Monthly Archives: May 2016

1st	Nick Clegg tells the inside story of how the Conservatives put party before country (18) by Caron Lindsay
	Katy Gordon challenges SNP minister on housing and homelessness failures (1) by The Voice
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (1) by The Voice
	When the Minister didn’t quite get Alistair Carmichael’s sarcasm… (5) by NewsHound
	WATCH: Obama’s final White House Correspondents’ Dinner (5) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Tim Farron on the Sunday Politics: Progressive, centre left voters are turning to us (17) by The Voice
	Willie Rennie gets the biggest cheer of the final Scottish Leaders’ Debate (13) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	Blogging Against Disablism Day (5) by Holly Matthies
	No criticism is bad criticism (and none is worse)… (18) by Jonathan Ferguson
	Voting in the London elections – after 16 years voters are still confused (14) by Mary Reid
3rd	It’s nurses and midwives who really need our support (29) by Chris Key
	The last thing the Liberal Democrats need is an ethical foreign policy (14) by Jonathan Ferguson
	EURef: Disenfranchised Brits lose in High Court (19) by Antony Hook
	Vote Labour in the local elections if you do not care about your community (18) by Simon Pike
	The new Liberal Democrat Director of Campaigns and Elections is… (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Five ideas to fight for (1) by The Voice
	Lord Paul Tyler writes…Liberal Democrats force government climbdown on Trade Union Bill (3) by Paul Tyler
4th	Labour ex-MEP Skinner jailed for 4 years (6) by Antony Hook
	Paddy: Dishonouring service of Afghan interpreters is our worst act of shame (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Katy Gordon: I want to give hope to young people so that they can change their lives (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Ten ways Willie Rennie made Scotland smile during #sp16 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Catherine Bearder named MEP of the Year for championing air quality (1) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s your top tip for surviving Polling Day? (15) by Caron Lindsay
	Billingsgate – a crisis for Labour that can be solved by tactical voting for Lib Dem Joe Otten (7) by Phil Aisthorpe
	Kirsty Williams: Vote Lib Dem to make more nurses and smaller class sizes a reality (1) by The Voice
	From new member to candidate – the Lib Dem newbies fighting their first election (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron MP writes…The Government must deliver for refugee children (10) by Tim Farron MP
	How Caroline Pidgeon would change London for the better (1) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Good luck today! (4) by Antony Hook
	March with Medics Under Fire – ‘Newbie’ Saleyha Ahsan leads the way (4) by Jonathan Brown
	Catherine Bearder wins Green Ribbon award for championing air quality (3) by The Voice
	Scotland: The Results – open thread (13) by Caron Lindsay
	The last risk I expected on polling day was sunstroke (5) by Paul Walter
	Wales: The Results – another open thread (0) by Mary Reid
6th	Spectacular by-election win – Lib Dems take seat from Tories in Newbury (0) by Paul Walter
	16% swing from SNP to Lib Dems in Orkney (1) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems gain two seats and hold seven seats in Hull (3) by Paul Walter
	Mark Hunter storms to victory in Stockport (2) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems hold control of Eastleigh (0) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dem gain from Labour in Bury (0) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems gain seat in Sunderland (3) by Paul Walter
	Best news of the night! Willie Rennie gains North East Fife from SNP (1) by Mary Reid
	Lib Dems gain Portsmouth’s Nelson ward from Labour (0) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems gain seat in Rochdale from Labour (1) by Paul Walter
	19.9% vote increase for Tavish Scott in Shetland (2) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems win every council seat in Southport for the first time since 1858 (10) by Paul Walter
	Liberal Democrat GAIN Edinburgh Western from SNP (2) by Mary Reid
	Kirsty Williams holds her seat (8) by Mary Reid
	Lib Dems gain two seats to win over half of the seats contested in Portsmouth (0) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems keep huge majority in Eastleigh (0) by Paul Walter
	Lib Dems “over the moon” in Gosport (3) by Paul Walter
	Tim Farron on last night’s results: “When we get knocked down, we refuse to get knocked out” (38) by The Voice
	Final results for Welsh Assembly (4) by Mary Reid
	Follow the London count on London Elects (4) by Mary Reid
	++Lib Dems GAIN Watford – Tories wiped out! (9) by NewsHound
	Government abandons enforced 100% academisation in England (3) by Paul Walter
	Update on London results (0) by Mary Reid
	++BBC: At least EIGHT police forces are actively investigating Conservative election expenses from the 2015 election (13) by NewsHound
