One of the oddest things about British and American politics is that it remains acceptable to politicians and right-wing ...

In Part 1, I introduced some ideas about how we beat populism, focusing on immigration. Today, I am going to look at the NHS, the economy and our political system. Saving the NHS from Populist Scare ...

The following article is primarily concerned with how we approach Labour voters nationally and locally (outside Labour-facing seats). I have much respect for the many local parties, whether in ...

I was working from home with BBC Parliament going in the background. I was only half listening but was impressed by a speech by a Welsh MP who had real empathy for those communities and told how his g ...

Welcome back from the break! There were 6 principal council seats up for election last week: 4 Labour, 1 Conservative, and 1 Lib Dem defence. Labour continues to decline, holding only one seat while ...

This is the speech Ed should have made on the EU Hats off to Ed Davey for calling for an EU/UK customs union. Last month’s call rightly attracted media attention, and amounts to the first step towards ...

Earlier this week, we published Jenni Lang's Reply to the Toast to the lassies given at the Edinburgh South Burns Supper.  We said we'd put up Andy Wiliamson's original toast to which she was replying ...

Lib Dems with an eye on recruitment may have spotted an interesting new job ad in circulation:  Public Affairs, ...

Congratulations to the brilliant Sanne Dijkstra-Downie who has been selected for the target seat of Edinburgh Northern for ...

I’m sure many of us will be watching the television in absolute horror this morning. It is absolutely nauseating to watch Donald Trump talk about the ethnic cleansing of a people as if it is a normal ...

The Liberal Democrats are on the up. We are back as the third-largest party in Britain with a record number of MPs. We have ...

Although it is tough at times, I still really enjoy my role as a Councillor. It is not easy to combine it with my full-time job, all the other commitments, which include the hardest role of all, being ...