There are hundreds of important prizes at stake for us in the May local elections. Wards where we are standing our first ...

As you see this, gentle reader, I’ll be back in the United Kingdom, but, as I write this, I’m on a Eurostar heading back after a week of looking out of train windows, eating local food, drinking local ...

The new issue of Liberator is out.

Can the election of Donald Trump be a major opportunity for Liberal Democrats? Quite possibly, though the jury is still out. In fact I’ve just written a short history of British Liberalism which ...

@ Mike Peter Having read Jamie Green’s article in the Guardian (see below) I see no reason at all not to welcome him – and the others he predicts will follow – to our party. You may have ...

The most exciting day at Conference in ages and I’m not there. I was very happy to have Jamie in the party, but had major FOMO. However, I did get to meet him at the dinner that evening ...

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have announced their lead list candidates for five of their top target constituencies in the 2026 Senedd election at their Spring Conference in Cardiff at the weekend.

@Mohammed Amin. As I’ve said before, there is no real evidence that unitary councils reduce the cost of local government. Because wider local government government can’t be fully adressed by ...

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on supporting UK businesses following Trump’s tariffs, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: Donald Trump has launched an assault on the global ...

Recent Comments Jenny Barnes A portion of beef creates a 15kg CO2 impact. Lamb about 6, chicken 2, beans 0.1. Moving 1kg of anything in a container ship is negligible.... paul barker Buy British ...

Last week, I came across an article by Chris Whiting on Lib Dem Voice, which you can read here.Chris makes a compelling case for why liberals and socialists should collaborate, and I highly ...

Being an absolute lover of politics, I often fill my term-time Saturday evenings with attendance at the University of Oxford’s Labour Club’s social ‘Beer and Bickering’. This is a social ...