	Kirsty Williams stands down as Leader of Welsh Lib Dems (19) by Mary Reid
	From elation to sadness: my mixed emotions on the Scottish results (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Former MP Leech elected as Councillor (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Caroline Pidgeon elected in London … (45) by Mary Reid
7th	Great election results for LDV team members (6) by Caron Lindsay
	When Canadian Liberals dealt with big defeat: merger, a new party or something else. (9) by Antony Hook
	Liberal Democrat success in Liverpool (10) by Kris Brown
	Over 22,000 page views on Liberal Democrat Voice yesterday – thank you! (0) by The Voice
	Rennie: Opposition must be broader than narrow Tory agenda (2) by Caron Lindsay
	“A day of celebration for resurgent Lib Dems” (32) by Caron Lindsay
	The perils of rash election predictions (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Mark Williams MP is the new Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader (10) by The Voice
	“Press print”: Reflections on the heartbreak of losing a unique job (4) by Fiona Milne
8th	Sal Brinton writes…My speech to the Demo for Democracy (3) by Sal Brinton
	John Pugh MP writes…Two lessons from Thursday (15) by John Pugh
	An overview of the Northern Ireland elections (8) by Stephen Glenn
	Great news from Torbay: Lib Dems gain seat from Conservatives in council by-election (6) by The Voice
	You wouldn’t think university finals and elections would mix…. (0) by Caron Lindsay
	London needs a liberal narrative (32) by Jonathan Fryer
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	EURef: Connect is ready. It’s time for referendum canvassing (4) by Antony Hook
	A year ago…the start of #libdemfightback (34) by Caron Lindsay
9th	EURef: Happy Europe Day! (1) by Antony Hook
	The liberal case for Leave (122) by Anne Cremin
	Wounded Liberal Democrats (Canine injury branch) founded #libdemsbiteback (16) by NewsHound
	World poverty is falling. Bernie Sanders would reverse that (55) by George Kendall
	Liberal Britain (25) by Geoff Bell
	Progress for Lib Dems in local elections (31) by A Liberal in Leeds
	What economic liberalism means to me (30) by Peter Scott Brooks
	Why the Liberalisle is taking off on the Isle of Wight (13) by Nicholas Belfitt
	Devon & Cornwall police call in another force to investigate Tory election expense allegations (3) by NewsHound
	Election expenses: Nine of the Tory MPs being investigated named (8) by NewsHound
10th	Some TTIPQs (21) by Steve Trevethan
	Is something happening on 23rd June? (4) by Mary Reid
	You can see Lib Dem MEPs expenses claims – it’s time for all parties to follow. (0) by Antony Hook
	Tim Pickstone writes… 45 gains must only be the start (23) by Tim Pickstone
11th	Last chance to shape Lib Dem policy on liberty and security and social security (0) by The Voice
	6 things I learned from being an unlikely candidate (8) by Bryn Jones
	LIbLink: Cathy Bakewell: In the last days of the Housing Bill, peers will fight for equality (0) by NewsHound
	Lord Anthony Lester writes…We will march in the streets for the BBC (19) by Lord Anthony Lester
	David Laws highlights continuing threat of forced academisation (6) by NewsHound
	On Sadiq Khan’s Hopper bus ticket: an idea you may have heard of before (7) by Caron Lindsay
	#Intogether’s National Day of Action to make positive case to remain in the EU (10) by Iain Gill
	It all kicks off in Wales… (26) by Caron Lindsay
	In Full: Tim Farron’s speech launching #INtogether campaign (9) by Caron Lindsay
12th	EU civil servants can stand to become MPs or MEPs, why can’t UK civil servants? (9) by Antony Hook
	Reggie is our Lib Dem Hero (1) by Andy Kelly
	Rennie calls for new rural affairs secretary after SNP CAP payments disaster (0) by The Voice
	Kramer: Cameron and Osborne must stand up to despots and oligarchs (1) by The Voice
	Liberal Democrats for Free Trade (69) by Richard Flowers
	Reinvigorating Liberal Democrat campaigns (7) by Andrew Venning
	Different perspectives on election results (7) by Simon Foster
	Federal Policy Committee Report – 11 May 2016 (0) by Geoff Payne
	Conservative Party releases election expenses after court action (3) by NewsHound
	Willie Rennie, dare and Prince Charles in the same sentence. What could possibly go wrong? (2) by Caron Lindsay
13th	Defending Lib Dem councillors to the hilt and following their example (15) by Antony Hook
	LibLink: Roger Roberts: Forcing teenagers back to war zones another example of Tory inhumanity (4) by NewsHound
	What “Brexit” would mean for British science (12) by Amy Gaskin
	Could Kirsty Williams end up in the Welsh Cabinet? Should she? (32) by Caron Lindsay
	EU Referendum: Some reflections from the campaign trail (5) by Nick Hopkinson
	Pugh: Give heads discretion to permit term-time holidays (30) by Caron Lindsay
	It’s the UK itself not the EU holding our industry back. (14) by Chris Key
	They can’t keep us social liberals down – congratulations from D66 (7) by Bernard Aris
14th	EURef: Great Work by Brighton & Hove Lib Dems (4) by Antony Hook
