We forgot to cover this from earlier in the year but Nick Clegg is still adamant that the responsibility for drugs should be moved from the criminal justice system to the health care system. It’s a topic he’s long had…
Profiles of the Remaining 5 Lib Dem Peers
Following on from yesterday’s post we take a look at the remaining Lib Dem Peers announced last week. JONNY OATES Jonny is a former Liberal Democrat councillor and the Deputy Leader for Kingston-upon-Thames. He was notably Ed Davey’s election agent…
Eleven New Liberal Democrat Peers Announced
As you may have already seen, eleven new Liberal Democrat peers have been announced as part of the dissolution Honours. First all of us here at Lib Dem Watch would like to say congratulations to them. We’ll break down the…
How The Tories Won the 2015 General Election By Going Digital
We’re back after a long hiatus from the blogging world and this post is a video that breaks down how the Tories utilised digital media to great effect to win the General Election this year. The talk was given by…
Burnley Lib Dem breaks ranks over teen drink plans
One Lib Dem candidate has already broken ranks over the party’s plans to lower the legal drinking age to 16. Today’s Lancashire Evening Telegraph reports: THE LIBERAL Democrats’ parliamentary hopeful in Burnley is at odds with his party bosses over…
Eviction warnings & the Birmingham Lib Dems
Last Saturday’s Birmingham Evening Mail reports: All 73,000 council house tenants in Birmingham have received demands for rent arrears and a threat of further action – even though most of them don’t owe a penny. Letters should have been sent…