Scottish Liberal Democrat members in the key target of Strathkelvin and Bearsden have chosen former charity worker Adam ...

I remember it so well. In July 2024, at our Handside Residents’ Forum, we looked at the Council finances. A rather interesting topic! I must say that even today, I am quite surprised how many people ...

I want us - as Liberal Democrats - to select great candidates, improve diversity in the party and empower our local parties to elect the best candidates to represent them. That's why I'm backing motio ...

Ukraine The Ukraine ball has bounced from Ukraine’s court to Russia’s court and now back into America’s court. Donald Trump has always claimed a special relationship with Vladimir Putin-- “He listens ...

Britain was called the sick man of Europe. Years later, that sick man has returned; with its withered cane. This time, ...

It’s all about timing, and in my case the time may have arrived for an idea that I first mooted 25 years ago. In 2018 it was shortlisted for a prize in honour of the late Paddy Ashdown. It if won ...

As a dedicated Liberal I’ve always vaguely subscribed to the Whig view of history, defined roughly that, by and large, on the whole and in the main, things are gradually getting better.  Improvements ...

In the last couple of weeks, policy on defence has suddenly moved centre-stage – to the point where even Lib Dem Voice has an article about it! The support given to Ukraine by our parliamentary party ...

It’s easy to argue that today’s failures – public services, low investment, poor productivity, decaying infrastructure, environmental degradation, etc – are the result of 10-15 years of economic ...

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Hull Council Leader Mike Ross have today called for “the polluters to pay” for any clean up of the North Sea following this week’s ship collision, as well as for ...

PIP (Personal Independence Payment) isn’t just another welfare benefit. It’s absolutely essential for disabled people who want to work and remain part of society. For so many, it’s the key to ...

The Scottish National Party has long promoted an unrealistic vision of Scotland’s defence in the event of independence. Their incoherent and reckless approach, outlined in the deeply flawed 2014 White ...