This week saw the first time that the Liberal Democrats had stood a candidate in the Ashford Town ward (Spelthorne) since 2007. An extremely strong campaign by us saw the Lib Dems gaining the seat ...

At this week’s Mayor’s Question Time, I asked Sadiq Khan a straightforward but urgent question: why is there still no dedicated Islamophobia training across London’s public institutions? It’s a ...

It seems increasingly probable that capitalism must evolve radically. The drift to populism shows that our democracy is failing because our model of market-led economics isn’t achieving what a growing ...

The presidency of Donald Trump has, thus far, been defined by his failure to fulfil his election promise to de-escalate global conflicts. Most recently, Trump has flirted with the idea of the US ...

Whilst looking up the words “Put it on a piece of paper, shove it through a letter box”, David Penhaligon, this LDV link came up from September 2012: “What the three departing Lib Dem ministers said a ...

This article contains details of terminal medical procedures which some readers may find upsetting. The Civil Service has done an 'impact assessment' for what the NHS and hospice sector will look like ...

The Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June, contains plenty of ideas which I believe our Party should support – an increase in the number of ships in the Royal Navy, increased reserves of ...

I will always remember my Catholic mum said to me; last time we had this debate about Assisted Suicide when it went to the then High Courts sometime in the 00’s. I remember her saying as we watched th ...

Oil markets are on edge again. With Brent crude climbing above $90 a barrel amid the ongoing Israel–Iran conflict, you’d think drilling more in the North Sea would be the obvious fix for UK households ...

There's been a lot of debate, dare I say controversy, over the recent proposal to Federal Conference regarding how Parliamentary candidate selections are managed. But perhaps it might be interesting ...

Nigel Farage visited Swansea, Wales, in the run-up to the referendum on European Union membership. He made several claims during his visit, stating that Wales was receiving a “rotten deal” from the EU ...

As we approach the first anniversary of Labour’s loveless landslide general election victory, it is worth taking stock of the current state of British politics. The Starmer ministry has committed a ...