Monthly Archives: February 2017

1st	Tim Farron welcomes LGBT History Month (3) by Caron Lindsay
	ICYMI: Nick Clegg’s brilliant speech on Article 50 Bill (22) by Caron Lindsay
	Federal Conference Committee Motions Report (16) by Zoe O’Connell
	The Radical Association: Fighting for a bolder Lib Dem future (11) by James Baillie
	Churchill inspires D66 fightback against Trumpism and Farage’s people-expulsing “Hard Brexit” (11) by Bernard Aris
	4000 new Lib Dem members in a month (8) by The Voice
	In full: Tim Farron’s speech in the Article 50 debate (49) by The Voice
2nd	For our 4000+ Newbies: The Lib Dem Lowdown: How the party works and what it has to offer (6) by Caron Lindsay
	The first results in the party internal elections are in (5) by The Voice
	Why we shouldn’t feel helplessness towards the refugee crisis in an age of Trump (2) by Office of Lord Roberts
	Tim Farron’s message for Time to Talk Day (3) by The Voice
	Tower Hamlets councillor Andrew Cregan leaves Labour and joins Lib Dems (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Why I’ve left the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election campaign (12) by Ed Fordham
	The irony behind tonight’s Corbyn media firestorm (10) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	Yet another massive Lib Dem GAIN from Labour (25) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an expat: I am a liberal (14) by Tom Arms
	ICYMI: Sarah Olney’s speech in the Article 50 debate: We can’t build country without fear & poverty by turning our back on our neighbours (3) by The Voice
	After Brinsworth and Catcliffe we must all turn our attention to Stoke Central and Copeland (9) by Andy Sangar
	Julian Huppert writes…Stoking the flames of liberalism (15) by Julian Huppert
	LibLink: Lindsay Northover: UK aid: High impact, low cost (1) by NewsHound
	Tributes to Gordon Aikman (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Attack Leave’s Leaders, Ideas and Claims. Not Voters. (43) by Antony Hook
	ALDC’s by-election report – 2nd February 2017 (3) by ALDC
4th	Britain in 2030 essay competition: And the winners are… (1) by Jim Williams
	Norman Lamb slams West Kent NHS Operations Ban (22) by Antony Hook
	Tom Brake’s speech in the Article 50 debate (5) by The Voice
5th	Three things a local party can do for newbies (8) by Adam Bernard
	LibLInk: Alex Cole-Hamilton: On selling our souls for a US trade deal (7) by NewsHound
	Lords reform back on the agenda? (12) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (2) by The Voice
	What’s more interesting? Constitutional or transport geekery? (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Cadan ap Tomos on Visit my Mosque day: We must bridge divisions in our communities (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this story in the Independent? (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Finding out that mental health progress was worse than we thought – one of the reasons Scottish Liberal Democrats voted against the SNP’s budget (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #467 (0) by Caron Lindsay
	The Observer agrees with us on a referendum on the Brexit deal (44) by The Voice
6th	Farron attacks Government plans to make patients pay upfront for NHS treatment (43) by Caron Lindsay
	Yabloko: Keeping Russia’s Liberal flame alight (3) by Edward Crabtree
	We have laws to protect wildlife so why don’t they work? (5) by Phil Aisthorpe
	WATCH: Lynne Featherstone’s message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM (15) by Caron Lindsay
	Alex Cole-Hamilton on Trump’s travel ban: We will not tire, we will resist (6) by The Voice
	Compare the Dutch Government’s attitude to Trump’s travel ban to Theresa May’s (2) by Bernard Aris
	Lord John Shipley writes…Five foundations for the Housing White Paper (8) by John Shipley
	Kenneth Clarke’s speech in the Article 50 debate (40) by Paul Walter
	District councils: worried about funds and housing (1) by Chris White
	P-17: Only 16 full days of campaigning left in Stoke-on-Trent Central (10) by Ed Fordham
7th	Another day, another database, another threat to privacy (9) by Brian Paddick
	How the West can be Won (7) by Andrew Brown
	Lib Dems Should Embrace Automation of the Workforce (61) by Matthew Phillips
	Farron: Lib Dems will not make a pact with Corbyn’s Labour (34) by NewsHound
	A couple of voices of sanity in the current maelstrom of insanity (10) by Paul Walter
	Update on progress tackling Female Genital Mutilation in the UK (0) by Catherine Royce
