Monthly Archives: February 2025

1st	Observations of an Expat: Millions May Die (6) by Tom Arms
	Sanne Dijkstra-Downie selected for winnable Edinburgh Northern (2) by Caron Lindsay
2nd	Flick Rea MBE – a 50 year case study in sociable campaigning and creating a sustainable local party. (1) by Ed Fordham
	Tom Arms’ World Review (5) by Tom Arms
	Poverty and inequality? Not apparent priorities for this Labour government (34) by Katharine Pindar
	Ed Davey on Kuenssberg: EU/UK customs union would do more for economy than anything Government is doing (5) by Caron Lindsay
	1-2 February 2025 – the weekend’s press releases (1) by Mark Valladares
3rd	Welcome to my day: 3 February – “this is all going to end in tears, isn’t it?” (7) by Mark Valladares
	Defending democracy in a rapidly changing world (20) by John Marriott
	3-7 February 2025 – this week in the Lords (0) by Mark Valladares
	New Zealand and proportional representation: what there is to learn from it, and what there isn’t (22) by Ken Westmoreland
	Standing firm: defying Trump’s tariff war and protecting our allies (11) by Mo Waqas
4th	Christine Jardine: Labour needs to deliver more for Scotland to beat SNP (0) by NewsHound
5th	Calum Miller: Trump’s proposal for Gaza “bizarre” and “dangerous” (20) by Caron Lindsay
	Introducing Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine (12) by Anne-Marie Simpson
	Abuse victims to get chance of legal redress (16) by Roderick Lynch
	Celebrating our Lib Dem men (5) by Caron Lindsay
6th	Never let the con merchants off the hook (7) by Geoff Reid
	Why the Liberal Democrats Should Champion a CANZUK Alliance (11) by Mo Waqas
	Nimbyism: direct participatory democracy in action (18) by Samuel Jackson
7th	An opportunity to help shape party policy (1) by Mary Reid
8th	Observations of an Expat: Death of the Two-State Solution (17) by Tom Arms
	The Full Council meeting and finding a purpose in political life (1) by Michal Siewniak
9th	Tom Arms’ World Review (7) by Tom Arms
	The speech Ed Davey should have made on the EU (10) by Chris Bowers
	Burns night: Celebrating Lib Dem Women (0) by Caron Lindsay
10th	Why populism thrives and how we beat it – Part 1 (10) by Mo Waqas
	ALDC by-election Report, 6th February (6) by Matthew Ma
	Moving beyond tactical votes: Taking the fight to Labour – everywhere. (8) by Josh Lucas Mitte
	David Chadwick stands up for coalfield communities (2) by Caron Lindsay
11th	Why populism thrives and how we beat it – Part 2 (16) by Mo Waqas
	Trump, Taxes & Tariffs (18) by Tony Vickers
	William Wallace writes: Spending Cuts or Tax Increases? Can we avoid the choice? (40) by Lord William Wallace
12th	We need to talk about the government’s AI plans (16) by John Grout
	It’s time to practice what we preach (16) by Charles Dundas and Julian Tandy
13th	Agenda for Spring Conference (2) by Mary Reid
	The real pandemic of today – loneliness (14) by Michal Siewniak
14th	Observations of an Expat: Ukraine – Europe Missed A Trick (41) by Tom Arms
15th	ALDC’s by-election report – 13 February (0) by Matthew Ma
	Christine Jardine: At the centre of the culture wars are people who just want to live their lives (5) by The Voice
16th	Tom Arms’ World Review (13) by Tom Arms
17th	Vince Cable writes…Standing up to Trump (34) by Vince Cable
	Three big moments for senior Lib Dems in the media (9) by NewsHound
	Like a broken clock, even JD Vance can be right sometimes (11) by Tom Reeve
18th	Giving more support to our regions (3) by Hannah Kitching
	We need to stand up for our Liberal values on immigrants (17) by Peter Wrigley
	Tax increases needed to counter Trump’s full-frontal assault on liberal democracy (13) by Lord William Wallace
	Dr Adam Kay and the vital importance of the mental health of NHS staff (1) by Paul Walter
19th	Lib Dems comfortably hold seat in Brent (3) by Caron Lindsay
	In the shadow of Trump, Britain requires a seismic shift in tax and spend (30) by Paul Hindley
	Alistair Carmichael on Iain Dale’s All Talk on 75th anniversary of Jo Grimond’s election (2) by Caron Lindsay
20th	“I said not one word of that”. When AI puts words in our mouths (0) by Ken Westmoreland
	Devolution – whither localism? Part 1 (15) by Michael Kilpatrick
	A North Atlantic Union: A bold vision for the future (5) by Daniel J Scarborough
21st	We should be spending 4% of GDP on defence (33) by Kevin Langford
	Devolution – whither localism? Part 2 (3) by Michael Kilpatrick
	How do we defend liberalism from this attack? (10) by Lord William Wallace
	Ten years on – it’s time for change (1) by Chris White
	ALDC By-election Report, 20th February (2) by Matthew Ma
22nd	Observations of an Expat: Zelensky’s Options (11) by Tom Arms
	How do we deal with this epidemic of Nazi salutes? (7) by David Gray
	Mark Cole returns to Cardigan Town Council (0) by Caron Lindsay
23rd	Tom Arms’ World Review (20) by Tom Arms
	How we’re using our alternative Council budget to take the fight to Labour (1) by Victor Chamberlain
	The price of peace: Budgeting for a secure future (3) by Paul Wheeldon
	Young Liberals Conference Roundup (1) by Harvey Jones
	Gnus and Goats: The Liberal Democrats’ Approach to Coalition Building in 2029 (5) by Samuel Jackson
24th	Davey: Give Ukraine a critical boost using frozen Russian assets (2) by The Voice
	Third Anniversary of the Invasion of Ukraine: There Are No Easy Options Left (3) by Zachary Barker
	I’ve seen assisted dying first-hand – and it speaks to the heart of our shared Liberal Democrat values (5) by Julian Huppert
	24 February 2025 – today’s press releases (3) by Mark Valladares
26th	The NHS Procurement Maze: Why SMEs are being shut out of public sector contracts (3) by Frustrated
	Ed Davey: Britain must lead on defence AND aid (3) by Caron Lindsay
	Mark Pack’s February Report: Looking forward to Harrogate (1) by Mark Pack
	3 New Lib Dem MPs to speak at the Social Liberal Forum pre-conference lunch in Harrogate (0) by Geoffrey Payne
	New book out today: When we speak of freedom – Radical liberalism in an age of crisis (3) by Caron Lindsay
27th	Balancing compassion with care: Rethinking assisted dying, disability, and palliative services (12) by Nick Da Costa
	What the Lib Dems can offer on rail (15) by Ben Curtis
	Government needs to fund plan for ME, CFS and Long Covid patients #fundtheplan (3) by Paul Walter
28th	Don’t close public libraries (8) by Les Tarr
	Ed Davey: Why I Care – and why care matters (0) by Mary Reid
	Procurement: The beast in the room (2) by Hugh Andrew
	ALDC By-election report, 27th February (1) by Charles Quinn
	Ed: This is thuggery from Trump and Vance (19) by Caron Lindsay