I want to be Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats because I believe I have the ability to drive the Party forward by making Liberal Democrat values and policies relevant to the people of Scotland. At present I believe our message has become blurred and lacks a distinctive Liberal Democrat edge. We lack a political narrative

Liberal Democrat councils in London and across the country have been working on ways to help their residents and local businesses through the recession. Vince Cable is leading the debate nationally, and Liberal Democrats in local government are supplying answers to the real problems on the ground. In Islington, the Liberal Democrats inherited

Some have suggested that the Liberal Democrats are not as liberal as their name suggests, supporting nanny state interfering policies, and that their love of the European Union, whatever form it might take, undermines their claims as democrats. However, Chris Huhne has today spoken out against the use of the European Arrest Warrant to deport an

Less than two thirds of the Liberal Democrat Group attended the Brent Council meeting today. By the end of the meeting only five Liberal Democrat councillors were still in attendance. Historically the Liberal Democrats have always had a liberal approach to attending meetings with the worst attendance of any of the three parties represented in the Council Chamber, especially when they are in opposi...

LDV has mentioned previously the tendency of Gordon Brown to attempt (rather pathetically) to rile Liberal Democrats by referring to ‘the Liberal party’ at Prime Minister’s Questions. Well, up in Liverpool, the Liberal party is taking considerable offence at being referred to as Liberal Democrats, as the Liverpool Echo reports: A CITY leader is at the

There’s nothing that warms the cockles of most Liberal Democrat hearts quite like electoral reform.   Those of us who attended Federal Conference found ourselves approached by very nice young people  with clipboards who invited  us to join a new organisation, Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform. LDER styles itself as “the home for Liberal Democrats who

That idiot Daniel Clarke - the former no-hoper Labour PPC for Eastleigh - will be welcomed with open arms by Sir Cyril Smith MBE and other "liberal" "hang-em-and-flog-em" Liberal Democrats in Rochdale. Because he is or certainly was an enthusiast for the whole illiberal smacking and spanking meme.LoL site feed

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 ...

Two gains for the Liberal Democrats this week: Kevin Moore has been elected in Hucknall Central, Ashfield District Council. From the Ashfield Lib Dems website: Ashfield’s Liberal Democrats remain the biggest group on the District Council with 13 seats. Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Jason Zadrozny says, “This once again shows the Liberal Democrats are the clear challengers to

Nick Clegg has paid tribute to David Griffiths, former Chair of the Liberal Democrat Federal Finance Committee, Treasurer of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, who died earlier this month: David Griffiths who had served the Liberal Democrats loyally over the years passed away aged 70 on the 3rd September 2011.