A wealth tax is a liberal idea, says @surbitom.bsky.social, in a piece challenging the arguments against one… www.libdemvoice.org/spread-it-ou...
Mathew Hulbert is back, with his thoughts on Labour’s social media ban for the under-16s, a reprise of the Assisted Dying Bill and how Makerfield should influence our approach… www.libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-mo...
Sometimes, you simply forget how much of a hinterland some politicians have, and Michael Meadowcroft was one such figure, as Gordon Lishman describes in this moving obituary… www.libdemvoice.org/michael-mead...
Appropriately enough, given the loss of a giant of the field this week, Mark Corner explains why he thinks community politics is so important… www.libdemvoice.org/why-communit...
What, you mean party consultation sessions can actually be useful? www.libdemvoice.org/actually-thi...
Whilst the university sector is struggling in the face of financial pressures, there appears to be little focus on vocational training, suggests @jdschreuder.bsky.social … www.libdemvoice.org/we-need-a-lo...
The arrest and prosecution of the activists who broke into the Elbit Systems site near Bristol two years ago offers a chilling prospect for future protest, argues @underwater-tara.bsky.social… www.libdemvoice.org/separation-o...
In the second of his pieces on building a Federal Britain, @iaindonaldson.bsky.social turns his attention to the architecture of devolution… www.libdemvoice.org/a-federal-br...
It’s Monday, and so @honladymark.bsky.social is at the controls. And he kicks things off with a broad welcome for the Party’s emerging stance on membership of the European Union… www.libdemvoice.org/welcome-to-m...
Again, only one press release last night, as @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk called for an inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal and measures to clean up Scottish politics… www.libdemvoice.org/4-june-2026-...
There have been a number of articles in Lib Dem Voice about what the Lib Dems stand for. Tom Gordon MP asked this in what was partly a reflection on the recent local elections in the UK, and others li...
Michael Meadowcroft has died at the age of 84. He had been suffering from a brain tumour in recent months and died peacefully with family present in Adel, Leeds. He continued to engage with friends th...
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The newly announced ban on social media for under-16s may be politically popular, but popularity alone does not make good policy. As liberals, we should be deeply sceptical of blanket bans that restri...
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We are at a crossroads. Trust in politics is low, and people are right to feel let down. The economy works beautifully for those at the top and barely at all for everyone else. Across the West, that f...
Party President Josh Babarinde wrote to all members and on this site this week inviting us to share our views on the development of the party strategy which will be debated at our Brighton Conference ...
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At a time when students face increasing academic pressure, uncertainty about future careers, spiralling debt and challenges related to mental health and wellbeing. Now is a good time to review our pos...
We need to discuss, as a Party, how we are going to put ourselves forward in defence of civil liberties.
In March 2024, I, along with my girlfriend, helped a friend move from Wales to London, because...
Fair votes are essential, but they are only the first pillar of constitutional renewal. The second pillar is federalism: the redistribution of power away from Westminster and towards the nations and r...
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So, I ought to declare an interest as a former member of the Party’s Federal International Relations Committee, and a member of the Liberal Democrat European Group on and off over the years. You might...
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Cole-Hamilton presses Swinney to clean up Scottish politics At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called for an inquiry into the actions of forme...
