Monthly Archives: September 2019

1st	Huge thanks to Paul Walter and Mary Reid (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Brits living abroad – let’s hear their voice too! (34) by George Cunningham and Rob Harrison
2nd	31 August – 1 September 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (11) by Mark Valladares
	3-6 September 2019 – next week in the Lords (2) by Mark Valladares
	We must start to nail the big lie (31) by Brian Edmonds
	Making British tourism work for everyone (4) by Dee Doocey
	Lib Dems sign cross-party Bill to stop no-deal (38) by Mark Valladares
	2 September 2019 – today’s (other) press releases (6) by Mark Valladares
3rd	All aboard the rollercoaster (39) by Caron Lindsay
	Jane Dodds and Beatrice Wishart take their seats in Westminster and Holyrood (0) by Caron Lindsay
	LDV at Sheffield Hallam on this important day (4) by Paul Walter
	Phillip Lee MP joins the Liberal Democrats (98) by The Voice
	3 September 2019 – today’s (other) press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
	Our new deputy leader is… (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Jo Swinson: We will stop Boris Johnson’s no deal plans in their tracks (22) by Caron Lindsay
4th	Liberalism Down Under (10) by David Warren
	Being a PPC with a Snap GE looming…. (8) by Kirsten Johnson
	What is the UK’s relationship with the British Overseas Territories? (6) by Caroline Padbury
	Sheffield diary (2) by Paul Walter
	William Wallace writes: As seen from Westminster (9) by Lord William Wallace
	Jane Dodds’ maiden speech (2) by Mary Reid
	Two times Jo Swinson was awesome today (14) by Caron Lindsay
	4 September 2019 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
5th	Lib Dem Lords vs Brexit: Middle of night special (21) by Caron Lindsay
	“Sit down, love” – a father’s dilemma (12) by Johnny McDermott
	Sheffield diary – the campaigning importance of Fry’s Chocolate Cream four packs (2) by Paul Walter
	++++Breaking….Luciana Berger joins the Liberal Democrats (42) by Caron Lindsay
	Nick Harvey to stand down as Lib Dem Chief Executive (2) by The Voice
	WATCH: Jane Dodds’ maiden speech (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Layla Moran on Question Time tonight (48) by The Voice
6th	Two big leaps forward for the Liberal Democrats in tonight’s by-elections (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Observations of an ex pat: Bunkum history (9) by Tom Arms
	The Lib Dems must draw up a road map to take us out of the abyss (30) by Humphrey Hawksley
	Liverpool Lib Dems welcome Luciana Berger (5) by Richard Kemp
	News from the Membership Department – 60k people joined us this year – and how to get a replacement membership card (14) by Greg Foster
	“God I felt in the right place” LDV talks to Dr Phillip Lee MP about his dramatic entrance to the Lib Dems. (30) by Caron Lindsay
	5-6 September 2019 – two days of press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
7th	Jo tackles Boris on sexist insults (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Labour claims credit for the NHS, but Liberals laid the foundations (46) by Neil Stockley
	Is Jo trying to tell us something? (18) by Caron Lindsay
	+++Breaking…Angela Smith MP joins the Liberal Democrats (21) by Caron Lindsay
8th	Ruth Davidson and the Dinosaurs (0) by Ruth Bright
	Why Luciana Berger joining the Liberal Democrats is important (2) by Lorenzo Cherin
	Closing the Citizenship gaps (1) by Ian Wicks
	LibLink: Willie Rennie We can change the course of the UK with Jo Swinson (67) by NewsHound
	7-8 September 2019 – the weekend’s press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
9th	New issue of Liberator out (0) by The Liberator Collective
	In case you missed it… How the Welsh did for Margaret Thatcher (1) by Paul Walter
	An unusual piece of street furniture seen in Sheffield (12) by Paul Walter
10th	9 September 2019 – today’s press release (24) by Mark Valladares
	10 September 2019 – the overnight press release (5) by Mark Valladares
	Championing freedom and liberty for all shouldn’t be comfortable (12) by Rhys Taylor
	So what happens after the next general election? (47) by Geoffrey Payne
	Countdown to Conference: Amendments selected for debate (30) by Nick Da Costa
	Remembering Paddy (10) by Caron Lindsay
11th	Government watchdog confirms the huge scale of the SEND funding crisis (0) by Kirsten Johnson
	Revoking Article 50 is a highly risky strategy (59) by Patrick Maxwell
	Brexit Impact for UK Citizens living in the EU outside the UK (0) by Katherine Rose and Rob Harrison
	Why calling for Article 50 to be revoked actually makes stopping Brexit less likely (66) by Lewis North
	Teachers’ voting intention switching to Lib Dems (7) by Kirsten Johnson
	Patrolling the new frontier: Regulating online extremism (2) by Ivor Roberts and Ian Acheson
