* Mary Reid is a contributing editor on Lib Dem Voice. She was a councillor in Kingston upon Thames, where she is still very ...

There were two principal council by-elections running this week, both Lib Dem defences in the Western Counties. We successfully defended one and just barely lost out on the other.

They were celebrating in Gaza City when the ceasefire was announced on Wednesday. Men, women and children ran into the streets to shout, cry and pray. Then the Israeli bombs started to fall again.

In his Financial Times Politics newsletter this morning, based on the advance copy of Ed’s speech, Stephen Bush was very complimentary about Ed’s strategic positioning. He pointed out that ...

As a solicitor working in the field of criminal law, I see people charged with offences involving controlled drugs every day. There are many offences, but to name just some: And of course, the ...

Trump’s run of good luck continues. It seems likely that all but one of his cabinet nominations will be confirmed by the Senate. Congressman Matt Gaetz was the longest of long shots for Attorney ...

So the General Election review is out.See my earlier post for the basics and some thoughts on the rejection of the idea of a “progressive alliance.” As promised here are my initial thoughts ...

Lib Dems are renowned for their love of real ale, so perhaps it is no surprise that nine years ago Duncan Borrowman and Grace Goodlad decided to transform a failing pub into a community hub ...

I am one of those who has always thought that the English Party should be abolished. It is far too large and cumbersome even though many of its members do not attend meetings. In a “federal ...

Meeting the new locality coordinator Peterborough Cathedral launches £300,000 appeal to allow it to stay open daily Lord Bonkers' Diary: Two Well-Behaved Orphans with their faces stained green ...

There is another angle to the House of Lords which warrant further discussion/debate etc and it relates to the nature of the UK, I understand Party Policy is for a Federal UK which impacts the ...

Continuing where we left off yesterday, let’s look at some of the other proposals in Policy Paper 47. Those who work in the criminal justice system know that the ‘simple’ possession offence ...