Lib Dems: Ruth Kelly unfit to champion equalities
The Guardian reports that Lib Dem equalities spokesperson Lorely Burt has called on Ruth Kelly to resign. Kelly, a member of the ultra-conservative Catholic group Opus Dei is the cabinet secretary...
View ArticleTouchy-feely peers in Cameron’s friendly new Tory party fail to back gay rights
In last night’s vote on the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland), 41 Tory Peers, including 10 front-bench spokespeople, voted against the key legislation. No Liberal...
View ArticleWhat Lib Dem MPs will be reading this summer
We’re into July, yet summer seems to have decided to give the UK a miss this year (so far). No matter. Packing books for the beach (or wherever) is as much a summer ritual as the Brits crashing out of...
View ArticleLorely Burt wins election contest
No, not that election contest: the one to decide who will chair the Parliamentary Party, a post from which Paul Holmes stood down on his appointment to the Lib Dem shadow cabinet. Hearty...
View ArticleHow the MPs are lining up (UPDATED)
By popular request, here’s the current list of which Lib Dem MPs have declared for which leadership candidate so far. (Originally compiled with the help of Jonathan Isaby of The Daily Telegraph.) The...
View ArticleBournemouth conference – for those who aren’t going
There’s still time to register for federal conference in Bournemouth – but if you really can’t go, you can still participate in some of the sessions. For the four Q&A sessions, featuring party...
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