Lynne Featherstone replaces Norman Baker at the Home Office
The next Parliament could see the failing brakes on political realignment – i.e. first past the post, incomplete devolution and the institutional grip of the big two parties – give way altogether
Despite appearances, Labour hasn’t lost the plot – quite the opposite in fact.
When this country needed a stable government, the Lib Dems stepped up to the plate
Our ConHome surveys illuminate the realities of a more democratic approach.
The Liberal Democrats only have five candidates
His response on Labour’s election broadcast portraying him chased by a cat was: “They spent money on this?”
Conservative Ministers should not wait for the manifesto to say what they would do without the yellow albatross
Given expectations keeping losses below 300 and holding Kingston would be a good night for the Lib Dems
The Conservatives offer a message of hope
Labour need gains from the Lib Dems in the right places
Holding Trafford would mean a good night – losing Peterborough a bad one.
The unreformed House of Lords is an insult to democracy that could get a lot worse
The traditional function of the third party in British politics has been to sweep up the protest vote, thus protecting the parties of power
If Lib Dems want to remove local councils from having a veto then Nick Clegg should say so