LibLink… Menzies Campbell MP: Syria needs Britain’s help but it does not need our weapons
Menzies Campbell has written an article for the Guardian about our role in the conflict in Syria in which he expresses concern about Government plans ...
Opinion: UKIP vote against EU tackling tax evasion
UKIP frequently describe the EU as a large, expensive, bureaucratic nightmare, stating that we pay into the EU more than we get out. Yet at ...
Fancy working for the Liberal Democrats #2
There are some very interesting jobs all over the country working for Liberal Democrats, either at party HQs or for parliamentarians. Here's a quick selection ...
The LDV Friday Five: 24 May 2013
It's Friday. It's five o'clock. Here's a fistful of lists that sum up the ...
An open letter to Tim Farron on unpaid internships
Dear Tim, We are writing to you to express our feelings on the subject of unpaid internships. There can be all sorts of barriers for people who ...
Don Foster writes: A powerful meeting where all faiths spoke with one voice
Today I attended an interfaith meeting, chaired by Nick Clegg and ...
In Full: Nick Clegg’s remarks at inter-faith event in London: A message of hope over fear, of community over division
Nick Clegg attended an inter-faith event in North London, designed to show solidarity between the diverse communities in the capital, in the wake of the ...
Nick Clegg: Terrorism has no religion
The BBC reports that Nick Clegg has been speaking at an interfaith event in London set up after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby ...
Simon Hughes MP writes…My vote on the Same Sex Marriage Bill
I want to say a few personal words to my party friends and colleagues, straight and gay, after this week’s debates and votes on the ...
Opinion: Building a stronger economy by supporting Research and Development
As slogans go, 'Stronger economy. Fairer society', is a pretty good one. But I can't help thinking that we have a bit of an imbalance ...
Report on internet pornography highlights need for education, not restriction
One of my biggest concerns in recent years has been the effect of access to easily available internet pornography on the next generation of young ...
Michael Moore MP’s Westminster Notes
Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore MP, writes a regular column for newspapers in his Borders Constituency. Here is the latest edition. Apprenticeship ...
Opinion: Could Nigel Farage’s success lead to cross-party support for proportional electoral reform?
The pain has almost ceased, yet it is clear many in the Liberal Democrats feel it is an opportunity lost for a political generation. ...
Opinion: The media have failed the public over the Woolwich atrocity
At least two brutal and disturbing hate crimes have been carried out this month. Each of the two I will draw your attention to left ...
Laws vetoes plan to turn teachers into part-time border agents
From yesterday's Guardian: A proposal to require schools to check on the immigration ...
Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP writes…An EU-US trade deal would be good for Europe and for Britain
Today the European Parliament gave the go-ahead to negotiations for an ambitious comprehensive EU-US ‘transatlantic trade and investment partnership’ agreement – or T-TIP in ...
“Cameron may be the more natural communicator, but it was Clegg who sounded more like a statesman”
Writing in today's Guardian, Martin Kettle has a good piece looking at the defence of the coalition made by the prime minister and deputy ...
Opinion: An EU exit would be bad for Britain; it is our job to explain why
When Lord Lawson argued in The Times for a UK exit from the EU (reported in the Guardian; no pay wall! ), he said his arguments ...
Willie Rennie calls for international relations review after Humza’s howler
The Scottish Government has a Minister for External Affairs, whose job it is to represent the Scottish Government on the international stage. This role is ...
Opinion: Some thoughts on the NHS from a recent patient
I've just spent 3 weeks on a trauma ward in a northern hospital after a nasty accident, and coming from an industrial background, here are ...
“Is the coalition government doing enough to encourage social mobility?”
That was the question I was asked to answer for a new magazine, The New Idealist ...
This week in Europe: 20-23 May
As attention turns towards next year's European Parliamentary elections, Liberal Democrat MEP's continue to work for jobs and growth, and against some of the more ...
Hinckley and Bosworth Cllr John Moore leaves Conservatives to join Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrat Group on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in Leicestershire is tonight ...
Nick Clegg says coalition “staunch opponents” will work together till 2015
Much attention has been given in the news to Nick Clegg's and David Cameron's remarks on the future of the Coalition. Both were keen to ...
Opinion: Referendum debate is a sideshow: the countdown to Britain’s real EU vote starts today
In or out? With or without? Will they, won’t they? The sound and fury over a referendum on Britain’s EU membership has become almost deafening ...
Opinion: Could there be a “Tory SDP?”
The right of the Conservative party, who have protested so destructively over gay marriage, might do well to remind themselves that their party itself is ...
A victory for equality: 3 pieces of news about the same sex marriage bill
I thought it might be useful to do a quick catch-up on various aspects of the parliamentary debate on same sex marriage which took place ...
Only one week left to vote in the Liberal Youth elections #lyelects
You only have a week left to vote in elections to elect the Liberal Youth Executive for next year. All members of the party under ...
The Independent View: An invitation to ORGCon 2013: the UK’s leading digital rights conference
It becomes clearer every year how technology affects our rights and civil liberties in all sorts of ways. Businesses or governments try to block access ...
Nick Clegg and Paddy Ashdown win the argument on Afghan interpreters
The BBC reports: Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are to be given the right to live in the UK, government ...