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Unequal marriage: When a tradition becomes a reason, becomes an excuse, becomes a straitjacket 5 Mar 2012 | 05:51 am
Later this month, the Government will launch a consultation into equal marriage and civil partnership in the UK. It is something that the Liberal Democrats are very keen to promote, being the only ma...
Two chances to meet Nick Clegg in London next week 3 Aug 2011 | 12:53 am
Town Hall Meeting for Londoners Londoners can put their questions to Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg next week, in an hour-long discussion in central London. Iai...
Bingo! David Cameron's summer email to Tory members and supporters 31 Jul 2011 | 12:18 am
David Cameron's summer email to members and supporters of the Conservative Party is loooong. At 898 words (excluding salutation and footer) its long copy invites the reader to invest some time. A qui...
Andrew Reeves and the friends in high places... #AndrewReeves 10 Jun 2011 | 08:58 pm
I'm travelling to Edinburgh this morning for the funeral of a dear friend and colleague, Andrew Reeves. I rose at a crazy hour for the journey from London, knowing that Andrew's work day would normall...
Campaigners! Get the new Facebook app #YES2AV #LibDems 21 Apr 2011 | 08:53 pm
Lib Dem Voice have launched a new Facebook app to make it easy for you to let your friends on Facebook and Twitter know what campaigning you've been doing. This is a great way of building up a buzz a...
Nick Clegg reveals his secret passion and talks about Plan B 3 Apr 2011 | 01:39 am
Leicester, with the by-election writ due to be moved any day now, was the scene of Nick Clegg's latest Town Hall meeting last night. Around a hundred people from Leicester and surrounding areas atten...
Kate Heywood selected as Lib Dem candidate in Brunswick Park by-election, Southwark 11 Feb 2011 | 12:59 am
Camberwell Liberal Democrats have selected local resident Kate Heywood as the party's candidate for the Brunswick Park by-election on March 10th. Kate, who has lived in the area for 8 years, is activ...
Council by-election called in Brent 20 Jan 2011 | 01:11 am
There will be a by-election in Kenton ward, in the London Borough of Brent, on Thursday 17 February 2011. From the Harrow Observer: A by-election has been called for the Kenton Ward following the de...
Result: Liberal Democrats London Region Executive 2011 15 Dec 2010 | 10:20 pm
Following a ballot of London Region conference reps, the Liberal Democrats have announced their London Regional Executive for 2011: AMBACHE, Jeremy BRADLEY, Steve DOLLIMORE, Pete DUFFETT, Helen EMERS...
In Government for all the right reasons: the David Laws interview 24 Nov 2010 | 12:58 pm
Yesterday I interviewed David Laws, on the day his book 22 Days in May was published. I asked him about the book, his views on the Coalition Government, as well as about the focus of his current work,...
