LibLink: Ed Davey – Eurosceptic Tories are damaging the national interest – and their chances of winning the next election

Over at the New Statesman, Lib Dem energy secretary Ed Davey has a rather perceptive and interesting piece on the Conservative Party's implosion over Europe. Here's ...

LibLink: Richard Marbrow – Ukip is essentially a ‘party of the south east’ despite gains

Writing for Public Service Europe, Lib Dem campaigner Richard Marbrow has an interesting piece on the distinctly geographical 'success' of Ukip. Here's an excerpt: For those of ...

Can a global trade deal be rescued?

Congratulations to Roberto Azevedo, who, it has just been announced, will take over from Pascal Lamy ...

The three things I’ll be looking for in today’s results

The extent to which county council election results tell us about the state of politics in the country is without doubt significantly overstated. Only a ...

Labour’s VAT cut: bad economics and disingenuous politics

In the run-up to today's county council elections, Ed Miliband has been taking to a wooden pallet in towns and villages around the UK, telling ...

Some recommended reading from the BBC’s Defence Correspondent

Those of us interested in politics and current affairs generally have particularly policy areas to which ...

Senior politician defends amnesty for illegal immigrants

Heard on Radio 4's PM earlier BBC Reporter: But why should millions of illegal immigrants be given an amnesty to stay here? Senior politician: Why should millions ...

Blair misses the point on the pre-crisis deficit

Writing in this month's centenary issue of the New Statesman, former prime minister Tony ...

Congratulations to Jeremy and Rachel

I'm sure readers would like to join the Voice team in sending our congratulations to ...

Cyprus bailout plan: good idea, badly implemented?

Cyprus's parliament couldn't have been much clearer in its rejection of the plan, negotiated between eurozone members, to bail out the country's failing banks. As a ...

Party groups respond to the Budget

As one might expect, groups within the Lib Dems are united in welcoming George Osborne's announcement that the coalition will deliver the Lib Dem policy ...

An open letter to the BBC about tonight’s Lib-Dem-free Question Time

Here's an email I sent to the BBC's acting Director of News, Fran Unsworth, last night. Hat-tip to Richard Morris for highlighting the issue. Dear ...

The boom years were the dream. This is reality

Pieces of writing can do lots of things: challenge, comfort, exasperate, inform, entertain. Occasionally, though, one reads a piece that, in prose far more clear, ...

Dr Liam Fox’s economic prescription: kill or cure?

Economic jihad. That's how Vince Cable described Dr Liam Fox's speech to the IEA this morning. Dr Fox's speech is worth reading, though, precisely ...

Steve Webb’s speech to conference

Steve Webb, Lib Dem minister for pensions, delivered his speech to conference earlier today. The text of his speech is below. As some of you know, ...

Nick Clegg’s speech to conference: what I’ll be looking out for

Huhne, Pryce, Rennard, Eastleigh. A mass of events converge this weekend as Brighton once again ...

Vicky Pryce found guilty

The BBC reports: The former wife of ex-cabinet minister Chris Huhne has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice by taking speeding points ...

Lib Dems should lead the European push for a US trade deal

President Obama's public statement in favour of a US-EU trade agreement should be welcomed by all liberals. Free trade is a cause with a ...

Notice: Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats’ AGM going ahead with new venue

The following recently dropped into the Voice's inbox, and may be of interest to readers: The Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats are going ahead with their Annual ...

LibLink: David Laws – Incentive for UK schools to promote talent

Writing in today's Financial Times, Lib Dem schools minister David Laws has the following to say about the Government's announcements on reforms to the systems ...

Putting the party’s message in a distinctively liberal context – Part 3: a fairer society

This is the third of ...

Putting the party’s message in a distinctively liberal context – Part 2: the economy

This is the second of three posts looking at the party's messaging. The first was published here yesterday; the last and final post will ...

Baroness Kramer: Focus on small businesses to get the economy moving

I have previously highlighted some of Baroness (Susan) ...

Putting the party’s message in a distinctively liberal context – Part 1

In my New Year review of the party’s position, I emphasised the need to get the basics right; political competence before all else. I ...

Nick Clegg’s son’s schooling is none of your business

Appearing on the Andrew Marr Show this morning, Nick Clegg was asked once again which secondary school he would send his eldest child too. He ...

Cameron fails to practise what he preaches over Europe

There will be lots of fascinating ...

Where is the British Borgen?

Alastair Campbell asked an interesting (if not altogether original) question on Twitter this morning: Success of Borgen (currently trending) and West Wing (which I have ...

Clegg and Cable criticise Tory EU machinations

First up, the Independent's Andrew Grice reports Nick Clegg's comments from yesterday's Today Programme: The battle lines over which powers should be returned from Brussels to ...

+++Reminder – Call Clegg starting now. Listen live here

The second week of LBC's Call Clegg is about to begin live on LBC. What will Clegg cover this week? You can find out by ...

Lib Dem success as Home Secretary confirms government to back amendment to Public Order Act

The Guardian reports that, following a high-profile campaign, the government has agreed to retain ...