On Wednesday the Investigatory Powers Bill overcame its final Parliamentary hurdle before becoming law. In the end the issue that held it up for a while was press regulation, not the powers of the…
When Liberal International was founded in Oxford nearly 70 years ago it was very much a European affair. With the noble exception of Canada, Liberal parties and values were largely confined to…
One of the most common myths amongst Liberal Democrat activists is that readers of the Daily Mail are all so awful that none of them can possibly be supporters of the party. However, as I pointed out…
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Poll comes as MPs and peers threaten to oppose leaving EU unless Theresa May releases details of deal sought Only a third of UK voters support Brexit unconditionally, according to a poll that…
The Lib Dems are clear: the government cannot negotiate in secret - it must tell the public the terms of the deal it strikes and hold a second referendum As leader of the Liberal Democrats, I have…
Since the vote to leave the European Union back in June, many of my friends have suddenly developed a keen interest in their Irish ancestry. Others have already bagged a German passport, a Cypriot…
When Nigel Farage asked this of Gina Miller on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday she was far too polite and politically unseasoned to respond in kind to this patronising and arrogant question. Well, Mr…
As I tipped in Lib Dems set for new Party President election and the winner is likely to be… (spoiler: obvious answer coming), incumbent Sal Brinton has indeed been re-elected as Liberal Democrat…
Four principle council by-elections this week, three Labour defences and one Conservative defence - and with a Liberal Democrat candidate in every single one. .
