Liberal Democrat Voice:
At the weekend, the Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Tavish Scott gave an interview to a group of Lib Dem bloggers meeting at the party HQ in Clifton Terrace for an ‘unconference’.Devolution and independence referendumI kick (Read More)
The Guardian:
The inquiry is the third in Britain to look into aspects of the Iraq war and has been given a deliberately wide mandateTomorrow's public hearing marks the culmination of months of speculation as to whether the Chilcot inquiry (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats reveal that 1.5 million people have been claiming Incapacity Benefit, Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance for more than 5 years. Of these, more than half a million people have been (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
Sir Cyril Smith, Liberal MP for Rochdale between 1972 and 1992, has a personality so large that only his stature can compare to it. He was an astounding advocate for Rochdale and in many ways still is. But, I remember him cha (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
Colin Ross, the Chair of the Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats will have his beard cut throat razored off for charity at the end of November. (Read More)
Liberal Democrat Voice:
It’s a long time since LDV has carried a ‘Media Moron Watch’ feature … but if we were still running it, the spoils today would be shared by pretty much every newspaper. Here are the headlines from the so-called quality press (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
I would like to share a fantastic article with you. It was written by Elaine Bagshaw, Chair of Liberal Youth, and was published in the Student Times. You can find the original here, it's on page 12. Elaine Bagshaw, Chair of L (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
Local Liberal Democrats are calling for a rethink on the proposed job cuts at Twinings. Prospective parliamentary candidate Tom McCann and I met union members and officials on Saturday to discuss the proposals and believe the (Read More)
British Democracy Forum:
An Ipsos Mori opinion poll in today's Observer puts the Cameron-Conservatives on a projected 37% share of the vote - four points more than the actual Conservative share of the vote at the last General Election. Labour have a (Read More)
Liberal Democrat Voice:
This just in from Islington Liberal Democrats:John Szemerey, former Conservative parliamentary candidate for Islington South & Finsbury, has thrown his support behind local Lib Dem campaigner Bridget Fox.“Bridget Fox and the (Read More)
British Democracy Forum:
Opinion polls are generally taken with a pinch of salt, although they offer occasional entertainment. One such is the current Mori poll in The Observer which puts the Conservatives on 37 percent (down six), only six points a (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
[IMG: Network_Arts_3] I posted in August about Network Arts, a wonderful arts group for people with mental health needs which meets at the Lee Centre on Aislibie Road. Back then the members of Network Arts were campaigning wi (Read More)
LibDemBlogs:
Conservatives 37% Labour on 31% Liberal Democrats 17% (not suprised about this tbh) Conservative lead drops to 6% after economic optimism amongst the public increases to 43%. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
The Liberal Democrats have received a boost to their election plans after the donations watchdog ruled they could keep a £2.4m gift from a company owned by a convicted fraudster.An investigation by the Electoral Commission fo (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
There is a lot of sense in Tory thinking but they must do more to close the gap between rich and poorAlthough the next election sometimes seems like a choice between root canal work and an operation for haemorrhoids, I do at (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
A Tory landslide seemed inevitable at the next general election. But recent soundings show a different trend as Labour benefits from optimism about the economyAlastair Campbell is not normally one to trash the state of the na (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
With today's poll suggesting a shrinking Tory lead, David Cameron could find himself governing with a tiny majority or none at allA spectre is stalking the corridors of Westminster, the spectre of a hung parliament. The prosp (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Political pundits are beginning to recognise that the The A recognition that the election is not over yetoutcome of the general election is far from certainand bloggers. At the same time, anxiety is spreading among Tory MPs, (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
The taxpayer is having to bail out the police pension fund with almost half a billion pounds a year, it has emerged. The shortfall has raised fresh questions about the long term viability of public sector pensions – and the (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Chance of hung parliament as Conservative lead falls to 6%Labour's hopes of avoiding a general election rout at the hands of David Cameron's Tories will be boosted today as a new poll shows a sharp fall in the Conservatives' (Read More)