Mike Smithson at Political Betting is suggesting that the Conservatives will find it hard to win a “reasonable size” majority at the next general election - due to the number of Lib Dem MPs in the target seats. The reasoning behind this comes from the experience of the 1979 general election and the very small

Jude Robinson is challenging Lib Dem MP Julia Goldsworthy to let the voters in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle know her views on a Lib Dem/Tory pact for government. It has been widely reported in the press this week that Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has indicated that if the 2010 General Election resulted in no single party winning an outright Commons majority, Lib Dem MPs would swing their votes behind ...

Can we expect the same Lib Dem squeeze? Having been watching the BBC Parliament re-run of the 1979 general election results programme on and off since 9am I’ve been trying to think of the lessons that might help us to predict the next general election - almost certainly in 2010. The common themes are very marked. A

DAVID Cameron was forced to issue a dire warning about the dangers of a hung parliament yesterday as he battled to confront the spectacular poll gains made by the Lib Dems tha

Earlier this month, Lib Dem Voice asked our readers – who, I cannot emphasise enough, may or may not be Lib Dem supporters – what you think the next general election holds in store for the Lib Dems? Here’s what you told us: 24% (116 votes): An increase in % vote and an increase in seats 22%

Since the election it has seemed to me that the Liberal Democrats have been somewhat flagging. The exhaustion of the general election and Clegg Mania, the immediate return of Labour Squeeze in mainstream media and the relentless coalition debate have collectively reduced the Lib Dem enthusiasts. However, there is nothing like a good Conference to

A year ago, Lib Dem Voice posed 10 questions, the answers to which we believed might shape the Lib Dem year – time to revisit them, wethinks. 1. In the 2010 general election, how many Lib Dem MPs will be elected? Will we increase our number from the current total of 63; or will we

Half the members of Plymouth's Liberal Democrat Executive have defected to Labour only a few days before the General Election. Local Lib Dem members Jan Mortier, Tom Sale, Max Harding and Dominic House were all members of the Plymouth Lib Dem executive committee. They were the elected vice-chair, membership, data and youth officers. They are switching sides ahead of the General Election as th...

So what are we as Lib Dems going to say on the doorsteps to voters during the next General Election campaign to justify ourselves in reply to the ‘I voted Lib Dem to keep the Tories out’ challenge? I can imagine it will be a common enough question, especially in close Lib Dem/Conservative constituencies where

At the start of the week, Lib Dem Voice invited the members of our private discussion forum (open to all Lib Dem members) inviting them to take part in a survey, conducted via Liberty Research, asking a number of questions about the party and the current state of British politics. Many thanks to the 200