Monthly Archives: March 2019

1st	Observations of an ex pat: Tunnel lights (28) by Tom Arms
	The Planning (Affordable Housing and Land Compensation) Bill (2) by Joe Bourke
	Some thoughts on education (6) by David Warren
	Lib Dem Lords vs Brexit – Dick Newby “Purgatory has its limits” (4) by The Voice
	Some familiar faces amongst the LGBT icons (0) by Caron Lindsay
	1 March 2019 – today’s press releases (4) by Mark Valladares
2nd	Swinson slams Javid over student visas (5) by The Voice
	Our party’s not for merging (104) by Katharine Pindar
3rd	Jenny Randerson writes…Now is the time to reform our fares system for the future (15) by Jenny Randerson
	Am I a Liberal? (18) by Seth Thevoz
	Last chance to submit Spring Conference Amendments and Awkward Questions – deadline 1pm 4th March (2) by Caron Lindsay
	LibLink Jane Dodds: Why the Welsh Lib Dems want to trial Universal Basic Income in Wales (68) by NewsHound
	Support Jo Swinson as she runs half marathon in memory of her Dad (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Happy Birthday to the Liberal Democrats – let’s be bold, confident and radical (6) by Caron Lindsay
	Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #544 (0) by Caron Lindsay
4th	2-3 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (12) by Mark Valladares
	Come and see Layla Moran, Siobhan Benita and Dillie Keane at the National Liberal Club… (2) by Theo Butt Philip
	May should follow her kindergarten logic (3) by Bernard Aris
	Party Presidency: the challenges for the incoming President (5) by Mark Valladares
5th	4 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (5) by Mark Valladares
	Should vagrants be flogged in the street? (15) by Paul Reynolds
	Christine Jardine: A tax on women just for being women is plain wrong (7) by NewsHound
	Visit My Mosque Day – a fantastic initiative that we can all engage with (8) by Siobhan Benita and Cllr Hina Bokhari
6th	Some More Detailed Questions on the Border in Ireland (46) by Steve Trevethan
	5 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
	Friends of Young Liberals: Launch (9) by Harry Samuels
	6th March 2019 – Daily Press Releases and Top Lines (1) by Tahir Maher
	Help elect April in May (9) by Caron Lindsay
7th	Lib Dem bill to bring in mental health checks for new mums (1) by Kirsten Johnson
	6 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (8) by Mark Valladares
	If we want to win elections we have to denounce austerity (73) by Stephen Richmond
	Welsh Lib Dems Announce Ryan Jones as Candidate for Newport West (15) by The Voice
	Part 2: If we want to win elections we have to denounce austerity (50) by Stephen Richmond
8th	It’s International Women’s Day, but 1/365 isn’t enough (1) by The Voice
	Observations of an ex pat: The heartland (4) by Tom Arms
	Celebrating International Women’s Day, Chelmsford style (0) by The Voice
	7 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (part 1) (0) by Mark Valladares
	Wera Hobhouse: We must not hold women back (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Highlighting the “invisible” work women do (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Meral Ece: Muslim women need our support to reach their empowerment (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Caroline Pidgeon calls for blue plaque for Ealing’s Olympic tennis player Charlotte Cooper (0) by Caron Lindsay
	7 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (part 2) (0) by Mark Valladares
	Jo Swinson’s challenge for International Women’s Day (2) by Caron Lindsay
9th	8 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	ALDC’s by-election review – 7th March (4) by ALDC
	Women’s rights are human rights (0) by The Voice
	Jane Dodds selected to fight Brecon and Radnorshire (5) by Caron Lindsay
10th	A No Deal Brexit will not just impact finance and manufacturing – it will be a disaster for cereal producers too (45) by Ian Thomas
	Mark Williams re-selected to contest Ceredigion (2) by The Voice
11th	9-10 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (part 1) (3) by The Voice
	Time for higher taxes! (32) by Lord William Wallace
	9-10 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (part 2) (1) by The Voice
	A fork in the road for the Lib Dems (26) by Paul Strasburger
	Whatever happened to the ‘burning injustices?’ (1) by Patrick Maxwell
	Time to drag party policy making into the 21st century? (15) by Mark Valladares
	Conference Extra published – see all the amendments and awkward questions (4) by Caron Lindsay
12th	FCC Report: The Amendments selected for Conference (5) by Zoe O’Connell
