LibLink: Edward McMillan-Scott – I am comfortable joining the Liberal family
Over at The Observer today, the Lib Dems’ newest MEP Edward McMillan-Scott, former leader of the Tories in Europe, writes about why he had to leave David Cameron’s party in protest at their extreme...
View ArticleBBC produces evidence of Hague’s dishonesty over Ashcroft
The BBC has received a leaked Cabinet Office document suggesting William Hague was aware of, and approved, the terms of the deal under which Lord Ashcroft gained his place in the upper house. Here’s...
View ArticleNick Clegg declares “Ich bin ein Berliner”
Well, sort of. Here’s the AFP report: BERLIN — Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has already made history with his meteoric political career and on Thursday he notched up another feat: speaking German...
View ArticleOpinion: National influence, international irrelevance?
I remember the day I self-identified as a Liberal Democrat. I was a teenager, perhaps 16 or 17, (disclosure: I’m now in my mid 30s) and was actually watching a political debate that was taking place on...
View ArticleNo official Hague invite to Lib Dem conference
According to today’s Daily Mail, the Foreign Secretary William Hague is being lined up to speak at the Liberal Democrats’ annual conference in Liverpool next month. The paper describes Hague’s...
View ArticleOpinion: The automaton body-politic
Not for nothing was England once known as ‘Perfidious Albion’ – it would change policy stances more often than a modern quick-change model on a catwalk. Ah yes, those days when foreign policy was as...
View ArticlePaul Staines, William Hague and questions for bloggers
Allegations have recently been posted on Paul Staines’ blog Order Order (where he blogs under the pseudonym Guido Fawkes) about a relationship between William Hague and one of his special advisors,...
View ArticleHalf a defence of Paul Staines (aka @guidofawkes)
My Voice colleague Iain Roberts has already blogged about this afternoon’s big political news that William Hague’s special advisor Christopher Myers has quit his post following allegations — vehemently...
View ArticleNaughty, naughty, Guido – let’s check that poll again, shall we
Paul Staines, who blogs as Guido Fawkes, seems very keen indeed to persuade his readers that the public’s right behind him on his pursuit of William Hague over the allegation of improper activities...
View ArticleNick Clegg averted the axe from over-16s’ child benefit
Paul Walter has spotted an under-reported point in the child benefit coverage of the past few days: that payments for children aged 16 to 18 were originally intended to be stopped, but that this plan...
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Back from the Brink: the extraordinary fall and rise of the Conservative Party
Peter Snowdon’s history of the Conservative Party in opposition, quickly updated last year to include the final stage in their recovery, has four white men on its cover striding towards the reader –...
View ArticleThe weekend debate: Old versus young at work
Here’s your starter for ten in our weekend slot where we throw up an idea or thought for debate… During the week Foreign Secretary William Hague talked of having a network of diplomats who are past...
View ArticleThe Independent View: Why I’m voting Yes to AV – Simon Woolley
I was a little surprised to be invited to be guest speaker at the Liberal Democrat spring conference last week. But the surprise was not because I’m supporting the AV Yes Vote. After all, I am...
View ArticleThe Independent View: Lib Dem green credibility in crisis
The environmental credibility of the Liberal Democrats is under threat. Its general election manifesto was easily the most ambitious of all the main parties, with the environment firmly at the heart of...
View ArticleOpinion: However unfair it is, Chris Huhne should step down
Another morning with the papers dominated by stories about the ever more complicated driving arrangements of Chris Huhne who is now (said to be) saying he can’t remember what happened on the evening in...
View ArticleMartin Horwood MP writes: Facing up to human rights in China
Premier Wen Jiabao of China arrived in Britain over the weekend for a series of events culminating in bilateral talks with the Prime Ministers today at Number Ten. While the discussions will...
View ArticleChris White writes: Policies or personalities?
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, described Pope Gregory IX as ‘a Pharisee seated on the chair of pestilence, anointed with the oil of wickedness’. The Pope replied that the Emperor was the forerunner...
View ArticleLib Dems hold Tories back on Europe
The Spectator reports: Hague says he’s been held back on Europe by the Lib Dems William Hague’s comments in an interview with The Times that the Liberal Democrats are restraining the Tories on Europe...
View ArticleOpinion: Egypt – time now for the power of votes in ballot boxes
Egyptians have risked, and continue to risk, so much for their future. Back in February, there was jubilation in Tahrir Square, at the ousting of President Mubarak after forty years of autocratic rule....
View ArticleMartin Horwood MP writes… Why Nick Clegg’s response to Jenny Tonge was right
The controversy surrounding Jenny Tonge’s resignation from our party in the House of Lords has attracted a lot of comment online. I’m co-chair of the parliamentary party’s international affairs...
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