Here we go again. Lib Dem Voice announces this year's Awards.You have until the end of the month to nominate your favourite blogs in the following categories:Best new Liberal Democrat blog (started since 1st August 2007)Best blog from a Liberal Democrat holding public officeBest use of blogging or social networking by a Liberal DemocratBest posting on a Liberal Democrat blog (since 1st Septem...

Nick Clegg has called for unity as the Liberal Democrat conference opens in Liverpool after Lib Dem councillors on three different councils defected to Labour. Barnsley’s only Liberal Democrat councillor, Sharron Brook, who had represented the town’s Dearne Valley South ward as a Liberal Democrat since 2003, told the BBC that: “I went into a briefing on a white paper for children...

Liberal Democrat blogger Mark Thompson has launched a new site, Lib Dem TV: On it I intend to put up any interviews or other sorts of footage involving Lib Dem members and candidates that I can generate. I am also happy to post any relevant footage from other Lib Dem activists that might be of interest

A useful guide from Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart: If 11 Liberal Democrat MPs vote against the whip, it will be the largest Lib Dem rebellion so far this Parlaiment. (The current record is 10, on an amendment to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill in November). If 16 Liberal Democrat MPs vote against the whip, it will be the largest Lib Dem rebellion since the party was founded...

It’s Sunday. It’s 9am. It’s time for photographs of bollards, but first the news. 2 Must-Read Blog Posts What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator: The Mood at Lib Dem Conference: Nick Thornsby takes the pulse The Saturday List: Lib Dem Constituency Songs: Will

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes is left cringing as Andrew Neil raps words from the Liberal Democrat conference which are less than supportive of Nick Clegg.

Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the poll for the Liberal Democrat section of Guide to Political Blogging in the UK 2008-9. The top five this year are: Lib Dem VoicePeople's Republic of MortimerNorfolk BloggerQuaequam BlogLiberal EnglandCongratulations to Lib Dem Voice and everyone else. Iain Dale has the top 50. In 2006 the Lib Dem list was chosen by Iain himself. I came fourth. In 200...

Time’s ticking till close of nominations for the Lib Dem Blog of the Year Awards, so here’s a reminder of the categories and an exhortation to vote early! Nominate in any or all of these: Best new Liberal Democrat blog (started since 1st September 2009) Best blog from a Liberal Democrat holding public office (The

News reaches us via Conservative Home and the Telegraph that Norsheen Bhatti, the Liberal Democrat PPC for Chelsea and Fulham, has defected to David Cameron’s party. It is odd that Tory Chairman (and Lib Dem Voice favourite) Eric Pickles suggested to The Telegraph that the environment was one area where his party shares Liberal Democrat values.

There have been some interesting posts on Liberal Democrat Voice in the aftermath of the Henley by-election. Several of the posters there seem to have finally decided they don't like their party's way of campaigning. This is, of course, not a new complaint from activists - see Another Lib Dem speaks out. But they're being spoken with an even louder voice. And of course the recent run of Liberal De...