	Our future should be in the hands of the people, not right wing Tories and the DUP (24) by Caron Lindsay
	Where are the extremists? (5) by Geoff Reid
	WATCH: Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton talk about saving his 4 year old daughter from choking (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Trust our voters to choose our leader (14) by Miranda Roberts
	Minimum income: From Finnish trial to Lib Dem policy? (15) by James Baillie
	Brexit vote open thread: Government defeated again 242 – 391 (35) by Caron Lindsay
13th	Tory Confidence or Arrogance (26) by Tahir Maher
	Young Liberals need reform – and we need your help! (16) by Erin Yarrow
	We must claim back Europe’s role in the world from populist Eurosceptics (17) by Charlie Murphy
	Daily Press Releases – 13th March 2019 (1) by Tahir Maher
	A fairer share for all – Ending Poverty in the UK – Part One (10) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	A fairer share for all – ending poverty in the UK Part Two (3) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	Don’t get too excited about tonight’s votes… (42) by Caron Lindsay
14th	The State of Children’s Rights (1) by Kirsten Johnson
	Why we need the Supporters’ Scheme (15) by Liz Jarvis
	The Brexit Delusion (5) by Ken Griffin
	More Brexit Logic? (20) by Geoff Crocker
	Opportunities for fundraisers and administrators (0) by The Voice
	1 Supporters’ Scheme 2. ?? 3. Profit! (14) by Andy Hinton
	Let us Celebrate European Democracy! (30) by Arnold Kiel
	Open up the Leadership and relax the rules (31) by Almona Choudhury
	Breaking…Vince to step down in May (58) by Caron Lindsay
15th	Lord Steel’s membership suspended over evidence to child abuse inquiry (0) by The Voice
	Why there will be no Kemp4Prez stickers at Conference (5) by Richard Kemp
	Observations of an ex pat: A sad tale (44) by Tom Arms
	14 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	Chuka Umunna and Anna Soubry write: The Independent Group and the Lib Dems working together is grown up politics (43) by Chuka Umunna MP and Anna Soubry MP
	Party Reforms – My Unanswered Questions (8) by James Baillie
	What’s on at Spring Conference today? (2) by Caron Lindsay
16th	What’s on at Spring Conference today? (1) by Caron Lindsay
	15 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (1) by The Voice
	In full: Christine Jardine’s keynote speech (31) by The Voice
	ALDC By-Election Review – 14th March (1) by ALDC
17th	What’s on at Spring Conference today? (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Looking forward to our party’s next chapter (14) by Caron Lindsay
18th	16-17 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (part 1) (0) by The Voice
	Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! (25) by Richard Kemp
	Is it time for Theresa May to admit that Brexit is impossible and retract the Article 50 notice? (31) by Mark Argent
	Vince Cable’s Leader address to Lib Dem Spring Conference (7) by The Voice
	16-17 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (part 2) (0) by The Voice
	UPDATED: Bercow rules out a third attempt by Theresa May to get her Brexit deal passed – how should the Liberal Democrats respond? (73) by Mark Valladares
19th	18 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (0) by The Voice
	Four things I want from the next Liberal Democrat Leader (22) by Chris Whiting
	London Region recruiting a Development officer to boost local campaigns (0) by Caron Lindsay
	By Friday, we should be talking about revoking Article 50 (68) by Caron Lindsay
	Ending Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions is the right thing to do for private renters – it can also be a vote winner (7) by Mark Platt
	1951 – the nadir of Liberalism (33) by David Warren
20th	19 March 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (2) by The Voice
	We must make sure they weren’t just empty words (3) by Jon Hubbard
	ALDC advice: filling in and submitting nomination forms (1) by ALDC
	Liberalism and porn (4) by Jane Chelliah
	Isabelle Parasram elected as Lib Dems’ first Vice President BAME (0) by Caron Lindsay
	This weekend’s march is about so much more than a vote on the Brexit deal (17) by Charlie Murphy
	A fairer share for all – ending poverty in the UK. Part Three (4) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	Vince and other (non Labour) opposition leaders play hardball with May (4) by The Voice
	Vince tells Sky that Corbyn walked out of meeting with PM because TIG were there (14) by Caron Lindsay
	May statement open thread. (145) by Caron Lindsay
