THE Liberal Democrats have voted "overwhelmingly" in support of the coalition deal struck with the Conservatives in Westminster.

In the Guardian last week, Timothy Garton-Ash argued that the Liberal Democrats’ distinctive identity is being lost both by coalition with the Conservatives and by other parties’ appropriation of the “liberal” label: The Liberal Democrats should change their name to the Liberals. Here’s why. First of all, Liberal Democrats is a pretty meaningless name. That’s

Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats over a power-sharing government deal have continued amid signs of tension within both parties.

Richard Grayson (former head of policy for the party and one of the leading lights behind the Social Liberal Forum) has written a thoughtful pamphlet for Compass about the different strains of thought within the Liberal Democrats and what they mean for coalition government. The subtlety of some of Richard’s views mean you have to

Negotiations between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats towards a coalition government have been described as "positive and productive", but no deal has been struck so far - talks will reopen on Monday.

The Liberal Democrats have clearly taken an electoral hit as a result of their decision to enter into a coalition with the Conservatives, writes John Curtice.

THE Liberal Democrats should consider a coalition deal with the Conservatives after the 2011 Assembly elections, leadership front-runner Kirsty Williams said yesterday.

This document sets out agreements reached between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats on a range of issues.

The first by-election of 2010 has resulted in a Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives in Harrogate. The result: Liberal Democrat Greta Knight: 688 Conservatives: 246 BNP: 92 Labour: 73 The by-election was caused by the death of the previous councillor – who had been elected as a Liberal Democrat but subsequently defected to the Conservative Party. Congratulations to Councillor Knight ...

I am shocked and surprised tonight. I never thought a formal coalition deal between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would take place. I was wrong, and now we wait for details of the new government. On face value it seems the Tories have given far too much away, and it will have probably finished the LibDems off in local elections next year. Let’s see how long this government is going to ...