Opinion: left-leaning Lib Dems should be united, pragmatic and positive
The launching of the ‘Liberal Left’ group this week has already led to lots of comment, especially on Twitter. Those on the Right of our Party have, rather predictably, condemned it as divisive and...
View ArticleOpinion: Liberal Democrats for a republic
Liberal Democrats believe in democracy. Indeed ‘Democrats’ is in our title. We believe in representative democracy, from parish councils to (though we’re still fighting for it) the House of Lords. We...
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Opinion: We should all be born equal
Of course the birth of a baby is a joyous occasion and only the most cold-hearted of person would fail to wish any new parents and their newborn well. But, that having been said, today’s sycophantic...
View ArticleMy Lib Dem stars of 2013 (3)
I’m sure many people will list MPs as their ‘Lib Dem Stars of the Year’ but I’d like to pay tribute to some other people without whom our movement would be much poorer. Starting with my colleagues in...
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Opinion: Celebrating 28 special people in LGBT History Month
This month is LGBT History Month, which exists to celebrate the lives of the LGBT Community. As a gay man and, therefore, a proud member of that community, I wanted to mark this very special month in...
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Opinion: Expansion of apprenticeships shows that Liberal Democrats are the...
As someone who believes tackling long-term youth unemployment and giving opportunities to young people should be the Liberal Democrats’ next great mission in Government, I very much welcome the news in...
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Opinion: I will not hide…
Boy, has this been a tough week. This week I suffered some homophobia. This is tough to write. It came in the form of an e-mail from someone who should know better, but sadly doesn’t. Someone who...
View ArticleOpinion: A liberal case for Regional Ministers
Over the past week or so there have been a number of newspaper reports about Labour planning to bring back regional Government Ministers if it becomes part of a new Government next year. Though some...
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Opinion: Ontario Liberals show real Grit, win a fourth term and make history...
Congratulations to our cousins in the Ontario Liberal Party in Canada who, overnight, have won a remarkable fourth term of provincial government and, at the same time, have made history with leader...
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Opinion: Liberal Democrat Fairtrade Future welcomes hospital food announcement
One of the things that makes me proud to be a Liberal Democrat is our belief in fairness. The very first line in the preamble to our Party’s Constitution states ‘The Liberal Democrats exist to build...
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Opinion: Gough Whitlam: Farewell to a reformer
I’m an avid consumer of the politics of other countries, including that of Australia which borrows so much from our Westminster system yet, viewing its Parliamentary proceedings on-line, some might...
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Michael Moore MP named as MP of the Year by Liberal Democrat Fairtrade Future
Matt Whittles and I, as the co-founders of Liberal Democrat Fairtrade Future (LDFF), are delighted to announce that we’re awarding our first ever MP of the Year award to Michael Moore, the MP for...
View ArticleLib Dem MEP supports Fairtrade group in campaign to help sugar farmers after...
View image | gettyimages.com As Co-Ordinator of Lib Dem Fairtrade Future (LDFF) I’m proud to announce that we’ve launched a new campaign, Help Sugar Farmers, in support of a major effort from the...
View ArticleLoveProudly: An interview with Stephen Donnan about the fight for Marriage...
Tomorrow Ireland votes on whether to allow equal marriage. I recently interviewed Stephen Donnan who is one of the founders of LoveProudly , a grassroots group dedicated to marriage equality across all...
View ArticleIt’s high time this government acted to save vitally-needed youth services
I was very proud, at our party’s Autumn Conference in Bournemouth, to move a motion calling for revitalised and refunded youth services (things such as youth clubs, outdoor education, youth...
View ArticleCuts to youth services? You couldn’t make it up
Embed from Getty Images You really couldn’t make it up. A senior Tory Cabinet member has bemoaned a local Council for making cuts to its Youth Service. Iain Duncan Smith, yes the Work and Pensions...
View ArticleTories downgrade youth policy
I was astonished and saddened to discover this week that the Government appears to have downgraded the importance it gives to Youth Policy. The ministerial role in which Youth Policy is included, the...
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Mathew’s Musings -commentary on this week’s news
Our new leader I wish Vince all the luck in the world, in what is one of the most demanding jobs in politics today…ensuring we get enough coverage to break through and continue the Lib Dem Fightback...
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Mathew’s Musings -commentary on this week’s news
Fifty years on As many (if not all) of you will know, this week marks fifty years since the partial decriminalization of homosexuality. As an out and proud gay man, it is humbling to remember the...
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Mathew’s Musings – commentary on this week’s news
No s***, Brexit This week, two significant individuals have told various truths about the impending catastrophe that is Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union and have both faced ridicule and...
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