	Don’t let the Tories airbrush us out of history (18) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: The Tories should leave the BBC alone. We all have a stake in it (12) by NewsHound
	Rennie: It’s time for answers on China deal (0) by The Voice
	LibLink: There’s no way to deny it, the Lib Dems are on the rise again (15) by NewsHound
	Traffic chaos caused by accidents – we need to listen to local radio and look to our own driving (2) by Paul Walter
	How Mark Williams intends to revitalise the Welsh Liberal Democrats (4) by NewsHound
	The best tweets of the #INtogether Day of Action (0) by Caron Lindsay
15th	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: how it stands after Week 37 (10) by Stephen Tall
	Rennie calls for Minister for Mental Health (1) by The Voice
	Watch: Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus say why he thinks Britain should stay in the EU (1) by The Voice
	Facts on immigration (43) by Antony Hook
	Farron and Paddy condemn Boris’s Hitler comments (23) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Nice to see our candidates being properly thanked (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Alex Cole-Hamilton’s first week in Holyrood (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Carmichael: Tories “hell-bent on unravelling the union” (1) by NewsHound
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #457 (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Paddy slams Tory plans for the BBC (31) by Caron Lindsay
16th	EURef: Campaign survey for local business (4) by Antony Hook
	Let’s express the passionate commitment of our united party (5) by Katharine Pindar
	Some Dutch Remarks on English relations with the Continent (13) by Bernard Aris
	Under Hitler, Europeans were killing each other; now they are arguing over Eurovision (9) by Mary Reid
	The Conference Access fund is up and running for Brighton … (3) by Mary Reid
	Clegg speaks at #libdempint’s first birthday – on the Lib Dem recovery and the stark choice we have on EU (38) by The Voice
17th	Reflections on the South Yorkshire PCC election (7) by Joe Otten
	Team #INTogether trends as 1000 activists hit street stalls (7) by Team #Intogether
	Former Liberal Democrat MP David Rendel dies (5) by The Voice
	Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown pay tribute to David Rendel (7) by The Voice
	David Rendel 1949-2016 (7) by Paul Walter
	It’s Willie vs Goliath in Holyrood (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Barker and Hyyrylainen-Trett speak out on #IDAHOBIT #IDAHOT2016 (0) by Team #Intogether
	Some reflections on #IDAHOBIT (18) by Caron Lindsay
18th	What does the Queen’s Speech mean for Liberal Democrat strategy? (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems condemn Gove’s prison reforms (1) by The Voice
	Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown pay eloquent tribute to David Rendel (1) by Paul Walter
	“This is about control” – yes, of course it is (16) by Paul Walter
	Nothing of public interest in lurid headlines about SNP MPs (25) by Caron Lindsay
	Farron: Queen’s Speech is dogmatic assault on civil liberties and empty rhetoric on key challenges (3) by Caron Lindsay
	What being in the EU has meant for my family (19) by Stuart Bonar
	Next #INtogether action day on 28 May (4) by Team #Intogether
	WATCH: In full: Tim Farron on the Queen’s Speech (11) by The Voice
19th	Was this the funniest moment of the coalition? (1) by Nick T
	David Rendel memorial event will be held on 4th July (0) by Paul Walter
	Cakeonomics and Free Trade (10) by Steve Trevethan
	Portrait of Charles Kennedy unveiled at National Liberal Club (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Yet another headline writer trivialises violence against women (13) by Caron Lindsay
	+++Breaking: Welsh Special Conference to debate whether Kirsty Williams should enter Cabinet as Education Secretary (45) by Caron Lindsay
	Tim Farron on BBC Question Time tonight (22) by Caron Lindsay
20th	Can the Liberal Democrats provide a vision for Britain that the disaffected can support? (25) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	20 Lib Dem Lords file Private Members’ Bills (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Norman Lamb on why improving mental health care is so important to him (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Interested in acting on election expense frauds? Meeting for Lib Dems, 28 June 2016. (4) by Antony Hook
	Wounded Liberal Democrats – roll of honour (11) by The Voice
	Coalition: Yes or no? (21) by William Hobhouse
	PJS/YMA – Ultimately a sensible judgment by the Supreme Court (20) by Paul Walter
21st	A big day of internal Lib Demmery ahead (7) by Caron Lindsay
	We are not a party of compromise (29) by Dean Moore
	“In the heart of Wales” – details of the special Welsh Lib Dem conference today (1) by Paul Walter
	The man who braved the Bradford riots & was slated by a Tory secretary of State is now Lib Dem Lord Mayor of Bradford (5) by The Voice
