I have always favoured unitary authorities – provided they are the right unitaries, of course. It is disheartening, though unsurprising, to see Labour reforming English local government in a way ...

Slamdac and others like him have been brainwashed for years by the poison dripped into their ears by racists. When we did have an open door policy, people came to the UK when there was work and ...

Last December, the Conservative peer Charlotte Owen introduced the Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill, which has made its way through the House of Lords.This ...

In one of those rare-ish Tuesday by-elections, the Lib Dems confortably held on to a Council seat in Brent yesterday. Well done to the Brent Lib Dems. The by-election was caused by the resignation ...

Recent Comments Peter Hirst While appreciating the improvements that regionalism would bring to devolution in England, it is important that our policies do not diverge too far from reality ...

Every week I read Iain Dale’s weekly newsletter. Before you rush to judgement, there is always a picture of some very cute dogs at the end even if I often disagree with the political stuff.

The widow's mite adds up to more than the rich man's pound or dollar Ed Davey calls for parliament to be recalled over Ukraine Labour under friendly fire over migration and asylum policy ...

I would like to see our Party endorse Richard Murphy’s “The Joy of Tax”. As he writes in his final chapter: “We will tax to increase equality, and in the process we will reduce inequality ...

I think on Culture Wars Issues, Liberals need to read and take heed of this report, from more in common. I do think some Liberals do more to harm rather than help the cause. In particular in ...

There are 7 principal council by-elections held across England, Scotland, and Wales this week; with a combined of 3 Labour, 2 Lib Dem, 1 Conservative, and 1 Green Party defence. Seats changed ...

@ Vince ‘The fact that Ed Davey has attracted the abuse of Trump’s outrider, Elon Musk, is to his credit. Being described as a ‘snivelling cretin’ tells us less about him than about the ...

Ten years ago I wrote in Lib Dem Voice about the need for a governance review of the English Party. I urged consideration of what functions of the State party could be better delivered at a ...