	P-16: What is Stoke’s daily paper saying about the by-election? (5) by Ed Fordham
8th	Liverpool City Region Mayoral election: A chance to continue the Fightback (2) by Carl Cashman
	LIbLInk: John Sharkey: Why I fought to get a pardon for gay and bi men (1) by NewsHound
	ALDC’s local election appeal 2017 – help us do even better than last year (0) by ALDC
	My time living on the streets of Cheltenham (5) by Peter Jeffries
	Let the trumpets sound, the banners fly, Federal International Relations Committee has met… (3) by Mark Valladares
	Sal Brinton and Rebecca Hanson meet health workers in Copeland (6) by NewsHound
	P-15: You can make a difference by coming to Stoke-on-Trent (11) by Ed Fordham
	WATCH: Tim Farron on Sky News: “It’s a dark day” (56) by The Voice
9th	Winning the self-employed vote (13) by Martin Roche
	The Trump story that takes the biscuit – until the next one that takes it… (31) by Paul Walter
	Islington’s Liberal opportunity (15) by Alain Desmier
	Lib Dems can be the most digitally innovative party (11) by Michael Wilkinson
	Renewing our commitment to community politics (5) by Guy Russo
	P-14: Stoke-on-Trent Central will count the votes in two weeks’ time (8) by Ed Fordham
	Two Lib Dem GAINS from the Conservatives (17) by Caron Lindsay
10th	Compassion Fatigue? Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (39) by Kirsten Johnson
	Observations of an Ex-Pat: Trump’s Aim (3) by Tom Arms
	The Brexit White Paper- Big Holes in All the Wrong Places… (16) by Dave Gorman
	Jeremy Thorpe – ‘one of the bravest men in British politics’ (16) by Paul Walter
	The national treasure that is the British Library – all done in the best PAASSIBLE taste (6) by Paul Walter
	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: manager of the month for January (0) by Stephen Tall
	P-13: Time for another delivery, we think (13) by Ed Fordham
11th	What do you do when you want to distract from your party driving the country off a cliff? (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Clegg cheered by students (4) by Caron Lindsay
	Impressive free public access to our Supreme Court (3) by Paul Walter
	Sarah Olney: Richmond Park By-Election was one of the best experiences of my life (10) by Caron Lindsay
	P-12: Thanks to all those helping in Stoke who are not yet Liberal Democrats (6) by Ed Fordham
12th	How to campaign in a “post-truth” world (13) by Helen Flynn
	Campaigning in Copeland (13) by Katharine Pindar
	Labour leaflet: It’s a lie to say Labour opposes Brexit (22) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: Children’s Mental Health Week: Nearly two thirds of children feel worried all the time (1) by NewsHound
	WATCH: Ros Scott talk about the Article 50 Bill, Brexit, the Lib Dems & local elections (0) by NewsHound
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	P-11. It’s Sunday Politics Midlands show live from Staffordshire University (1) by Ed Fordham
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #468 (0) by Caron Lindsay
13th	P-10: Legacy campaigning in a by-election (1) by Ed Fordham
	Pay ratios, inequality and fairness (31) by Dave Gorman
	LibLInk: Tim Farron: Why Lib Dems will continue to fight for the single market (23) by NewsHound
	William Wallace writes…Populism in the media (70) by Lord William Wallace
	The campaign against Brexit continues (37) by Nick Hopkinson
	Draconian changes proposed to Official Secrets Act (19) by Martin Roche
14th	P-9. What Labour just don’t get about Stoke-on-Trent (19) by Ed Fordham
	How can this government turn its back on thousands of child refugees? (5) by Julian Huppert
	Brexit could starve the NHS and British arts & culture from European input (7) by Bernard Aris
	Farron campaigns in Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent (0) by NewsHound
15th	Brexit – a view from the Continent (48) by Robert Harrison
	Believe? (6) by Ruth Bright
	LibLInk: Nick Clegg: UK not taking seriously Brexit impact on Ireland (4) by NewsHound
	Another Richmond: LDV’s Joe Otten takes to the stage (7) by Caron Lindsay
	P-8: The city of Stoke doesn’t change, but its voters might (5) by Ed Fordham
16th	Breaking: Stoke on Trent Lib Dems challenge Labour to condemn “offensive and illegal texts” (29) by The Voice
	Come to Copeland (2) by Andy Sangar
	Brexit and Trump: The result of cynicism taking control (8) by Ben Andrew
	WATCH: Tim Farron talking about need to properly fund social care (9) by NewsHound
	P-7: The final week: Etruria railway station is a joke (3) by Ed Fordham
