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Well, that was all quite a shambles wasn’t it? A political own goal if ever I’ve seen one. No, on this occasion I’m not speaking of Labour on welfare, the Tories on, well, pretty much everything, or ...
Another week brings another public disagreement between Labour’s leaders and the trade unions that once formed the backbone of their movement. This time, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner faces ...
The Liberal Democrats are a flexible party on the spectrum. Coming from the traditional centre ground, it has attracted many voters who have come from different perspectives on politics. Recently, we ...
I've had more reminders than I needed about how old I am getting this weekend. First of all, both brilliant finalists in the men's singles at Wimbledon were born in the 2000's. And we won't dwell for ...
As Liberal Democrats, we believe in universal access, clinical autonomy, local accountability, and innovation that serves the patient rather than the platform. Labour’s 10-year plan for the health ...
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill helps the rich and hurts the poor. And yet, Trump was elected by a demographic shift of poor voters to Republican ranks. They voted for him not because they believe he ...
Both Peter Black and Lord Bonkers have referred to the problems of public procurement. It is a major problem and one that would have had our Victorian and Edwardian ancestors scratching their ...
Following on from yesterday’s report of her sacking as the Party’s Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, and Scotland, Christine Jardine has published what can only be described as a classy ...
There was a simpler time, when a Returning Officer turned up, ran a contest between whoever had put their name forward, and ...
I wrote an op-ed responding to Chris Whiting on the need for liberals and socialists to work together. At the time, I opposed this idea, citing the ideological differences between socialists and ...
Chris Perry is absolutely right to suggest in Lib Dem Voice that ‘Widening income inequality and increasing poverty are the great social evils of our time.’ But part of addressing the issue has to ...