Monthly Archives: August 2022

1st	Welcome to my day: 1 August 2022 – no more gallant losers… (6) by Mark Valladares
2nd	Alex Cole-Hamilton banned from Russia (4) by The Voice
	LibLink: Christine Jardine: Birmingham games shows sport and politics do mix (2) by NewsHound
	Richard Foord: Sunak and Truss have learned nothing from Tiverton and Honiton (4) by The Voice
	Autumn Conference agenda is now live! (1) by Caron Lindsay
3rd	The stark reality of ending freedom of movement (1) by Michal Siewniak
	Updated, with fury: Conference Agenda: Keynote speeches (0) by Caron Lindsay
	Five Policies for a Manifesto: In Case of Snap Election, break glass (44) by Richard Flowers
	Myanmar Executions, what now? (2) by Merlene Emerson and Dr Yeow Poon
	Women’s Aid highlights impact of cost of living crisis on women experiencing domestic abuse (1) by Caron Lindsay
4th	Conference: Morgan calls on Lib Dems to stand up for rural communities (14) by Andy Boddington
	Cole-Hamilton: SNP must do more to help Ukraine refugees (1) by NewsHound
	Scots and Welsh Lib Dems call for action after drug deaths rise (0) by NewsHound
	Welsh Lib Dems call for free train travel as cost of living crisis bites (12) by NewsHound
5th	Lib Dems comment on dire economic news – but we need to say more (34) by Caron Lindsay
	Lib Dems highlight Home Office incompetence which leads to £70 million compensation payments (3) by Caron Lindsay
6th	Observations of an ex-pat – Disappointing Biden (22) by Tom Arms
7th	Tom Arms’ World Review (1) by Tom Arms
	LIb Dem Councillor assaulted while delivering Focus leaflets (3) by Caron Lindsay
	A Manifesto for Stagflation (54) by Joe Bourke
8th	Welcome to my day: 8 August 2022 – adding social value… (2) by Mark Valladares
	Choosing Johnson’s successor: a Tory attack on our democracy? (26) by Mark Argent
	Forget cutting VAT: social tariffs would help tackle the cost-of-living crisis (24) by Ian Sollom
9th	Cancel October energy price rise says Ed Davey (21) by Caron Lindsay
10th	Ed Davey: Cancel energy price rise to avoid a social catastrophe (7) by The Voice
	LibLink: Christine Jardine on how the Scottish Greens are letting voters down (15) by NewsHound
	Scotsman: Lib Dems deserve praise for coming up with what looks like a plan (3) by NewsHound
	Davey: A cosy meeting with energy companies isn’t enough (2) by The Voice
	Shropshire Lib Dems welcome former Labour Mayor Jon Tandy (2) by The Voice
11th	Davey: Conservative candidates in parallel universe on cost of living crisis (18) by NewsHound
	The right-wing myth of Britain’s ‘liberal elite’ (9) by Lord William Wallace
	Cheltenham Hustings: Truss and Sunak out of touch (0) by Cheney Payne
12th	Navel-gazing Tories arrive in Cheltenham (or was it Derbyshire?) (4) by Max Wilkinson
	Truss looks to be the winning loser in Cheltenham races (1) by Andy Boddington
	North Shropshire Lib Dem election HQ saved from flames (7) by Andy Boddington
	Ron Waddell’s funeral to take place on 16th August – livestream available (1) by Caron Lindsay
	English Heritage plaque unveiled to Dadabhai Naoroji (1) by Simon McGrath
	Sarah Olney: GDP figures are proof that the Government is missing in action (4) by The Voice
	Young Liberals head to Birmingham for their Summer Conference (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Layla on Salman Rushdie’s “Beautiful pieces of literature” (22) by Caron Lindsay
13th	Observations of an ex-pat – Law vs Politics (3) by Tom Arms
	Alistair Carmichael in blistering form on Any Questions (5) by NewsHound
14th	Tom Arms’ World Review (5) by Tom Arms
	Exclusive: Contents of Donald Trump’s safe revealed by Macavity (0) by Newsmoggie
	Lib Dems uncover massive fall in permanent contracts for new teachers (2) by Caron Lindsay
	Young Liberals affirm support for trade unions (4) by The Voice
	Carmichael accuses SNP of “criminal negligence” over ferries (4) by NewsHound
	Cole-Hamilton calls for action to stop spread of Monkeypox (0) by The Voice
	14 August 2022 – today’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
15th	Welcome to my day: 15 August 2022 – in Tufton Street we Trus(s)t? (22) by Mark Valladares
	The Elections Act made easy (3) by Merlene Emerson
	Public Spaces Protection Orders are out of control (4) by David Gray
	Liberal Democracy must become the engine room of progressive ideas (15) by Stephen Barber
