While Scottish Liberal Democrats are playing a full part in the debates about the country’s constitutional future, they should not forget problems facing other less fortunate small lands. The plight of Somaliland is a case in point and is exercising the Scottish branch of Liberal International. The first problem Somaliland confronts on the world stage
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 1st Feb 2012 (via libdemvoice.org)
Forget British TV’s feeble attempts to explain urban disarray - look to Scandinavian drama instead.
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Spiked on 26th Jan 2012 (via spiked-online.com)
Perfidious Albion has something to offer. It happens to be the eurozone’s largest market, ahead of the US and China, writes Philip Stephens
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FT on 24th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
The European Commission is to propose a new law that gives users the right to demand that social networks "forget" status updates and other uploads.
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BBCPolitics on 23rd Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
What better way to enjoy a birthday than at a restaurant sporting a $28 Obama kobe burger! The First Lady and the President went out like regular folks last night to a Washington steakhouse last night by the name of BLT Steak to celebrate Michelle's 48th birthday. Forget about the fact that the menu sports a $28 kobe beef hamburger called, what else, The Obama. The First Couple reportedly wen...
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PoliticsandFinance on 18th Jan 2012 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
Welcome to the Golden Dozen, and our 259th weekly round-up from the Lib Dem blogosphere … Featuring the seven most popular stories beyond Lib Dem Voice according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (29 January – 4 February, 2012), together with a hand-picked quintet, normally courtesy of LibDig, you might otherwise have missed. Don’t forget: you
Welcome to the Golden Dozen, and our 258th weekly round-up from the Lib Dem blogosphere … Featuring the seven most popular stories according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (22nd-28th January, 2012), together with a hand-picked quintet, normally courtesy of LibDig, you might otherwise have missed. Don’t forget: you can sign up to receive the Golden
Welcome to the Golden Dozen, and our 257th weekly round-up from the Lib Dem blogosphere … Featuring the seven most popular stories beyond Lib Dem Voice according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (15-21 January, 2012), together with a hand-picked quintet, normally courtesy of LibDig, you might otherwise have missed. Don’t forget: you can sign up
Welcome to the Golden Dozen, and our 256th weekly round-up from the Lib Dem blogosphere … Featuring the seven most popular stories beyond Lib Dem Voice according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (8-14 January, 2012), together with a hand-picked quintet, normally courtesy of LibDig, you might otherwise have missed. Don’t forget: you can sign up
To mark the start of 2012, last week we ran a series of posts on the main challenges for the Liberal Democrats in 2012. Here in one handy recap is the full list: The Budget May’s elections Treating supporters as active participants Wealth taxation Communicative ministers A coherent narrative And don’t forget the four priorities
