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Lib Dem vote up in all four by-elections
Four principle council by-elections this week, three Labour defences and one Conservative defence - and with a Liberal Democrat candidate in every single one. .
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How do you feel? Don’t ask.
What the fuck just happened? First, the near-miss on Scottish independence, then the 2015 general election, Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader, Brexit, Corbyn's re-election and now Donald…
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Theresa May went to India, and all I got was a lousy T-shirt…
I am one of those people who have often wondered why British governments pay relatively little attention to India. After all, it's a big country, with an emerging middle class who want to travel, buy…
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Three immediate lessons for Lib Dems from Donald Trump’s victory
There will be more and better analysis as the evidence gets digested, but here are three initial thoughts on lessons from Donald Trump's surprise victory. First, the polls were wrong, but not…
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Brexit: CPS considers complaint that leave campaigns misled voters
Case argues Vote Leave and Leave.EU made 'knowingly misleading' assertions of fact, including claim EU cost UK £350m a week The director of public prosecutions is considering a complaint that voters…
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Lib Dems table motion on benefit cap
Mary Reid Damian Green, the Work and Pensions minister, has claimed that this strategy was a "real success" - a rather callous comment given the hardship it has imposed on a large number of…
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Urgent questions to our MPs regarding Article 50
There was rather worrying news from the regional conferences this weekend in which several parliamentarians, including Chief Whip Tom Brake, implied that the party would not vote against an Act of…
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What do you want from Parliament’s Article 50 debate?
With the issue of whether Article 50 needs parliamentary approval currently before the courts, there is some discussion of what Parliament ought to do with the process if it gets the chance. While…
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The Observer view on the high court ruling on Brexit and parliament
The judgment is not about sabotaging Britain's EU exit. It's about respecting democracy and getting the best deal possible It has become painfully clear since June's vote to leave the European Union…
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A week in the life of Liberal Democrat President, Sal Brinton
Here's what a week is like for Lib Dem peer and President Sal Brinton, courtesy of The House magazine: