Congratulations to the following Liberal Democrats spotted in the 2025 King’s Birthday honours: Mike Cox, Lib Dem councilor and chair of our federal finance committee (FFRC) – CBE “for Political and ...

A lethargic dog models Whitehall government. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com. Welcome to the third of what may turn out to be, in decreasing order of likelihood, an occasional set of blog posts, ...

Daniel Taylor, also known as Dan Taylor, was elected as the Reform UK county councillor for Cliftonville ward on Kent County Council last month. But Daniel Taylor is now listed as an independent ...

Reform UK has shed another councillor after John Bailey has resigned. Elected for Easington and Shotton ward on County Durham, his resignation today has been reported by journalist Bill Edgar. John ...

Jonathan Parry's book, Liberalism, explores the history of liberalism as a political idea in Britain. He came on my podcast ...

Eight principal authority council by-elections this week plus a Scottish Parliament by-election. Let’s start with a gain for the Lib Dems from the Conservatives, one which gives the party now an ...