21st	A fairer share for all – Part Four – Improving working life and skills and investing in local services (3) by Michael Berwick-Gooding
	May gets blunt Brexit warning from old Dutch ally & EU statesman Rutte: Part I (2) by Bernard Aris
	Supporters Pack now available (3) by The Voice
	Part 2: Rutte, from Cameron buddy to May’s stern advocate (0) by Bernard Aris
	First Time at Conference – York (14) by Sarah Chadwick
	What happened when Vince went to Brussels (5) by The Voice
	Great hold in Durham with increased vote share (8) by Caron Lindsay
22nd	Observations of an ex pat: Frightened of fear (3) by Tom Arms
	The Independent Group won’t explain what they stand for, but we need to (21) by George Kendall
	#RevokeArticle50 is now Lib Dem policy (32) by Dave Page
	1906 General Election: The zenith of liberalism (17) by Patrick Maxwell
	The two most important questions to ask Lib Dem leadership candidates (42) by Iain Roberts
23rd	Happy marching, everyone – and what you can do if you can’t go (12) by Caron Lindsay
	Excitement builds ahead of pro EU march (3) by The Voice
	Jo: Our children deserve better than Brexit Britain (74) by Caron Lindsay
24th	Layla responds to rumours about 2013 incident (0) by The Voice
	Getting rid of May doesn’t resolve the worst thing about her deal (29) by Caron Lindsay
	Eradicating race inequality (5) by Isabelle Parasram
25th	23-24 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (3) by The Voice
	A more effective and compassionate approach to immigration and asylum (16) by Suzanne Fletcher
	Brexit: bad for doctors, worse for patients, but there is hope (6) by John King
	Let’s look more towards European Liberals for the future of the Liberal Democrats (40) by Huw James
26th	LibLink: Layla Moran: It’s time for the UK to recognise the state of Palestine (12) by NewsHound
	The weekend everything changed… (18) by Nick Baird
	2012: Under an EU deadline & government collapse, the Dutch parliament grabs the reins Part 1 (3) by Bernard Aris
	Revoking Article 50 would not break our democracy (42) by Caron Lindsay
27th	Indicative Votes – An alternative to the Meaningful Vote, Three (45) by Tahir Maher
	2012: Under an EU deadline & government collapse, the Dutch parliament grabs the reins Part 2 (0) by Bernard Aris
	I’ve reached 1.4 million people in the last month, and I am quite proud of that (3) by Stuart Bonar
	Time to be the Party of Local Government again (14) by Ed Fordham
	Jo Swinson MP writes: Another week of Brexit chaos, another week of government ignoring the big issues (10) by Jo Swinson MP
	Press Briefings and Top Lines – 27th March 2019 (0) by Tahir Maher
	++May to resign as PM before next phase of Brexit (11) by Paul Walter
	Cable: Shifting centre of gravity signals People’s Vote is option MPs can’t put down (32) by Tahir Maher
28th	28 March 2019 – today’s press releases (overnight) (1) by Mark Valladares
	A momentary lapse (11) by Richard Joy
	Indicative votes – where do they leave us? (20) by Paul Walter
	No Deal catastrophic for livestock farmers (19) by The Voice
	Beyond Brexit – Not Quite (5) by Robert Johnston
	Parliamentary psychodrama, knife edge votes, dependent on Northern Irish Unionist votes… (6) by Caron Lindsay
29th	28 March 2019 – today’s press releases (8) by Mark Valladares
	Observations of an ex pat: The Northern Irish Tail Wagging the British Lion (13) by Tom Arms
	On austerity: Some questions and comments (27) by Steve Trevethan
	Lib Dems vs Brexit: Wera Hobhouse: This must go back to the people (25) by Caron Lindsay
	40 years ago today: Liberals win Edge Hill by-election (5) by Caron Lindsay
	ALDC’s by-election review – 28 March 2019 (0) by ALDC
	Friday fun – enjoy Jacob Rees-Mogg being given a history lesson (14) by Paul Walter
	Cabinet minister: ‘It is May’s inability to engage in the most basic human interactions that brought us here’ (31) by News Meerkat
	29 March 2019 – today’s press releases (7) by Mark Valladares
30th	Article 50: Into extra time (48) by Jonathan Fryer
	Whatever happens with Brexit, our MPs and Journalists need to feel safe (13) by Chris Key
	Group B Strep – screening babies saves lives (8) by Ruth Bright
	Vote Leave cheated – and its main spokespeople are in running to become PM (30) by Caron Lindsay
31st	Brexit has (sort of) made me an internationally exhibited artist. Cool, huh? (2) by Stuart Bonar
	For Transgender Day of Visibility – Scottish Lib Dems stand up for trans people’s rights (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Typical short sighted, illiberal rhetoric on knife crime from Tories (8) by Caron Lindsay
	30-31 March 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (3) by The Voice