Well, that was quite a weekend wasn’t it? Firstly let me say that I’m no fan of Glastonbury. I don’t own a pair of wellies, and the idea of spending hours in a muddy, potentially damp field fills me ...

Flying out to Budapest on Friday, there was some trepidation about this trip – and my fears were confirmed at the first ...

Trump’s bombing of Iran and the NATO summit mark the beginning of a new era in international relations. They were both a political success for the American president. They were also both a disaster fo ...

After more than a year and a half of bombardment, siege, and systematic starvation in Gaza, it is becoming harder than ever to grasp the true scale of Israel’s atrocities there.  Not because the ...

Both highs and lows have marked Keir Starmer’s premiership. With achievements such as beginning the process of renationalising railway services, committing more funding to securing Britain’s defence ...

Rennie secures major overhaul of qualifications quality assurance after history exam row Greene: Nationalists failing to deliver as Scottish economy shrinks Dozens of pro-independence accounts go ...

The style of political campaigning today has become infinitely more professional than when I first became involved in ...

At the Municipal Journal Awards last Friday, Stockport Council were given the award of “Local Authority of the Year “  with the judges singling out their “ ‘standout' submission for its ‘clarity of ...

A lot has been said about the value of ‘Action Days’. I have no doubt that for a parliamentary or council by-election it is a vital tool in getting outside help to where it is most needed. I am ...

My thanks to Tony Vickers for usefully setting out his take on the subject of GDP in last Friday’s Lib Dem Voice, Global Capitalist Economics: time to unmask GDP?. Here in response is my own take, ...

It’s the Lib Dems who can beat Reform Here are some statistics that should both encourage us and spur us on. They are for principal authority council by-elections since May 1st where a Reform ...

Sometimes our party or, at least, its leadership, leaves me with my head in my hands. This past weekend and, indeed, today is one such occasion. On Wednesday at Prime Minister’s Questions, or deputy ...