Charlotte Henry

Lib Dem mag goes digital

I rather like the new Lib Dem magazine ‘Ad Lib’, not least because the stuff in it is actually interesting to party members.   I was very pleased when Editor in Chief Phil Reilly tweeted me to let me know that the magazine had gone digital. Helen Duffett...

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Not in my name

Last night the House of Lords jumped over the last hurdle in bringing secret courts into the British justice system. Despite valiant work by Lords Strasburger and Marks, the measure was shamefully passed with votes by Lib Dem peers, and comes shortly...

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Lucky 13 for the Lib Dems

The latest YouGov/Sun tracker post this morning is CON 30%, LAB 41%, LD 13%, UKIP 11%. While 13% clearly isn’t fantastic, particularly given that the Lib Dems with 57 MPs and UKIP with no MPs are just two percent apart, it does give the Lib Dems their...

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Telegraph launch £1.99 a month pay wall

The Daily Telegraph have today become the latest newspaper to announce they are going behind a paywall. Readers can get 20 articles a month for free, then they have to pay £1.99 to continue reading. Alternatively, you could just sign up for a years subscription...

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Soho has lots of queens, and now its got a Baroness

Today lastminute.com founder, and Government digital tzar, Martha Lane Fox, was enthroned as a Baroness. Lane Fox will take the title Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho in the City of Westminster, and will sit on the cross benches. She is the youngest female peer...

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Female political Sun columnist? What shall we do with her Alistair Campbell?

Alistair Campbell had some advice for what Rupert Murdoch should use recent Sun recruit Louise Mensch for: “@chalongcircle: .Wouldnt be suprised if @louisemensch turned up on page 3 next”> great idea @rupertmurdoch sort it out — Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret)...

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