Article by Stephen Tall from Lib Dem Voice: This is a slightly interesting article, because it confirms that the Lib Dem campaign in Oldham and Saddleworth has seen the sort of all out mobilisation for a by-election that the Lib Dems are famous for. There is clearly no reluctance from Lib Dem activists to defend the record

Mark Pack has blogged here on LDV the 14 Lib Dems appointed to ministerial poisitions in the Lib Dem / Conservative coalition government, in addition to the five cabinet members, including Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister. So who does that leave from the Lib Dem shadow cabinet who has yet to find a position within

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 ...

It’s been a quiet week, results-wise, but there are two bits of by-election good news: Didcot has its first ever Lib Dem Councillor following yesterday’s gain from Labour. From the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors: David Rouane (Lib Dem) 152 (42.1%) Labour 124 (34.3%) Conservative 85 (23.5%) Lib Dem majority 28 Turnout 12% Lib Dem gain from Labour (Labour councillor resigned...

I don’t know what I’m going to be able to write about during this election campaign. I want to help at least five Liberal Democrat candidates; I want to volunteer at Lib Dem HQ; I know my poor health’s going to get in the way, as always. And I want to write about the election, not just getting pissed off with other parties but about my positive reasons to vote Lib Dem. So, in cas...

During the election campaign Lib Dem Voice is each day (more or less) highlighting six blog-posts from the Lib Dem Blogs Aggregator which we think are well worth reading. Here’s our pick from 14th April … Post election deals: number two cannot play second fiddle to number three (Jock Coats) Let’s assume for one magical moment that the

Lib Dems leading the election race, and polling above 30% – that’s not a line (m)any of us expected to be able to type with a straight face. But it’s the present reality. The questions is: can the Lib Dem surge last? Here’s what a handful of Lib Dem bloggers think … James Graham Anyone who claims

Well done to those excellent bloggers who won the Lib Dem blog awards this year. I have my reservations about the rather insular nature of the Lib Dem blogosphere, but I personally think the winners are very worthy and are a great example of what good Lib Dem blogs should be like. In the coming 12 months the Lib Dem blogosphere needs to now become less navel gazing, less about talking to the conve...

A week ago today, it was polling day in a key by-election in Harlow, a key Lib Dem / Tory marginal. The result was a win for the Lib Dems from the Tories on a swing of 10.5%. Here Lorna Spenceley, Lib Dem parliamentary spokeswoman for Harlow, tells Lib Dem Voice how it happened… In one

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%