Lloyd George welcomed back to Parliament
by Stephen Tall on October 25, 2007
85 years since he became the last Liberal Prime Minister, David Lloyd George today took his place in Parliament Square as Prince Charles unveiled an eight-foot statue, declaring: “In the course of a decade, beginning approximately a century ago, he (…)
Huhne officially a candidate
by Stephen Tall on October 25, 2007
Well, there will be at least one name on the leadership ballot paper that will be dropping through Lib Dem members letterboxes in a few weeks’ time: Chris Huhne has formally submitted his nomination papers. LDV has already published the (…)
How the MPs are lining up (UPDATED)
by Stephen Tall on October 25, 2007
I’m grateful to Jonathan Isaby of The Daily Telegraph, who has compiled (and allowed me to reproduce here) his up-to-date list of which Lib Dem MPs have declared for which leadership candidate so far. Jonathan comments: “Below are my most (…)
Laws leads attack on Brown’s schools cash raid
by Stephen Tall on October 25, 2007
Gold star for David Laws, Lib Dem shadow secretary of state for children and schools, for first spotting and highlighting Labour’s plans to confiscate 5% of school cash balances. Here’s what The Guardian says this morning in its article, Lib (…)
What was the biggest misjudgement made by a Liberal Democrat* politician in the last century?
by Stephen Tall on October 25, 2007
Leading political blogger Paul Linford has published an interesting list of what he considers to be the top 10 political misjudgements made by British politicians, defining ‘misjudgements’ as events which “arguably changed the course of history, and certainly adversely affected (…)
