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Welcome to my latest email digest list – this time for news from the Liberal Democrats in London, combining official news stories from the region with those from London Assembly member Caroline...
View ArticleNew Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet and new Welsh Lib Dem leader
Following the general election and pending the election of a new party leader, Tim Farron has announced a new line-up for the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet: I am delighted to announce our new shadow...
View ArticleLib Dem Caroline Pidgeon is the most popular GLA group leader with voters
New polling commissioned by the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) shows that Lib Dem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon is the most popular of the groups leaders with...
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RV1 bus route: on diversion for years, now facing a halving of the service
The RV1* bus runs, or rather should run, near where I work. But as near where I work is the huge London Bridge station redevelopment the route has been on diversion for years. Now it faces being...
View Article£321 million left abandoned but Transport for London fails to act
Today is the 15th anniversary of the introduction of Oyster travel cards in London. Which also means it is the 15th anniversary of the start of the creation of a huge pile of money left on unused...
View ArticleWho will be the next Liberal Democrat Poisoned Chalice Holder, London Division?
In as much as speculation about the future of Liberal Democrat individuals is getting any wider attention at the moment, it’s about the possible successors to Vince Cable as party leader in a contest...
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Erotic spasms, the role of moderation and how to win: Vince Cable’s...
Complete with the trailed reference to an erotic spasm (not a plug for his recent novel but rather a reference to the pleasure some got from voting Leave), changed to “exotic” when he spoke, Vince...
View ArticleLib Dem shortlist for London Mayor and GLA list published
London Liberal Democrats earlier today published the official shortlists of those seeking to be the party’s candidate for London Mayor or a list candidate for the London Assembly in the 2020 elections....
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How the Lib Dems nearly promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS: Liberal...
Liberal Democrat Newswire #118 came out last week, including a new version of my ‘what the Lib Dems believe’ poster and also the story from Phil Cowley of the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the general...
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Lib Dems announce results for London Assembly list selection
Alongside the news of Siobhan Benita’s selection as the party’s candidate for Mayor of London, the Liberal Democrats have published the results of the selection of prospective candidates for the...
View ArticleNominate 100 women for blue plaques – Caroline Pidgeon
This caught my eye in London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon’s latest newsletter: Nominate 100 women for blue plaques One change that I hope we can all help secure is ensuring a better representation...
View ArticleFull set of Liberal Democrat candidates for London Assembly unveiled
Due to a change in personal circumstances, Lucy Salek has had to withdraw from the list of Liberal Democrat candidates for the London-wide GLA top-up list in the 2020 elections. The votes cast in the...
View ArticleNew Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet revealed with four new MPs joining
Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson has updated and expanded her Shadow Cabinet line-up, adding roles for new MPs Luciana Berger, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee and Angela Smith along with some changes...
View ArticlePODCAST – Inside the mind of Boris Johnson, with Caroline Pidgeon
Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat member of the London Assembly and someone who saw Boris Johnson up close during his eight years as Mayor, joined me for the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar...
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How to meet the big challenges of our time: LDN #147
Liberal Democrat Newswire #147 came out last week, taking a look at the relevancy of liberal values to the big challenges of our time. You can now read it in full below, but if you’d like the...
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How Lib Dems are doing: rolling election coverage, Saturday update
The Sunderland Liberal Democrats have done it again, giving the party a great start to election night: LIB DEM GAIN FROM LAB – Hendon (SUND)— Tyne and Wear Elects (@TyneWearElects) May 6, 2021 HUGE...
View ArticleWhat does a London Assembly Member do? A day with Hina Bokhari
YouTuber Fredo Rockwell, who previously did a great video on what it’s like campaigning in a by-election (including going leafleting for the first time with me), is back with another Lib Dem related...
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A fair deal: the Liberal Democrat message (LDN #159)
Liberal Democrat Newswire #159 came out last week, looking at the Lib Dem message for the May elections, the major party reforms voted for by conference and more. You can now read it in full below,...
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How the Lib Dems did in the local elections: LDN #160
Liberal Democrat Newswire #160 came out last week, with a big focus on this month’s local elections and what to make of the results. You can now read it in full below, but if you’d like the...
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There’s a simple brutal fact about British politics: LDN #165
Liberal Democrat Newswire #165 came out last week, You can now read it in full below, but if you’d like the convenience of getting it direct by email in future just sign up for it here. I confess....
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Caroline Pidgeon will not be re-standing for London Assembly
Sad news from the London Liberal Democrats conference today about one of the party’s best elected office holders and an inspiration to so many, as well as being highly rated by Londoners across the...
View ArticleThoughts on who to vote for in the London Assembly selections
I wish I could remember the question, and the questioner, who prompted probably my best answer during the 2019 Liberal Democrat President election. It was at the hustings in Sheffield and the question...
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Ed Davey closes Lib Dem conference with call for 2 month cancer treatment...
I know my crowd-pulling power #ldconf pic.twitter.com/MtoBWRILNY— Mark Pack (@markpack) September 26, 2023 Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth closed with the traditional trio of party awards,...
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Our six great Party Award winners from Bournemouth Conference
On the final day of the Liberal Democrat Federal Conference in Bournemouth, I had the pleasure of giving our some Party Awards. Here are the great winners, as emailed out also to all our party...
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Let’s make it five in a row (LDN #177)
The October Liberal Democrat Newswire reports on party award winners, the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election, an exciting new pamphlet and more. You can now read it in full below, but if you’d like the...
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