	Get Ready For Our Three-Yearly Internal Elections (6) by Nick Harvey
12th	That Brexit conference motion in full – and links to all the papers for Bournemouth (15) by Paul Walter
	Karen Ward to fight North Norfolk and Munira Wilson to fight Twickenham for the Lib Dems (7) by The Voice
	To revoke, or not to revoke? That is the question (74) by Andrew McCaig
	A Canterbury Tale (25) by Bill le Breton
	Goodbye from Pastoral Care Officer Jeanne Tarrant (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Back to Conference (0) by Ian Sanderson
	Conference Countdown: What local government needs from the Queen’s Speech (0) by Howard Sykes
13th	Observations of an expat: British constitutional crossroads (10) by Tom Arms
	Lib Dem gain from Tories in Andrea Leadsom’s constituency (8) by Paul Walter
	Richard Kemp writes: Why I’m standing to be Party President (5) by Richard Kemp
	The Liberal Democrats are the party of rural communities (4) by Heather Kidd
	New issue of Journal of Liberal History out (0) by Duncan Brack
14th	Come to our Lib Dem Voice fringe at lunchtime! (1) by Kirsten Johnson
	We must create a non Brexit dividend (18) by Chris Bowers
	Jo Swinson arrives at Conference (9) by Caron Lindsay
	Take 2: Mark Pack writes…Why I want to be Party President (6) by Mark Pack
	The opportunity for electoral reform (27) by Denis Mollison
	Sal Brinton’s speech to Conference (3) by The Voice
	Sam Gyimah MP joins party at thrilling conference rally (7) by Paul Walter
	Revealed: That Lib Dem Disco set list (4) by The Voice
15th	Sam Gyimah explains why he joined the Liberal Democrats (32) by Paul Walter
	Wera Hobhouse’s speech to Conference (3) by The Voice
	Reforming Private Renting – Making it fairer for all is within our grasp (9) by Mark Platt
	Vince Cable’s speech to Conference (5) by The Voice
	Could we at least be told which particular disused Cornish tin mine our donations to the party are being thrown down, please? (22) by Paul Walter
	Prue Bray writes: Why I am running for President (5) by Prue Bray
16th	Jane Dodds’ speech to Liberal Democrat Conference (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Musings on the Cinderella part of “tax and spend” (24) by Mark Valladares
	In full: Chuka Umunna’s speech to Conference (31) by Caron Lindsay
	+++The first defectors are initiated in the Liberal Glee Club tradition (12) by Paul Walter
17th	+++Now Sam Gyimah sings “The Land” at Glee Club (22) by Paul Walter
	Glee Club remembers Paddy (7) by Paul Walter
	ALDC hosts ground-breaking Gin Tasting (1) by Paul Walter
	Full text – Jo Swinson’s first conference speech as leader (2) by The Voice
	WATCH IN FULL – Jo Swinson’s speech to conference today (4) by The Voice
	The Ronseal of British politics – A storming speech from Jo (12) by Paul Walter
	Conference pays heartfelt and fulsome tribute to Paddy (0) by Paul Walter
18th	What would you think are the odds on the Liberal Democrats winning most seats in a general election? (10) by Caron Lindsay
	Let’s get our messaging right on Revoke… (52) by Jamie Dalzell
	Brexit? Scrap-it. (74) by John King
	Global Climate Strike this Friday (3) by Aaron Smith
	I now know I have PTSD and it is Liberating (6) by David Warren
	PODCAST: Climate change conference fringe event (1) by The Voice
	What Boris Johnson should have said to Omar Salem (4) by Caron Lindsay
19th	Rentier Capitalism (3) by Joe Bourke
	So that is why the fringe meetings were so jam packed (8) by Caron Lindsay
	The Lib Dems now have the most comprehensive plan to tackle climate change of any party in Europe. (21) by Edward Robinson
	Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett writes…Why do I want to be President of the Liberal Democrats? (1) by Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett
	Lib Dems overtake Labour in poll (62) by The Voice
	Want to get involved in running the Federal and State Parties? The clock’s ticking… (3) by Nick Harvey
	Ed Davey on Question Time tonight (16) by The Voice
	19 September 2019 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
20th	A Lib Dem GAIN and three huge surges forward in last night’s by-elections (8) by The Voice
	Liberal Irish – the new Liberal Democrat Irish Society (10) by Richard Logue
	The Luciana Phenomenon (39) by Michael Taylor
	Revoking Article 50 alone isn’t enough (39) by Paul Hindley
	Spreadsheets and vicious beasts – the not very secret lives of Lib Dem #dangerousextremists (20) by Caron Lindsay
21st	“Taliban” is a racist epithet: Thornberry’s words were potentially harmful not just hyperbolic (4) by Rajin Chowdhury
	Opportunity for young people to visit the European Parliament (1) by The Voice
	WATCH: Jo Swinson’s interview with Alastair Campbell (10) by Caron Lindsay
