Tag: lib-dem-leadership

Leadership Special Question Time

Momentum is building for the campaign for a Lib Dem leadership special Question Time. This morning, I’ve had numerous emails from people saying they’ve contacted the BBC about it (you can make the suggestion online simply by going here). Last night I tried texting the programme’s interactive service to get the issue aired live. Both… Continue reading Leadership Special Question Time

Mark Oaten’s David Davis moment?

Iain Dale recounts an hilarious yet under-reported exchange that happened on Wednesday afternoon: Oaten was on Andrew Neil’s sofa and asked by Andrew Neil to respond to the claim by an anonymous Lib Dem MP that “Mark Oaten can be summed up in four words: unlimited ambition, limited ability”, Oaten replied “That’s more than four… Continue reading Mark Oaten’s David Davis moment?

Blink and you’ll miss it: the return of Lib Dem property taxation?

Hold the phone! Campbell to ditch high-tax policy They are likely to propose that the system be made more progressive without the higher top rate. Instead, the party may suggest higher capital gains or property taxes on the better off. It looks like a head of steam is brewing to both ditch the supertax and… Continue reading Blink and you’ll miss it: the return of Lib Dem property taxation?