	15 August 2022 – today’s press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
16th	Liberal Democrats should support trade unions and strike action (52) by Callum Clark
	Water shortages are not just the fault of the weather or climate (15) by Andy Boddington
	Bulls, ostriches and national housing targets (6) by Tony Vickers
	President’s Report August 2022 (2) by Mark Pack
	16 August 2022 – today’s press releases (16) by Mark Valladares
17th	Moran: Britain’s response to Taliban is a story of betrayal (5) by NewsHound
	Disabled living in Canada (9) by Mary Reid
	Climate change – how bad can it get? (9) by John Medway
	17 August 2022 – today’s press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
18th	The politics of cats (8) by Andy Boddington
	Farron: Avanti Oxenholme lock-in an “unacceptable farce” (4) by NewsHound
	Exams are getting easier? (55) by Charley Hasted
19th	Farron & Foord: Water executives get bonuses despite sewerage scandal (14) by Mark Valladares
	Helen Morgan challenges Greg Clark on Community Heating Hubs (3) by NewsHound
	STEM subjects lead the way (4) by Mary Reid
	ALDC by-election report 18th August (0) by Charles Quinn
	Labour takes control of Liverpool from Labour!! (10) by Richard Kemp
20th	Times: Keir Starmer is “Ed Davey tribute act” (10) by NewsHound
21st	Are Lib Dem concerns different from the Tories and Labour? Tory yes, Labour not so much (21) by Andy Boddington
	We should not let Scotland’s period dignity law be overshadowed by unnecessary controversy (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Seaside sewage monitors revealed to be faulty or not even installed (12) by The Voice
22nd	Verily, welcome to my day: 22 August 2022 – “with much ado at length have gotten leave”* (4) by Mark Valladares
	If business is to take more interest in the Liberal Democrats, isn’t it time to develop our response? (36) by Lord William Wallace
	The National Flag day in Ukraine (1) by Michal Siewniak
	Sewage dumped in shellfish water 29,000 times by water companies (4) by NewsHound
23rd	Federal Board is the election, forward planning is the watchword (6) by Callum Robertson
	Carmichael: Ministers must explain themselves over Jagtar Singh Johal allegations (1) by Caron Lindsay
	Jardine: As nationalist anger overflows, old fears return (7) by Caron Lindsay
	Misogyny laid bare – Laura Bates and Winnie M Li at the Edinburgh Book Festival (5) by Caron Lindsay
24th	Take Back Control (51) by Chris Perry
	Don’t waste money scrapping tuition fees: level the playing field instead (34) by Miguel Smith
	Half of all new primary teachers in Scotland are without a job (0) by Mary Reid
25th	What if the Tories lose an Autumn 2022 General Election? (28) by Mark Argent
	Widening income inequality and pay differentials (2) by Chris Perry
	25 August 2022 – today’s press releases (0) by Mark Valladares
26th	Energy price rises – are they really here? (9) by Mary Reid
	To fix our politics, we need to fix our voting system (45) by Layla Moran MP
	ALDC by-election report 25th August (2) by Charles Quinn
	26 August 2022 – today’s press releases (2) by Mark Valladares
27th	“I can’t have her starving to death” – Carer Clare describes energy bill terror (8) by Caron Lindsay
	Memories of the Chester-le-Street By-election (8) by Sandy Walkington
	Sweet 16: Happy Birthday to LDV (5) by Caron Lindsay
28th	What next for our GCSE Students (3) by Michal Siewniak
	Ed Davey interview with Tory think tank, Bright Blue (3) by Simon McGrath
	Holiday Oddities (4) by Andy Boddington
29th	Welcome to my day: 29 August 2022 – aren’t politicians people too? (34) by Mark Valladares
	One in four expect to never turn their heating on this winter due to rising energy bills (16) by NewsHound
	On Artemis and Pakistan (8) by Andy Boddington
30th	Welsh Liberal Democrats pay tribute to former Assembly Member Mick Bates (2) by The Voice
	Chamberlain’s Carer’s Leave Bill getting widespread support (3) by NewsHound
	Vince Cable: Labour and Liberal Democrat silence over Brexit will cost the country (28) by NewsHound
	Surrey Heath by-election speculation has Truss rattled (3) by NewsHound
31st	Lib Dems react to the death of Mikhail Gorbachev (8) by NewsHound
	Why Brighton conference should be in your diary (0) by The Voice
	Schools struggle to meet energy bills (6) by Mary Reid
	Ed Davey: £10bn energy bailout needed to save the high street (7) by Mary Reid