	20 September 2019 – yesterday’s press release (1) by Mark Valladares
	Jo Hayes – why I am a candidate for Federal Party President (5) by Jo Hayes
	21 September 2019 – today’s press release (51) by Mark Valladares
22nd	Observations of an ex pat: Consequences (8) by Tom Arms
	Edinburgh march for Europe: Worrying news about EU negotiations and Alex Cole-Hamilton speaks (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Party awards for Lizzie Jewkes, Roderick Lynch, Alice Bridges-Westcott and Bernard Greaves (1) by Caron Lindsay
	The speeches that got away (5) by The Voice
	Willie Rennie’s speech to Federal Conference: Lib Dems stand for the majority of Scots (4) by Caron Lindsay
23rd	Riding the enthusiasm wave, some thoughts going forward and a Presidential race update… (2) by Mark Valladares
	22 September 2019 – yesterday’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
	Help make the Lib Dems the renters’ champion (8) by Mark Platt
	Guy Verhofstadt talks Brexit some more… (14) by The Voice
	We nearly lost our temper. But it worked out. (23) by Joe Zammit-Lucia
	Prue Bray writes, “We need to talk…” (2) by Prue Bray
	Lib Dems mark Bi Visibility Day (1) by The Voice
	WATCH: Sal Brinton marks the International Day of Sign Languages (0) by Caron Lindsay
	23 September 2019 – today’s press release (5) by Mark Valladares
24th	Labour’s own polling suggests losses in London and wipeout in Scotland (5) by Caron Lindsay
	Horrific Labour conference motion on private schools proposes nothing less than theft (52) by Paul Walter
	+++Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament unlawful, supreme court rules (15) by Paul Walter
	Swinson: Parliament should be sitting so we can question PM (29) by The Voice
	Lord William Wallace writes: How do we renew our battered democracy? (16) by Lord William Wallace
	Lib Dems condemn Home Office treatment of LGBT Christians (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Why I’ve decided to support Mark Pack for President (4) by Roger Hayes
	Lizzie Jewkes – why I am standing for Party President (4) by Elizabeth Jewkes
	24 September 2019 – today’s press releases (23) by Mark Valladares
25th	Liberal Democrats should vigorously oppose a UK war with Iran (16) by Paul Reynolds
	The speeches that got away: What local authorities can do to save our planet (8) by Mark Hofman
	The speeches that got away: Any form of Brexit would damage Ireland, north and south (3) by Denis Loretto
	Labour reliving the 1970s and evading democratic accountability (7) by Bernard Aris
	Back to the future (4) by David Warren
	The Rise of the Nazis – some parallels today? (54) by Paul Walter
	Former Lib Dem Islington Council leader Steve Hitchins has died (11) by Caron Lindsay
	25 September 2019 – today’s press releases (18) by Mark Valladares
26th	Emily Thornberry apologises for comparing the Lib Dems to the Taliban (16) by The Voice
	Renew Europe sets criteria for Commissioner hearings (0) by The Voice
	Asking Jo to help restore the Conference crèche (12) by Ruth Coleman-Taylor
	Antony Hook: The Supreme Court ruling has opened the floodgates of major constitutional reform (53) by Antony Hook
	Jo Hayes: more on why I am a candidate to be Federal President (1) by Jo Hayes
	26 September 2019 – today’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
27th	27 September 2019 – the overnight press releases (14) by Mark Valladares
	Observations of an ex pat: Globalism (3) by Tom Arms
	Lib Dems surge ahead in by-elections (27) by The Voice
	The speeches that got away: Investing in further education and learning throughout life (6) by Nigel Jones
	Party Presidential election update – Prue Bray and Richard Kemp withdraw (6) by Mark Valladares
	Out of the haze (8) by Merlene Emerson
	Christine Jardine: why I’m running to be Party President (11) by Christine Jardine MP
28th	Avoiding Boris Johnson’s “People v Politicians” trap (89) by Mark Argent
	New seats for our new MPs (13) by Caron Lindsay
	Catherine Finnecy – why I’m running to be Party President (3) by Catherine Finnecy
29th	We must avoid being the sole obstacle to stopping a No-Deal Brexit (73) by Chris Bowers
	Jo Swinson’s message for Rosh Hashanah (1) by The Voice
	Doctor who tackled Jacob Rees-Mogg on no deal to fight Javid as Liberal Democrat (24) by The Voice
	Reigate Liberal Democrats select John Vincent to be their PPC (1) by The Voice
30th	30 September 2019 – the overnight press release (1) by Mark Valladares
	Party President, internal elections update (5) by Mark Valladares
	From Hong Kong shanty town to Liberal Democrat PPC (8) by George Lee
	Radix and the Liberal ecosystem (29) by Ben Rich
	Tower Hamlets Candidates Ready to Fight Snap Election (1) by The Voice
	WATCH: Jo Swinson say that a vote of no confidence would play into Boris Johnson’s hands (24) by The Voice