When I was editor of Liberal Democrat News, during the Ashdown era, I became fascinated watching the real divisions inside the Lib Dem party. Year…
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We are living in interesting times. The local elections brought an expected collapse in Conservative support and an unexpectedly poor Labour showing. The recovery of…
President Macron may have forced it down to six months, but what has clearly emerged is that further extensions to the Brexit delay will be…
The narrative has gained ground – maybe it’s even solidly embedded – that the Euro elections, if they happen, will be a proxy Remain-Leave referendum….
I will begin this article with a disclaimer: I am not making a solid prediction here, nor am I telling you how you should bet…
t’s easy to get despondent about the shenanigans at Westminster over the Brexit debate. To see it as a sign of a broken politics. But…
Passover – the Jewish festival that begins this evening (Friday) – is first and foremost about “freedom”: freedom from slavery in Egypt. The Jews had…
This article was first published in the Times of Malta To many of us the Brexit associated chaos is incomprehensible. It seems like UK democracy…
French President Emmanuel Macron did not cover himself in glory at the latest European Council summit. But he was right to keep asking the same…
One of the most long-lasting impacts of Brexit will be the way it has shaken up traditional political allegiances. The weakness of the Lib Dems…
I am on the other side of this argument to David Boyle. I am not looking back to 40 years of membership, only 12. I…
I found myself in agreement with Norman Lamb last week that his party (and mine) was in danger of becoming an equally irresponsible version of…