A look back at the polls: April 2009
We tend not to be too poll-obsessed here at LDV – of course we look at them, as do all other politico-geeks, but viewed in isolation no one poll will tell you very much beyond what you want to read...
View ArticleDaily View 2×2: 11 November 2009
2 Big Stories Woman loses appeal against noisy sex You might have thought Gordon and that letter would be the big story, but the BBC website says differently, with this rated higher on the Most Shared...
View ArticleReasons not to have an ‘early’ general election: a footnote
At the weekend I threw in another reason why Gordon Brown is very unlikely to call a general election before May. The Times’s Danny Finkelstein has a good perspective on the issue today: “In every...
View ArticleDaily View 2×2: 3 January 2010
It’s Sunday. It’s 7am. It’s time to learn how to dig a hole, but first the news. 2 Must-Read Blog Posts What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye...
View ArticleDaily View 2×2: 30 March 2010
Today just 2250 years ago, the first sighting of what we now know as Halley’s Comet was recorded Eric Clapton becomes eligible to draw his pension, whilst it’s also ‘Happy Birthday’ to fellow...
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Would the coalition dare to cut welfare back to Labour levels?
After adjusting for inflation, welfare spending today is an astonishing ten times higher than in 1948, according to figures published in yesterday’s Guardian. The graph shows that the sharpest rises in...
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I agree with Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs
Yesterday in Parliament Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs voted to reduce the maximum number of ministers allowed in the Commons in line with the forthcoming reduction in the number of MPs: If the...
View ArticleTim Farron: Why would any sane progressive give Labour a second glance?
Today Labour leader Ed Miliband made a pitch for disaffected Lib Dem members at his first monthly press conference as Leader of the Opposition, saying, …Today I want to make an offer to Liberal...
View ArticleHas Nick detected the emergence of ‘shy Cleggites’?
‘Shy Tories’ — the term applied to those planning to vote Conservative, but too embarrassed to admit it publicly — was a phrase used to help explain the pollsters’ failure to predict John Major’s 1992...
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Farewell alarm clocks and hello John Major: Nick Clegg’s new strategy
In his speech yesterday Nick Clegg said, “We want a truly open society, in which every man and woman will be able to go as far as their talent, ambition and effort take them”. Oh wait, hang on. Sorry,...
View ArticlePaddy: So you want to be a politician? Get a life (first).
That’s Paddy’s view, as reported in the Independent’s diary here: Paddy Ashdown, the first leader of the Liberal Democrat party, has remarked on how politics has been taken over by people who have...
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Politicians are not mere pawns in the hands of journalists
Understandably the Leveson Inquiry has concentrated on the misdeeds of journalists and the behaviour of newspaper owners. However, the appearance of a series of figures this week at Leveson could –...
View ArticleChris Rennard writes… Restoring balance to the Coalition
Nick Clegg’s statement dropping Lords Reform in this Parliament should come as no surprise following David Cameron’s failure to persuade barely half of his backbench MPs to support the Government’s...
View ArticleJohn Major: Class warrior
Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major is back in the news today condemning the stranglehold on power and influence enjoyed by the elite: In every single sphere of British influence, the upper...
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LibLink: Edward McMillan-Scott: Major adds new ingredient to Europe debate
Former Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber has written about John Major’s intervention on Europe last week. But Sir John’s intervention shows how desperate David Cameron is to shore up...
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