The decision of Tim Farron to step down as party leader for the Liberal Democrats is in my view the right decision – not because any issues about his views on gay rights which seem to have been overblown; rather because of the party’s poor election results and the need […]
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Liberal Democrats leader Vince Cable denies plotting new anti-Brexit centrist party after missing an important vote on BREXIT in the House of Commons. Not sure what sort of “Party” he’s been up to but it is clear the precarious situation Liberal parties are facing in this country particularly at a time […]
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We read today about how UK think tanks are being used as a bridge for US donors in providing access to UK government ministers and civil servants; in this case to raise cash for research to support the free-trade deals demanded by hardline Brexiters which translates to throwing our Democracy under a […]
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What we hear from EU leaders is plenty of talk of values and the rule of law. But it seems that these “traditions” are only applicable on certain ad hoc basis; in other words baseless. Now I am a big supporter of the EU project but I see many weaknesses […]
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Not too long of a commentary on this article published by the Guardian (link below) because I already put some views about party leadership for the Liberal Democrats here, so will be brief in this post; First things first; Let’s agree that Vince Cable is someone with excellent expertise deeply […]
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As a member of the party today I put forth a proposal for the party to develop a policy forum that can help shape party policy in 2 main areas; Foreign Policy Community Integration Unlike the FPC the intention here is to develop visions/activity in these areas from the bottom […]
Read MoreWith recent tragic deaths related to acts of terrorism in France & Germany and the increasing concern over the growing threat of fundamentalist Islam we need to ask our party leadership where are your statements/actions vis-a-vis such important events? Perhaps you should take a cue from the party’s website top menu […]
Read More Now I must say I’ve always respected Vince Cable as very experienced/ethical politician since the time I was member of the LibDems. However I was also one that suggested him leading the party was the wrong choice – though his experience was important to the party (related link below to […]
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Yesterday we here of Labour’s John McDonnell with a statement about the options for a 2nd Referendum – link below, and later that same day Keir Starmer kicks in with a contradictory message about that same subject – suggesting Option to Remain would be considered within a 2nd Referendum. Now […]
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OK, right off the bat – though I’m no baseball player as some may already know – let me just say I’m not talking about having an actual party of course; not with the pandemic in the background (rather in the foreground) and social distancing and all. So no…..ahhhh…no no […]
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