Monthly Archives: September 2017

1st	What happens at Lib Dem Conference? Do you want to ask Vince a question? (5) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink Layla Moran: Public school exam cheating row shows just how unlevel the playing field is (7) by NewsHound
	LibDemVoice Fantasy Football League: manager of the month for August (5) by Stephen Tall
	WATCH: Christine Jardine on the challenges facing Generation Y (4) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	Waste of public money and adventures in foreign journalism – an evening at the Edinburgh Book Festival (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Tories require senior Lib Dems to stand down from Council Executive pending investigation (6) by The Voice
	The Israeli occupation gets worse and worse (45) by John Kelly
3rd	Vince Cable hits Snapchat (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince Cable provides road map for “exit from Brexit” (37) by The Voice
	LibLink: Nick Clegg: Summer posturing has done little to advance Brexit (5) by NewsHound
	Cable on North Korea: Unilateral military action must be ruled out (22) by Caron Lindsay
	Why are Lib Dems trying to find common ground with Eurosceptics? (36) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #487 (0) by Caron Lindsay
4th	What’s going on in our Parliaments this week? (0) by The Voice
	The drugs which kill the most have been legalised for centuries, so how will legalising cannabis make much difference? (35) by Paul Walter
	A review of this year’s Conference app (3) by Caron Lindsay
5th	Let ALDC know if you are a candidate for next May (2) by ALDC
	Cable on Brexit Bill (16) by Joe Otten
	The European ‘refugee crisis’ and the UK’s responsibilities (16) by Ruvi Ziegler
6th	Sal Brinton receives apology from Transport for London after being denied access to bus (14) by NewsHound
	Willie Rennie’s programme for government: Better schools, mental health care, more democracy in police (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Time to stand and stare (21) by Jane Reed
	Is this any way to treat a work colleague? Layla Moran jeered as she questions PM about childcare (11) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince Cable on Lib Dem mission to reduce inequality (55) by Caron Lindsay
7th	International Office team up with the ALDE Party to answer the question ‘can Brexit be a success for Europe?’ (21) by Harriet Shone
	WATCH: Tom Brake’s speech in Brexit Bill debate: This Bill must be resisted at every turn (4) by The Voice
8th	Scottish Parliament calls for rollout of Universal Credit to be halted (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Working towards a Decade for Women – Come and be part of it! (0) by Flo Clucas
	LibLink: Layla Moran “You can’t silence me now” (9) by NewsHound
9th	LibLink: Vince Cable: Why the Murdochs’ takeover of BSkyB should be blocked (4) by NewsHound
	A belter of a TV programme on the family history of Noel Clarke (0) by Paul Walter
	WATCH: Catherine Bearder and Vince Cable speak ahead of March for Europe #ExitfromBrexit (53) by Caron Lindsay
	Layla Moran on her Palestinian heritage, and what she’s fighting for at Westminster (1) by NewsHound
	Vince announces his Chief of Staff and Press Secretary (10) by Caron Lindsay
10th	LibLink: Vince Cable The Tory fallacy that immigrants are taking British jobs and driving down wages (31) by NewsHound
	Have you got your Lib Dem Disco tickets yet? (5) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink: Willie Rennie: Lib Dems put forward a vision of Scotland at the heart of both unions (0) by NewsHound
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #488 (0) by Caron Lindsay
11th	Paddy Ashdown writes…An essay to my Party on the eve of Conference (102) by Paddy Ashdown
	Bournemouth Briefing: Sunday’s #stopBrexit event (0) by The Voice
	Willie Rennie: Liberal Democrats have been at the forefront of devolution (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Liberal International, Dictatorship and the United Kingdom in 2017 (8) by Paul Reynolds
	Countdown to Conference: Two unmissable events if you are interested in policy (0) by The Voice
	Federal Conference Committee Report – amendments and emergency motions for Bournemouth (17) by Zoe O’Connell
12th	Paddy Ashdown writes…An essay to my party on the eve of Conference: Four dangerous ideas (63) by Paddy Ashdown
	What can we do about skills shortages? (and what about the clotted cream?) (26) by Mary Reid
	What makes the Lib Dems special? (12) by Neil Lewis
	Three competing theories as to why Hillary Clinton lost and Donald Trump won (16) by Paul Walter
	WATCH: Vince’s LBC phone in (1) by Caron Lindsay
13th	Conference issue of LIberator out (0) by The Liberator Collective
	Perhaps it’s time for… (47) by Jane Reed
	Welcome to Everyone Matters (0) by Pete Williams
	Devolution to get excited about…Part 1 (7) by Steve Spear
	The Independent View: Jewish opposition to Israeli policies (12) by Arthur Goodman
	Dutch support for a Millicent Fawcett Statue in Parliament Square (9) by Bernard Aris
14th	Caron’s guide to the craziness of Conference – updated for Bournemouth 2017 (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Cheer up Britannia, Brexit is coming (72) by John King
	Brexit and the Irish Border (23) by David Ford
	Nick and Miriam talk publicly for the first time about their son’s successful Cancer treatment (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem Women at Conference: First steps on a long road towards equality in Parliament (7) by Flo Clucas
	WATCH: Christine Jardine on the “mindless, vindictive” online attacks she endured on day of her husband’s funeral (7) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Observations of an ex pat: Colombia on the brink (2) by Tom Arms
