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 ...

I think this article massively understates the malaise and cowardice that has taken over the party. On the supreme court judgement we still haven’t proposed to either amend the law or opposed ...

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 ...

Racism in Britain isn’t always loud. It’s often quiet, strategic, systemic. It’s in the job you don’t get. The voice you’re asked to lower. The opportunities that somehow never arrive. I ...

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 ...

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 ...

I sent this letter to the Pride organisers yesterday. I was proud to be described as an LGBT+ ally some years ago at a Pride event – indeed I have been supporting LGBT issues all my adult life ...

@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 ...

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 ...

Nigel Farage and Reform UK declare war on evil pixies The Joy of Six 1361 Lessons from the Lords #2: how to spend £19m badly, without anyone complaining Closing the doors after the defector has ...