It seems that, these days, there’s somewhat of an arms race - some might even call it a race to the bottom - over who can appear the most ‘patriotic.’ Politicians of every stripe (including, yes, some ...

Cast your mind back to last July. Remember the pledge from Keir Starmer to be a “government of service”? Many people in July 2024 were hoping for more from the Labour government after the nightmare ye ...

Picture the scene, your close political ally is arrested for taking bribes to shill on behalf of a terrorist state, then someone you describe as “like a son” to you has to do eight months in a US ...

Saturday saw the third annual ALDC online Conference for Town and Parish Councillors, an event which has developed as an ...

The government needs to listen to our plan to break the link between gas prices and electricity costs, so people get the benefits of cheap, clean power.

There is no constitutional or legal barrier preventing the creation of an identity card in the United Kingdom, whether digital or otherwise. If such a system were to be introduced, it would logically ...

The defeat of Hong Kong’s 2025 LGBT Bill marked a sobering moment for equality advocates across Asia. The bill would have granted limited rights, such as in medical and funeral matters, to same-sex ...

Scottish Liberal Democrats set out radical plans to end ferries fiasco for good Lib Dems call for a fair deal for rural Scotland Scottish Lib Dems back proposals to support night-time economy Lib Dem ...

This week, tributes to Ming Campbell were made in Parliament. We always knew how well respected he was across the political spectrum and it was quite emotional to see his wisdom and kindness ...

Why is there not yet a cross-party policy toward the way Britain handles China? After all, we have cross-party support on Ukraine and Russia. Like oil and water, intelligence does not mix well with ...

Today, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton will use his speech to his party’s autumn conference in Glasgow to say that his party is on the brink of an electoral breakthrough and urge ...

Peace in Gaza has hit a snag. Actually it has hit three, but one is bigger than the others. This is not surprising. No one but a total naiveté could have thought that total peace and harmony would ...