I’m moaning again on Comment is Free: Sadly, the disappearance of the Lib Dem party leader each August has become an established part of the Lib Dem calendar. It used to be one of the things Charles Kennedy was regularly criticised for, the subtext often being that his disappearances were due to his drink problem,… Continue reading Nick Clegg’s lost month
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Real Women and Policy
The Lib Dem womens’ policy paper has now been published so the ‘airbrushing’ debate can now move away from what is being said in the media and onto what the policy paper actually says. The paper has a total of 40 policy proposals, many of which are already policy. The two that have garnered media… Continue reading Real Women and Policy
Comment is Free: We need a harder line on voting reform
I’ve written a new piece on Comment is Free about the prospects of electoral reform. The gist: The one thing Labour can’t afford is to have the Lib Dems on the other side of a referendum on electoral reform. With that in mind, Clegg should be hardening the Lib Dem line on electoral reform. Incremental… Continue reading Comment is Free: We need a harder line on voting reform