Retirement offers many opportunities the most important of which is time to enjoy some pursuits which employment rarely allows. Reading more books is one of these. And, in parallel with reading ...

Recent Comments David Wright It is debatable how effective the Morgan MacSweeney method was, even in Barking and Dagenham. Still less in last year's General Election, where Labour won beca ...

I’ve long thought there is a vacancy for a Party to genuinely champion the SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) that make up over 90% of companies and provide over 60% of private sector jobs in ...

But here’s the thing, this isn’t just about Farage, or even racism in the traditional sense. It’s about the everyday people I meet who feel abandoned, talked down to, manipulated. It’s ...

My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style”. If someone told me exactly 20 years ago that I would become a ...

Thank you Chris for pretty much summarising my thoughts. Immigration, along with Europe, environment, social care, decentralisation of power, is one of a number of areas where we can clearly ...

The sun is shining, it’s Brussels Pride (where Lib Dem Women chair Donna Harris is today), Doctor Who Eurovision (the Interstellar Song Contest featuring Rylan) and Actual Eurovision from ...

Since the 2023 Israeli judicial reform to the judicial system and the balance of powers in Israel, I have followed the grassroots opposition of ALFA , A Land for All – Two States, One Homeland ...

This week saw 4 by-elections with 3 Liberal Democrat candidates – an improvement on last time these wards were up for election. These were two Labour defences, with one each defended by the ...

Having been around a little longer than most, I have to say I recognise and welcome the optimism that many Lib Dems show regarding our chance of making “the big breakthrough.” Whether it was ...

@Mary Reid: The impact on the care sector will be horrendous. TOO TRUE After commenting on my visit to an end-of- care home where ALL carers I met except an Irish team leader, were from abroad ...

Registration has now opened for the Autumn Federal Conference which will be held in Bournemouth from 20th to 23rd September. As usual Early Bird registration rates are available until 12th June.