BBC Question Time: open thread
by Stephen Tall on May 29, 2008
‘Fraid there are no Lib Dem panellists on tonight’s Question Time, (broadcast on BBC1 and online from 10.35 pm GMT) – but only for the second time in three weeks so no complaints from me. [/irony font] The panel will (…)
Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #66
by Stephen Tall on May 29, 2008
Welcome to the (belated) 66th of our weekly round-ups from the Lib Dem blogosphere, featuring the seven most popular stories according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (18th-24th May), together with a hand-picked quintet you might otherwise have missed. Let’s get (…)
What Would Tony Do?
by Stephen Tall on May 24, 2008
Can Labour recover from the disasters of May? First, came the local election results, when the party trailed in third place, with 24% of the national vote; then Ken lost to Boris; and now the Crewe and Nantwich by-election has (…)
What does Crewe mean for the Lib Dems?
by Stephen Tall on May 23, 2008
You want my honest view? Not a whole lot. But, first off, congratulations to the Tories, and their candidate Edward Timpson on a pretty stunning victory. An 18% swing from Labour is an impressive achievement by any measure. And it (…)
BBC Question Time: open thread
by Stephen Tall on May 22, 2008
Lib Dem party president and two-time leadership contender Simon Hughes is one of the panellists on tonight’s Question Time (broadcast on BBC1 and online from 10.35 pm GMT). The panel will also include the Secretary of State for Communities and (…)
Crewe and Nantwich by-election: open (speculation) thread
by Stephen Tall on May 22, 2008
There are just four hours til polls close in today’s by-election to decide who will succeed the formidable Gwyneth Dunwoody as MP for Crewe and Nantwich. Everyone’s expecting a solid Conservative victory, which would be their first by-election triumph against (…)
How Lib Dem MPs voted in the abortion debate
by Stephen Tall on May 21, 2008
55 Lib Dem MPs took part in last night’s crucial Commons vote on whether to reduce the current 24-week limit on abortions to 22 weeks (the closest vote of the night). In what was a free vote, a majority of (…)
PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on Afghanistan
by Stephen Tall on May 21, 2008
International affairs dominated Prime Minister’s Questions today, with both Nick Clegg and David Cameron choosing to put their best statesmanlike foot forward. While the Tory leader led on the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Burma, Nick focused on that ‘forgotten’ theatre (…)
NEW POLL: Do you believe in term-limits?
by Stephen Tall on May 20, 2008
This week, Boris Johnson announced his support for legislation which would limit the term of office of the elected London mayor to two terms of four years. Over at his Liberal England blog, Jonathan Calder applauds the move: This seems (…)
Labour and Tories veto Lib Dem fixed-term elections bill
by Stephen Tall on May 20, 2008
As we previously reported, Lib Dem MP David Howarth tabled a private members bill in the Commons last Friday which would have ended the Prime Minister’s right to call a general election at a time of their choosing (ie, when (…)
