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Eastleigh proved that the Lib Dems know how to run a devastating ground war, but should Liberal Youth contribute to the fight for MPs who voted against gay marriage? I got thinking about this after reading Emma Burnell’s brilliant take on Labour Student’s...
Read moreEastleigh proved that the Lib Dems know how to run a devastating ground war, and Liberal Youth were key to that, but should they contribute to the fight for MPs who voted against equal marriage? I got thinking about this after reading Emma Burnell’s...
Read moreFrom DP 6/2/13: http://digitalpolitico.net/2013/02/06/team-lembit-try-and-make-it-easier-to-clear-out-clegg/ From the Sunday People 17/2/13 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lembit-opik-plotting-oust-lib-1715061 And tomorrow’s Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9913742/Lib-Dems-want-new-rules-to-sack-Nick-Clegg.html...
Read moreDespite supposedly being overtaken by the slick and quick Twitter, blogging still remains key to political discussion. But when do bloggers become journalists? I started thinking about this the other day, after I was initially declined a media pass for...
Read moreAfter only seven Lib Dems voted against secret courts last night, there is a lot of anger in the party’s grassroots. This has been succinctly, and excellenctly, summed up by Mark Thompson, in a blog post today: I understand it is difficult for Lib Dem...
Read moreA letter against secret courts, being debated today, signed by over 100 Lib Dem members, appears in today’s Daily Mail. The Justice and Security Bill runs a coach and horses through fair trial guarantees which have been part of our country’s constitution...
Read moreAs secret courts enter the House of Commons, many bloggers are highlighting why the illiberal measure must not pass. Richard Morris asks Lib Dem MPs to remember all those activists who bust a gut in Eastleigh, and vote how the membership feel. Caron...
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