Liberal Democrat Voice
WEBLiberal Democrat Voice is a blog that covers news, press releases and opinions from the UK Liberal Democrats. Find out the latest on Winter Fuel Payments, Heathrow expansion, SNP conference and more.
Focus on migration Part 1 – Visa Rule Changes - Liberal Democrat …
WEBDec 8, 2023 · A Lib Dem activist and immigration lawyer criticizes the Conservative government's anti-migration policies and their impact on families and workers. He argues that the new visa rules are arbitrary ...
Party Awards: Cllr Anood Al-Samerai: Embodying liberalism, …
WEBOct 16, 2020 · Cllr Anood Al-Samerai is an inspirational leader who for the last 20 years has embodied Liberalism through fighting tenaciously yet with kindness for her community, running Simon Hughes’ MP ...
40 years on from Steel’s “Go back to your constituencies and …
WEBSep 18, 2021 · 1981 was the year when, at the age of 14, I went full throttle into supporting the SDP/Liberal Alliance. Shirley Williams was my absolute hero and will always stay that way.
Britain’s party system under Proportional Representation: where …
WEBMar 2, 2022 · How would the Liberal Democrats position themselves in a proportional representation system? The author explores two options: a progressive alliance with Labour and the Greens, or an independent ...
Ed Davey: An update on our response to the Israel-Gaza Conflict
WEBOct 26, 2023 · Ed Davey has sent out an email, which we reproduce here in case you haven’t seen it. I was horrified to wake up on 7th October to the awful terrorist attacks in Israel, which we have condemned ...
Defence and Security: at the heart of liberal societies
WEBMar 24, 2022 · In the midst of the pandemic, in summer 2020, the National Liberal Club (located just minutes from the Palace of Westminster) decided to support a group styled the Defence & Security Circle.
The Independent View: How Lib Dems can achieve STV for local …
WEBJun 17, 2014 · May’s elections changed the political landscape to a four-party one and, if the old two-party First Past The Post (Winner takes All) voting system looked wobbly in a three-party system, it now ...
William Wallace writes: Can we campaign on local democracy
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · One of the assumptions of political campaigning is that voters are not interested in political machinery. Schools, hospitals, trains and buses, yes: Councils, regional authorities, elected mayors ...
England Local Elections 2021 – the highlights for Lib Dems as they …
WEBMay 7, 2021 · NAUGHT FOR YOUR COMFORT : Meanwhile, just down the Durham coast from Sunderland, in a national parliamentary by-election, the Liberal Democrat candidate got just 1% of the vote and came seventh ...