	Updates from the special Welsh Liberal Democrat conference today #wldconf (0) by Paul Walter
	National Liberal Club elects its first ever woman chairman (6) by The Voice
	+++80% of special Welsh conference members vote to back Kirsty Williams as Education Secretary in Welsh government (8) by Paul Walter
	What Willie said…..when he stood for First Minister (3) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	ICYMI: Tim on Question Time (1) by The Voice
	Register for the Lib Dem Summer webinar series – refugees, EU campaign briefing and same sex marriage (4) by The Voice
	The dark side of Leave upsets even the Mail on Sunday (34) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Jobwatch – Do you fancy working in Scotland or Somerset? (0) by The Voice
	Manchester Labour don’t like Leech up them (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Online abuse might not break bones, but it can come close to breaking your spirit (30) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #458 (0) by Caron Lindsay
23rd	A personal view on the successful Watford campaign (1) by Paul Walter
	Is it the BBC’s fault that Bargain Hunt is so popular? (142) by Paul Walter
	Liberal Britain – Changes for the better (5) by Daniel Beck
	What next Mr. Gove? Martians flooding your A&E departments? (6) by Bernard Aris
	The Independent View: Neal Lawson’s letter to Liberal Democrats (74) by Neal Lawson
	LibLink: Alistair Carmichael on the Extremism Bill (8) by The Voice
24th	EURef Round-up: Leave’s Turkey, Bank of Japan Warning, Major Retailers Back Remain (5) by Antony Hook
	A Liberal Path Towards a Basic Income (47) by Richard Flowers
	Your Liberal Britain: It’s not about the words: it’s what we mean by them (5) by Adam Killeya
	David Rendel obituary in the Telegraph and Guardian (1) by NewsHound
	Reforming Drug Policy Shouldn’t Just Be About Cannabis (29) by Dean Moore
	Yesterday in the Lords, 3 on the #EURef (6) by The Voice
25th	EURef: Lib Dem Image Stocking Referendum Supplies (2) by Antony Hook
	Competition: How has the EU helped your area? (13) by The Voice
	ICYMI: Shirley Williams speaking on the EU at the National Liberal Club (5) by The Voice
	Are we really heading for driverless cars? (40) by Tobie Abel
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: Beware the brash bluff and bluster of the Brexit sharks (11) by NewsHound
	Farron: Brexit threatens farmers and consumers (4) by The Voice
	Senior Hertfordshire Lib Dem councillors step down from leadership after 52 years of service (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Laws: Cameron was frightened of Boris (6) by Caron Lindsay
26th	EU Referendum: Don’t forget to register to vote and other musings (1) by Anne Curie
	Lord Paul Tyler writes: Party funding is back on the political agenda (2) by Paul Tyler
	Dutch King in European Parliament: UK belongs inside the EU (7) by Bernard Aris
	Alex Cole-Hamilton’s debut speech: EU is most important charter for freedom the world has ever seen (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal Democrats need to oppose this government with more passion and rage (44) by Katharine Pindar
	New #3000children website launched during Lib Dem members’ webinar on refugees (11) by Caron Lindsay
27th	We are all leaders (4) by Ian Thomas
	Why I’ve just joined the Liberal Democrats (19) by Tom Sutton
	Holding Kirsty to account (11) by Energlyn Churchill
	Jonny Oates tells House of Lords about his experience of depression (1) by The Voice
	Three ways our democracy is being undermined (4) by Toby MacDonnell
	Not letting the facts get in the way of a good story – Nick Clegg donation edition (0) by NewsHound
	Friday night fun with Farron and Forde (5) by The Voice
28th	What one piece of advice would you give a new Council candidate? (15) by Caron Lindsay
	The Home Office is as out of touch as ever… (4) by Caron Lindsay
	ALDC’s by-election report – 26 May 2016 (4) by ALDC
	Sal Brinton takes part in Christian EU debate (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Elaine Bagshaw: Don’t let your opportunities be snatched away: Register to vote (2) by The Voice
29th	Willie Rennie announces Lib Dem leadership team – with a majority of women (12) by The Voice
	New issue of Liberator is out (19) by The Liberator Collective
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #459 (0) by Caron Lindsay
30th	Opportunity, opportunity, opportunity (10) by Lauren Keith
	Don’t forget to apply to the Conference Access Fund (0) by Mary Reid
	Brexit’s potential impact on sport (16) by John Thomason
	How to help refugees in Calais (9) by Shas Sheehan
	Let’s make the UK a better place for those with mental health challenges (2) by Chris Key
31st	Inequality Street (8) by Mary Reid
	Buy the Brexit Pig – in a poke! (17) by David Allen
	The Tories, not the EU, are responsible for VAT on domestic fuel (43) by Caron Lindsay
	We need to talk to Yanis (21) by James Baillie
	We cannot have a foreign policy without a conscience (5) by Alex Minin
	‘Strategic patience’ in Tbilisi (4) by Jonathan Fryer