When I sat down for lunch with a local council leader one afternoon, in a café adjacent to a YMCA, one of the first things we discussed was capacity. The ability of the state to serve its people, to ...

The party is seeking members for a new policy working group, called Empowering Consumers. The group will be aiming to prepare policy proposals for Spring Conference next year. If you would like to ...

Twenty years ago today, I and many many Lib Dems took to the streets of Dunfermline at the crack of dawn to deliver our Good Mornings. We were quietly hopeful that we would be able to “Send Willie to ...

Our esteemed Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper recently announced plans to replace the Treasury with a Department of Growth tasked with promoting economic growth and ending the cost-of-living crisis ...

There were three principal council by-elections this week, and all three had a Liberal Democrat on the ballot. In Redcar, this by‑election brought a much broader field than the last contest, with five ...

The Liberal Democrats and the need to move away from the ‘Core Vote Strategy’  After the catastrophe of 2015, when the Liberal Democrats were reduced to eight seats and 8% of the vote, the party ...

The latest implementation of the Employment Rights Act is not an attack on order; it is a move away from procedural friction and towards fair, workable industrial relations. Liberal Democrats should ...

For many of us growing up in the 1970’s the TV superhero Hong Kong Phooey was a regular fix on our televisions, despite only running for one series of 16 episodes. Mild mannered janitor, Penry Pooch ...

It’s less than five weeks to York Spring Conference. Many of us will be looking forward to returning to the beautiful city to ...

Last week, Rupert Lowe launched his new “Restore” party. Restore what, exactly? Strip away the branding and the flag-waving and what you’re left with isn’t renewal. It’s resentment. It’s grievance ...

On NATO, the extremes are a risk Britain cannot afford For once, Keir Starmer is right. When he says that Reform UK on the Hard Right and the Greens on the Hard Left pose risks to NATO and, by ...