	By-Election watch (13) by The Voice
17th	Farron: National scandal of thousands of deaths linked to social care cuts (8) by The Voice
	Can an English identity be a liberal one? (15) by Rob Parsons
	Tony Blair is on our side. Eek. (76) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an Ex-Pat: Mind the gap (5) by Tom Arms
	The unbearable uncoolness of being liberal (12) by Edward Crabtree
	P-6 Why Lincoln, Sleaford and North Hykeham matter to Stoke-on-Trent. (4) by Ed Fordham
18th	Another massive Lib Dem GAIN from the Conservatives…in John Redwood country (25) by Caron Lindsay
	Political elites and why we think we need them (6) by Douglas Oliver
	Donald Trump, Twitter and distraction (12) by Caron Lindsay
	P-5: The oatcake crisis at Stoke-on-Trent Central HQ (7) by Ed Fordham
19th	Federal Policy Committee Report – 15 February 2017 (15) by Alisdair Calder McGregor
	LibLink: Norman Lamb: Time for honesty about future funding of our NHS (17) by NewsHound
	Vote Leave: Strong democratic case for referendum on the Brexit deal (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Tom Brake: Plans to divert aid for Brexit negotiations are a disgrace (3) by The Voice
	LDV’s Sunday Best: our 7 most-read articles this week (0) by The Voice
	P-4: David Vigar comes to Stoke-on-Trent (9) by Ed Fordham
	Dear Lords – please attach a parachute to the Brexit Bill (67) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #469 (0) by Caron Lindsay
20th	So how is our vote share shaping up? (12) by John Grout
	Speedy leaflet delivery (4) by Jane Reed
	William Wallace writes a letter to a new member…. (5) by Lord William Wallace
	Topping up your suntan – and your favourite soap (3) by Mary Reid
	Review of “The Joy of Tax” by Richard Murphy (9) by Laurence Cox
	P-3: Could the Labour campaign be any more selfish and arrogant? (18) by Ed Fordham
	Time to speak out against business rates (7) by Chris White
	Our Brexit strategy needs amending (35) by Adam Hyde
21st	Even the Daily Telegraph now says Leave was “wrong, “wrong” and “wrong” (36) by Antony Hook
	Liberal Democrat spring conference agenda published (11) by Joe Otten
	Towards a world free of nuclear weapons (41) by Neil Stockley
	P-2: Feeding the team that delivers on its stomach (5) by Ed Fordham
22nd	LibLink: Liz Barker on Trump and his ‘hateful eight’ (2) by The Voice
	Where power is going and more reason for democracies to band together (15) by Antony Hook
	LibLink: Kishwer Falkner on ‘How I will vote on Article 50’ (72) by Mary Reid
	P-1: Deep breath (18) by Ed Fordham
23rd	Lib Dem amendment to give power to mobile phone users defeats Government in Lords (0) by The Voice
	Caroline Pidgeon writes…Brexit demands greater devolution – a new deal for our regions (15) by Caroline Pidgeon
	Committee Reports: Federal People Development Committee – 21 February 2017 (1) by Miranda Roberts
	The scariest thing you have never heard of (8) by Ian Thomas
	P-0: Polling day for Stoke-on-Trent (4) by Ed Fordham
	Tim Farron says thanks for by-election help (6) by The Voice
	Another Thursday another TWO Lib Dem GAINS from the Conservatives (4) by Caron Lindsay
24th	++Stoke on Trent by-election – Lib Dem vote share more than doubles (21) by Paul Walter
	++Copeland by-election – Lib Dems more than double vote share and move up to third place, beating UKIP (10) by Paul Walter
	Stoke and Copeland results show how far Lib Dems have come in two years (81) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Alliance 101 (8) by Tom Arms
	Lib Dem Lords aim to kill new Tory restrictions on disability benefits (27) by The Voice
	WATCH: Tim Farron speech: How a clean energy revolution means Britain can lead the world (6) by The Voice
	Energetic new approaches to stimulating Green Growth in West Midlands (0) by Beverley Nielsen
	The importance of enfranchising and educating 16 year olds (3) by Scott Bartram
	New SLF publication on the European carbon market (1) by Helen Flynn
25th	Copeland and Stoke say a little about party politics but a lot about the state of the country (50) by Nathan Sinclair
	Kirsty Williams on building last year’s elections and building an education system that inspires pride and confidence (2) by NewsHound