	New from the Liberal Democrat History Group (3) by Duncan Brack
	Federal Policy Committee Report 13 September 2017 (0) by Geoff Payne
	There’s going to be a row at Federal Conference after all… (23) by Caron Lindsay
	Julian Huppert writes…Why you need to be in the hall at 9 am tomorrow (6) by Julian Huppert
16th	Vince: Lib Dems can make a real difference to the future of our country (12) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s on at Conference today? The debates and speeches (0) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s on at Conference today? The Fringe (0) by The Voice
	If we want to save Britain’s relationship with Europe, we mustn’t demand a second referendum (22) by George Kendall
	Vince Cable writes: Why are Brexiteers so scared of the people? (109) by Vince Cable
	Top 50 most influential Lib Dems 2017 (5) by Iain Dale
	WATCH: Layla Moran’s speech to Conference (3) by Caron Lindsay
	That Lib Dem Disco set list in full (1) by Caron Lindsay
17th	What’s on at Conference today? The debates and speeches (2) by Caron Lindsay
	What’s on at Conference today? LDV on the Fringe (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Lynne Featherstone’s speech in climate change debate (6) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Christine, Jo, Vince and others at the Conference rally (0) by Caron Lindsay
	In full: Jo Swinson’s speech to Conference (3) by The Voice
	ALDC Campaigner Award 2017 winners announced (0) by ALDC
18th	WATCH: Vince’s Q & A session (3) by The Voice
	Universal Credit a train wreck that must be stopped – Stephen Lloyd (6) by NewsHound
	Federal International Relations Committee – the unofficial official report… (1) by Mark Valladares
	In Full: Tim Farron’s speech to Conference (13) by Caron Lindsay
	WATCH: Willie Rennie’s speech to Conference (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince: I’m a proud saboteur (20) by Caron Lindsay
19th	In full: Kirsty Williams’ speech to Conference (9) by The Voice
20th	When the Leader crashes Not the Leader’s Speech (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Five quick observations about Vince’s speech (37) by Caron Lindsay
	Our new PPB: The one with Vince’s hat (58) by Caron Lindsay
21st	What Brexit means for women (9) by Flo Clucas
	Brexit, due process and the role of Parliament (6) by Riccardo Sallustio and James Thellusson
	Compassion and compromise – to get things done Labour has to work with the Lib Dems (16) by Will Barber Taylor
	First impressions from my first party conference – by a Lib Dem who voted Leave (25) by Keith Bates
	A response to the Conference debate on the Balfour Declaration (4) by Leon Duveen
	Vince Cable backs opt-out organ donation system (16) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince is on Question Time tonight. (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems GAIN two Council seats from Labour (15) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	Observations of an ex pat: Scary (3) by Tom Arms
	What now for the centre? (18) by Steven Duckworth
	Time to ditch Connect? (28) by Michael Taylor
	William Wallace writes….What’s Brexit really all about? (9) by Lord William Wallace
	WATCH: Nick Clegg in conversation at Conference Fringe (2) by Caron Lindsay
	It’s up to all of us to prevent hate crime (3) by Chris Key
	Mathew’s Musings 22 September 2017 (8) by Mathew Hulbert
	Lib Dems react to Theresa May’s Florence speech (39) by The Voice
23rd	TfL’s Uber decision is no victory for liberalism (55) by Andy Briggs
	Lib Dem Conference highlights – the Universal Credit Debate (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Vince Cable’s message for Black History Month (1) by NewsHound
	Bi-Visibility Day – How Lib Dems can make a difference (3) by Caron Lindsay
24th	Champion the North of England (9) by Richard Kilpatrick
	Uber – a country dweller responds… (21) by Mark Valladares
	Lib Dem Conference highlights – Caron on the Fringe (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Talking Bournemouth and Brexit with Sam Skubala on the Politics World podcast (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dem Conference highlights – Neil Fawcett’s air guitar (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #489 (1) by Caron Lindsay
25th	What you see and what you don’t see. Time to ditch GDP and measure our progress differently (25) by Darren Martin
	President John F. Kennedy continues to inspire, 100 years after his birth (27) by Paul Walter
	Apologies for the “fringe of Conference” (10) by George Kendall
26th	Lessons on North Korea from history (11) by Paul Walter
	Nigel Farage proves that he is the ultimate media tart (12) by Paul Walter
27th	Obituary for Tor Foster (0) by The Voice
	Vince for PM: How it might happen (67) by Caron Lindsay
	Can you guess what this parliamentary appurtenance is? (7) by Paul Walter
	Inside the home of “fake news” (2) by Paul Walter
	Happy Golden Jubilee to Willie Rennie (1) by Caron Lindsay
28th	Christine Jardine wants your WASPI stories (11) by The Voice
	Policy pitch: Divert money from Tax Credits to Lifelong Training Accounts (80) by George Kendall
	Exclusive: Former Lib Dem MP John Pugh to stand in Southport Council by-election (7) by Simon Shaw
29th	Discussing the European Refugee ‘Crisis’ and the UK’s Responsibilities. (6) by Bradley Hillier-Smith
	Observations of an ex pat: Identity crises (19) by Tom Arms
	My reply to Paddy’s essay: “Learn from history and prepare on multiple fronts” (9) by Bernard Aris
	An interesting observation from David Laws (10) by Caron Lindsay
30th	LibLink: Vince Cable: Politicians aren’t supposed to do it – but I’m marching on the Conservative conference. I have no choice (27) by NewsHound