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From the Editor

I never expected to be taking part in my first by-election at the same time as editing my first edition of this magazine. But there could be no better, faster way of getting to meet so many of you, the Liberal Democrat members and readers of AD LIB. This month, we kept the presses - and you - waiting so that we could have our cover star, Mike Thornton. I hope you agree it was worth it to be able to reflect on what have been three weeks of intense campaigning, long nights, early mornings, cold pavements and too many takeaways. Abi Gliddon

Maajid Nawaz: young radical to party hopeful

"I began distinguishing the ideology from the faith itself and came to the conclusion that what I now call Islamism was an entirely modern concoction, inspired by and with more in common with post-first world war European fascism than with the 1,400-year-old faith of Islam."

Lynne Featherstone visits women's programmes in Africa

She describes a family planning facility in Uganda, to which women walk miles for advice and skills. "Many of the facilities have family planning days where contraceptives are available, but at this particular one, they also offer basic training in skills such as sewing, funded by DfID via Marie Stopes." "

Eastleigh 2013: A by-election souvenir

Brilliant visits, a great local candidate and volunteers by the coachload: how the Lib Dem campaign won, in numbers

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