Party business sessions are usually fairly thinly attended at party conference, except back in the days of disaster and near bankrupcy immiediately after the merger which formed the Liberal Democrats. They can however play an important role, particularly where well chosen questions tease out information or get commitments on the record. James Graham’s question this morning about

That was the message of Danny Alexander’s speech to the Liberal Democrat spring conference this morning. Change – but not just any sort of change: Two ideas will dominate this election campaign: change and fairness. Only one party is arguing at this election for both fairness and change: the Liberal Democrats. Change: because business as usual is

EDINBURGH South Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Pringle has launched a survey of businesses in his constituency amid fears over business rates for many Scottish hotels which are set

Health secretary's approach faces opposition from Liam Byrne, chief secretary to the Treasury, Tessa Jowell, third sector minister, and Lord Mandelson, business secretary

When it comes to compulsory sex education in school I am firmly opposed to it for a number of reasons. First of all, I am against it because I do not see that it is any business of the state. I am, I think, a responsible parent. I know my kids better than any government official and I know when they will need to know about sex and how much to tell them at any given time. As far as I'm concern...

EU plans to exempt smallest firms from having to draw up annual accounts came under fire from a leading European small business group yesterday (10 March), claiming it will distort the internal market without cutting red tape. 

ALTERNATIVE business structures will allow Scottish law firms to be owned by non-lawyers, ending a restriction that has existed for centuries.

In the run-up to next week’s live spiked debate, Rob Killick says Google is neither ‘good’ nor ‘evil’ – it’s just a very big business.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has committed Beijing to treating foreign companies equally to local firms, much to the relief of EU business leaders, who had expressed growing concern about the business climate in China.

MSPs took the day off from parliamentary business yesterday because they objected to crossing a picket line of striking civil servants.