Opinion: Lost a guru? Try democracy instead
Reports suggest that Steve Hilton’s departure from Downing Street will leave the Conservatives desperately short of ideas. This seems astonishing: Liberal Democrats surely don’t need to turn to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A new start: Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform
On Saturday, 10th March, at Spring Conference in Gateshead, we launched a new organisation – Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform. At the moment, LDER has over 70 members and is aiming to gain the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: The new tuition fees argument – having your cake and eating it
On Friday, the Guardian published an article pointing out that a lot more public money than expected will have to be contributed to tuition fees loans. This has been greeted with a certain amount of...
View ArticleOpinion: We urgently need a new policy on devolution and federalism
While Scotland is engaged in a vigorous discussion about its own future, it is becoming increasingly clear that the referendum, whatever its outcome, is likely to trigger major soul-searching about...
View ArticleOpinion: Devolved Power and the Problem of Accountability
In my recent article on devolution policy, I highlighted the problem with accountability in the context of devolved power. This is an issue which needs to be pursued further, particularly because our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Mental health problems in the workplace: prevention is better than...
It is good to see that increased openness about mental health issues is leading employers to become more accommodating towards people who have such issues. However, there is one policy issue which...
View ArticleOpinion: Lost a guru? Try democracy instead
Reports suggest that Steve Hilton’s departure from Downing Street will leave the Conservatives desperately short of ideas. This seems astonishing: Liberal Democrats surely don’t need to turn to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A new start: Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform
On Saturday, 10th March, at Spring Conference in Gateshead, we launched a new organisation – Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform. At the moment, LDER has over 70 members and is aiming to gain the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: The new tuition fees argument – having your cake and eating it
On Friday, the Guardian published an article pointing out that a lot more public money than expected will have to be contributed to tuition fees loans. This has been greeted with a certain amount of...
View ArticleOpinion: We urgently need a new policy on devolution and federalism
While Scotland is engaged in a vigorous discussion about its own future, it is becoming increasingly clear that the referendum, whatever its outcome, is likely to trigger major soul-searching about...
View ArticleOpinion: Devolved Power and the Problem of Accountability
In my recent article on devolution policy, I highlighted the problem with accountability in the context of devolved power. This is an issue which needs to be pursued further, particularly because our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Mental health problems in the workplace: prevention is better than...
It is good to see that increased openness about mental health issues is leading employers to become more accommodating towards people who have such issues. However, there is one policy issue which...
View ArticleOpinion: Lost a guru? Try democracy instead
Reports suggest that Steve Hilton’s departure from Downing Street will leave the Conservatives desperately short of ideas. This seems astonishing: Liberal Democrats surely don’t need to turn to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A new start: Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform
On Saturday, 10th March, at Spring Conference in Gateshead, we launched a new organisation – Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform. At the moment, LDER has over 70 members and is aiming to gain the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: The new tuition fees argument – having your cake and eating it
On Friday, the Guardian published an article pointing out that a lot more public money than expected will have to be contributed to tuition fees loans. This has been greeted with a certain amount of...
View ArticleOpinion: We urgently need a new policy on devolution and federalism
While Scotland is engaged in a vigorous discussion about its own future, it is becoming increasingly clear that the referendum, whatever its outcome, is likely to trigger major soul-searching about...
View ArticleOpinion: Devolved Power and the Problem of Accountability
In my recent article on devolution policy, I highlighted the problem with accountability in the context of devolved power. This is an issue which needs to be pursued further, particularly because our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Mental health problems in the workplace: prevention is better than...
It is good to see that increased openness about mental health issues is leading employers to become more accommodating towards people who have such issues. However, there is one policy issue which...
View Article