Clegg: I am not like Obama (but we share the same policies and ideas)
There’s a good, in-depth and upbeat interview with Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in today’s Newcastle Journal: A chipper Mr Clegg declared the North East would be his key hunting ground at the next general...
View ArticleCommentIsLinked@LDV… John Shipley: Our record in power shows that we have...
Over at The Guardian today, Councillor John Shipley, Lib Dem leader of Newcastle city council, writes a robust response to Tristram Hunt’s partial (in every sense) attack on the Lib Dems’ record in...
View ArticleSpring Conference 2012: registration now open
I am pleased to announce that registration for Spring Conference 2012 is now open. For the first time, conference will be hosted by NewcastleGateshead. The Liberal Democrats have a proud history in the...
View ArticleFormer Lib Dem by-election candidate Elizabeth Shenton defects to Labour
Newcastle councillor Elizabeth Shenton, Lib Dem candidate in the 2008 Crew and Nantwich by-election, has left the party to join Labour. Local paper The Sentinel reports: A senior Lib Dem councillor and...
View ArticleLib Dem peer Lord Shipley to work with Heseltine on Local Growth Deals
Lib Dem peer Lord (John) Shipley, the former Leader of Newcastle City Council, is to join forces with Lord (Michael) Heseltine in supporting negotiations for Local Growth Deals with Local Enterprise...
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Liberal Democrat leadership: So what happens at a Lib Dem hustings meeting?
I was peeved when I saw that the Scottish leadership hustings were taking place this coming Saturday as I knew I had to be in London for a Federal Executive away day. In a moment of madness, though, I...
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Tim talks to a room of students – and energises the #LibDemFightback in...
Of all the drops in the Liberal Democrat vote in May, the drop in the 18-24 vote was harshest. From 30% of the total vote of this age group in 2010, our vote collapsed to just 5% in May. Hope springs...
View ArticleFarron’s football metaphors: he wants to be like Graeme Souness at Blackburn...
When Tim Farron went to Newcastle this week (where he impressed a room full of young people), he spoke to the local paper. His speeches always used to feature football metaphors somewhere but in recent...
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