BBC Question Time: open thread
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2008
There’s no Lib Dem on tonight’s Question Time (broadcast on BBC1 and online from 10.35 pm GMT), so former Tory chancellor Ken Clarke is as close as we’ll get to a liberal voice of sanity on the panel. He’ll be (…)
Should the Lib Dems be supporting the ban on patio heaters?
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2008
It’s a big day for patio heater manufacturers, as the European Parliament looks set to approve a Lib Dem-inspired measure which would see the faddish appliances phased out, along with electrical stand-by modes, and minimum standards set for energy efficiency (…)
NEW POLL: who do you want to be the next President of the USA?
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2008
And then there were four… As we approach Super Tuesday on 5th February, when over 20 states vote in their primaries, it’s clear there are two two-horse races for the Democrat and Republican presidential nominations. So when better than now (…)
LDV readers vote for 14 days detention without charge
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2008
For the last fortnight, we’ve had a poll running asking, “How many days should we permit detention without charge?” In total, 69% of you reckoned this should be 14 days or fewer, compared with Labour’s full-throated support for 42 days (…)
PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on armed forces’ living conditions
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2008
Another week, more focus by Nick Clegg on domestic bread ‘n’ butter issues during his exchange with the Prime Minister at the weekly PMQs: this time taking Gordon Brown to task for the poor conditions of the British armed forces’ (…)