	Lib Dem Lords vs Article 50 Bill: Dick Newby: Government plans ” horrifying mixture of pious aspiration and complacent illusion” (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: William Wallace: Our democracy is in danger (6) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Jonathan Marks: The duty of this House is to mitigate the damage (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Ming Campbell: The public deserves the chance to change its mind (1) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Anthony Lester: Government has failed to answer key political and legal questions (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Julie Smith: We need to think about young people (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Joan Walmsley: Medical research at risk from Tory hard Brexit (1) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Jonny Oates: Lords must mitigate Government’s extreme Brexit (2) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Jenny Randerson: Wales will lose from Brexit (3) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Sharon Bowles: The government has no mandate to drive us off the Brexit cliff (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Lynne Featherstone: It was as if MPs’ cojones had gone missing (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Malcolm Bruce: Tory Brexit plans a denial of democracy and an abrogation of leadership (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: John Lee: Treating EU nationals like pawns is immoral and demeaning (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Susan Kramer: Brexit’s impact on financial services could ruin jobs and economy (0) by The Voice
26th	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Kishwer Falkner: The UK will have to renew its relationship with the EU to survive (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Lindsay Northover: We can’t have no cliff edge AND be willing to walk away (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Shas Sheehan: Boris’s sunny uplands quote is a shameless parody (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Sue Miller Narrow minded nationalism could replace outgoing internationalism (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Robin Teverson: Remain voters who want to stay EU citizens have been abandoned by the Government (2) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Brian Paddick: You can’t keep people safe without ceding sovereignty (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Judith Jolly: Brexit is bad for defence and security (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Jenny Randerson: Transport industry can’t cope with hard brexit (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Jeremy Purvis: We need to be careful how we bind future generations (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Dick Taverne: Dictatorships don’t allow people to change their mind (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: David Chidgey on the effect of Brexit on African trading partners (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Barbara Janke: Remain voters have spoken too and nobody is listening (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Roger Roberts: Referendum campaign was won on a lie on a bus built in Poland by a German company (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Martin Thomas The Charge of the Brexit Brigade (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Alan Watson: EU divorce brings disaster, division and catastrophe (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Paul Strasburger: PM chooses to destroy, for ever, Tory reputation for economic prudence (0) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Andrew Stunell: Hard Brexit will cripple the construction industry (1) by The Voice
	Lib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Sarah Ludford: Brexiteers fear the people realising the disastrous truth (9) 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 #470 (14) by Caron Lindsay
27th	What is the collective noun for peers? (33) by Mary Reid
	Making banking a genuinely free market (20) by Callum Gurr
	Beverley Nielsen, our candidate for West Midlands Mayor, #BackBeverley (3) by Kate Canty
	Mrs Copeland (8) by Ed Thornley
	Incumbents or Entrepreneurs? (36) by Joe Zammit-Lucia
	Meet the Lords (2) by Multiple Authors
	Sir Gerald Kaufman R.I.P. (0) by Iain Donaldson
	The death of Hong Kong’s freedoms (14) by Esther Lam
28th	Meet the Lords – or at least two Lords and one Baroness…. (15) by Paul Walter
	Future women, real lives (17) by Ruth Bright
	Labour fail to back Single Market (33) by Joe Otten
	Book review – “The Long and Winding Road” by Alan Johnson (2) by Paul Walter