’aboie pas* (19) by Mark Argent
	Opinion: How power can now shift from Whitehall to Westminster (42) by Bill le Breton
	Sal Brinton appeals for help for Nick Harvey in North Devon (39) by Newspuppy
21st	Willie Rennie launches Scottish Liberal Democrats manifesto for a “Decade of Opportunity” (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Farron: Chilcott delay “simply not good enough” (9) by The Voice
	Lib Dems on 48% in poll… really! (13) by Newspuppy
	Sir John Major certainly knows about parliamentary mayhem (35) by Caron Lindsay
	The spouses of Parliament. By that, the Telegraph means husbands of female MPs (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Paddy Ashdown swears on the BBC seven times before noon (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Scottish Liberal Democrat Alison McInnes saves our civil liberties…again (0) by Caron Lindsay
	The lighter side of the election (0) by Newspuppy
	Lib Dem candidate Kelly-Marie Blundell to walk tightrope at Moscow State Circus (3) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	Nick Clegg outlines pay rises for public sector workers (93) by The Voice
	New edition of Liberator is out: Peerages, post election scenarios and early intervention (42) by The Liberator Collective
	Does anyone give a hoot about the Grant Shapps furore? Even if the Lib Dem press office and Nick Clegg make us laugh (32) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: What’s worse than a watery grave? (20) by Linda Jack
	LibLink: Kavya Kaushik: Britain’s immigration debate has taken a turn for the toxic (16) by NewsHound
	Why Lib Dem Councillor Zoe stood down and what we should learn about our expectations of councillors (25) by Caron Lindsay
	Kelly-Marie Blundell on walking the high wire: “It was absolutely terrifying but not so bad after the first fall” (9) by Newsmoggie
23rd	Get set for #cleggleg 2 at 10pm tonight (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal Democrats launch Manifesto for Disabled People (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Shirley Williams highlights SNP’s failings in government (32) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg’s message to the National Union of Students Conference (114) by Caron Lindsay
	Willie Rennie takes his son to work (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem Elaine Bagshaw comments on removal of Tower Hamlets mayor Rahman (14) by The Voice
24th	Paddick: Tories are playing a dangerous, divisive game over English votes for English laws (61) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: On the campaign trail with Jenny Woods and Meri O’Connell in Reading (11) by John Grout
	Danny Alexander says HSBC worries about UK leaving EU show dangers of Conservatives and UKIP (31) by The Voice
	Danny Alexander’s note to Liam: We won’t let you or the Tories screw up the recovery (15) by The Voice
25th	Baroness Sal Brinton writes…How Gallipoli marked one young life forever (3) by Sal Brinton
	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 33 (0) by Stephen Tall
	Opinion: A challenge for LDV readers (160) by William Hobhouse
	Willie Rennie accuses Conservatives of trying to pull the UK apart (20) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems react quickly to Cameron’s “brain fade” West Ham moment (10) by Newspuppy
	So how worried should we be about the Ashcroft poll on Bristol West? (47) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg, coalitions and the SNP: too much egg in the pudding? (69) by Caron Lindsay
26th	Nick Clegg’s statement on the SNP doesn’t preclude voting with them (34) by Paul Walter
	Two ways to support Austin Rathe’s Marathon Effort (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Senior renewable energy figures support Lib Dem involvement in next Government (5) by The Voice
	Sarah Smith, a brave and committed Liberal Democrat candidate fighting the election while undergoing cancer treatment (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Opinion: Why do I still care? (15) by Anne Cunningham
	Two Lib Dems standing down: Ming on competitiveness, Iraq and backing Clegg, Teather on “political self harm” (11) by NewsHound
	So what exactly will the Liberal Democrats do if involved in coalition negotiations? (69) by Caron Lindsay
	Out on the campaign trail with Jo Swinson (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Video: Obama’s hilarious White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech (3) by Newspuppy
27th	Opinion: We shouldn’t position ourselves as the ‘Middle of the Road’ Party (167) by Judy Abel
	Opinion: Letterbox v doorstep (9) by Will Wilshere
	A clutch of manifestos (7) by The Voice
	Opinion: Hung parliaments – a suggestion from Denmark (49) by Denis Mollison
	This will upset some Lib Dems … (20) by Mary Reid
	Opinion: I’m voting Lib Dem, without holding my nose: not for liberalism, but for democracy (9) by Toby MacDonnell
	Opinion: Labour’s unfinished business on ‘Religious hatred’ (44) by Mark Wright
	LibLink: Norman Lamb on a mission (3) by The Voice
	Britain’s first Youth Leaders’ debate (0) by Mary Reid
	Latest Liberal Democrat Party Election Broadcast (18) by The Voice
	Nick Clegg announces red line on education (29) by Caron Lindsay
28th	Manifesto snippets released in BSL (1) by Caron Lindsay
	It’s not often the leader of the DUP says something I agree with…. (17) by Paul Walter
	Clegg does human again (20) by Paul Walter
	LibLink: Baroness Zahida Manzoor: Why Muslims should vote Lib Dem (3) by NewsHound
	Watch: Nick Clegg on Lib Dem red lines on education and economy (8) by The Voice
	Constitutional position in the event of a hung parliament (52) by Paul Walter
	Opinion: Ed Miliband’s march to Financial Crisis II and Wars of Choice II (21) by Paul Reynolds
	Opinion: Why Liberal Democrats should respond positively to the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign’s questionnaire (8) by John Kelly
	Two grateful men, one scarf, an angry Baroness and an LGBT organisation that can’t read what’s in the Lib Dem manifesto (3) by Caron Lindsay
29th	Opinion: Let’s talk about the candidates (29) by Mike Biden
	Let’s meet Tim Farron (5) by NewsHound
	Nick Clegg replies to Coalition for Marriage with pithy tweet (15) by Newspuppy
	Greg Mulholland: “We beat the British establishment” (0) by NewsHound
	Stonewall withdraw their inaccurate election graphic – but don’t replace it with one which accurately reflects Lib Dem achievements (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Sal Brinton refused access to bus because driver wouldn’t ask man with buggy to move (21) by Caron Lindsay
	Ashcroft poll in Hallam: Clegg within a whisker of Labour with a lot of Tory vote to squeeze (67) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Miriam Gonzalez Durantez: It is the duty of every woman of my generation to stand up for young girls (2) by NewsHound
	We have another red line – raising the personal tax allowance to £12,500 (40) by Caron Lindsay
	In pictures: Oxford West and Abingdon – 500th poster up for Layla Moran (1) by Simon Foster
30th	IDS was talking openly about restricting Child Benefit to two children, so how can the Conservatives deny Danny Alexander’s claims? (65) by Caron Lindsay
	SPONSORED: We’ve seen the film about Heathrow expansion before and we know how it ends (13) by Gatwick Obviously
	Opinion: Politics? It’s child’s play (12) by Ruth Bright
	Manifesto snippets in BSL Part 2: Health, tax and Greg Judge’s message on what the Lib Dems stand for (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Hugh Grant endorses Danny Alexander as Inverness’s MP (7) by Newspuppy
	Lord Tony Greaves writes…Why a new coalition would be a bad idea (117) by Tony Greaves
	Manifesto snippets in BSL Part 3: The economy, Disabilty and Deafness and Work and Welfare (0) by The Voice