Posts Tagged “Liberal Hero / Villain”
Liberal Hero of the Week #62: Institute of Directors. My Liberal Villain is the Stop the War Coalition
by Stephen Tall on March 7, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Institute of Directors The professional body “supporting businesses and the people who run them since 1903″ Reason: for reminding politicians that the UK is an “open, trading country that benefits from the […]
Liberal Hero of the Week #61: Ross Kemp
by Stephen Tall on March 1, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Ross Kemp Actor, broadcaster and former husband of ex-Sun editor Rebekah Brooks Reason: for ensuring The Sun recognised its coverage of Frank Bruno’s mental illness was brutal and wrong. Newspapers are rarely […]
Liberal Hero of the Week #60: Andrew Adonis
by Stephen Tall on February 21, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Andrew Adonis Labour peer and former transport secretary Reason: for getting to grips with transport reality with his London by Bus week. Last week, I gave the nod to Ed Miliband for […]
Liberal Hero of the Week #59: Ed Miliband
by Stephen Tall on February 16, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Ed Miliband Labour leader Reason: for starting to talk the talk of devolving power to people. Politicians always talk of giving power to the people – when they’re in opposition. Their enthusiasm […]
Liberal Hero of the Week #58: David Cameron
by Stephen Tall on February 7, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. David Cameron Conservative leader and Prime Minister Reason: for ruling that pubs can open longer during the World Cup. Poor Norman Baker. On the social libertarian wing of the party – he’s […]
Liberal Hero of the Week #57: Nick Clegg
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Nick Clegg Lib Dem leader and Deputy Prime Minister Reason: for liberal intervention on Syria, and liberal non-intervention on smoking in cars This is the first time I’ve nominated Nick Clegg as […]
CentreForum’s Liberal Heroes and occasional Villains: a personal selection of the best
by Stephen Tall on January 10, 2014
The idea for a weekly series of Liberal Heroes sprang from a conversation I had in 2012 with Paul Marshall, Chair of CentreForum’s Management Board. And like most ideas, it was stolen. For some time, The Sun had been publishing a weekly series of Heroes and Villains, usually politicians who’d taken up a cause Rupert […]
Liberal Hero-turned-Villain of the Week #56: Nigel Farage
by Stephen Tall on January 4, 2014
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Nigel Farage MEP Leader of the UK Independence Party Reason: for calling on the UK to admit refugees from Syria – before U-turning and saying this applied only to Christian refugees Truth […]
Liberal Heroes of the Week #55: The 12 members of the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill. My Liberal Villain is Chris Grayling
by Stephen Tall on December 24, 2013
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. 12 members of Parliament of the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Mr Crispin Blunt MP (Conservative), Mr Steve Brine MP (Conservative), Ms Lorely Burt MP (Liberal Democrat), Mr Nick Gibb MP (Chairman, […]
Liberal Hero of the Week #54: Sir Ian Kennedy, Chief Executive of IPSA
by Stephen Tall on December 13, 2013
Liberal Hero of the Week (and occasional Villains) is chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. Sir Ian Kennedy Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) Reason: for sticking to his guns with a clear, independent report that makes MPs’ pay transparent and costs the public […]
