Three new Lib Dem peers have been announced today. Party Chief Exec Mike Dixon, Ed Davey’s Chief of Staff Rhiannon Leaman and ...

The Additional Member System (AMS), otherwise known as Mixed Member Proportional (MMP), is one of the leading contenders as a Proportional Representation system for UK General Elections. However, as ...

These days we Liberal Democrats often divide ourselves, broadly and crudely, into “economic liberals” and “social liberals”. Economic liberals tend to start from the market, prioritising ...

Dogs, cats and ferrets across the world have cause to be grateful to Lib Dem MP Danny Chambers. His Bill preventing puppy smuggling and trafficking of heavily pregnant animals received Royal Assent ...

I am just quickly posting this now in between appointments and I will do some commentary later. The Federal Returning Officer Crispin Allard sent this email out giving the results of the Federal ...

In her Budget Statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated one of her aims was to cut waiting lists in the NHS. According to a survey by the Times newspaper earlier this year it was estimated that ...

There was much in Rachel Reeves’ Budget last week for Liberal Democrats to criticise. The freezing of the income tax bands is a stealth tax. It will gradually push many people over time into higher ...

All the debate in the press on the “right” to a jury trial in England (and Wales?) has been interesting from a Scottish perspective. In Scotland, the vast majority of criminal cases are tried in the ...

The newly elected Federal Conference Committee (FCC) met on the evening 8 December, following the most recent round of Federal Elections.  I would like to begin by offering warm congratulations to all ...

I read a lot of posts and articles from people who try to dissect the reasoning behind Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. Some conclude that it is simply a geopolitical squabble between two ...

Most people who join a political party at some point or other seek to gain elected office. First to be elected as a ...

An employment tribunal recently dismissed almost all claims in the closely-watched Peggie v Fife Health Board case. Sandie Peggie, a nurse with gender-critical beliefs, sued her employer over its ...