In the slow unravelling of Labour’s Welfare Reform Bill, something revealing happened — not just about policy, but about power. For all the promises of “stability” and “competence” that Keir Starmer ...

So, having asked a bunch of questions designed to smooth the selection process, a Returning Officer's mind turns to what the various parts of the Party want to see. And that's a particularly relevant ...

Liberal Democrat parliamentarians should vote against the prohibition of Palestine Action. Yes, members of that group should take responsibility for illegal actions that they take. The law is already ...

Flying out to Budapest on Friday, there was some trepidation about this trip – and my fears were confirmed at the first ...

Trump’s bombing of Iran and the NATO summit mark the beginning of a new era in international relations. They were both a political success for the American president. They were also both a disaster ...

After more than a year and a half of bombardment, siege, and systematic starvation in Gaza, it is becoming harder than ever to grasp the true scale of Israel’s atrocities there.  Not because the ...

Both highs and lows have marked Keir Starmer’s premiership. With achievements such as beginning the process of renationalising railway services, committing more funding to securing Britain’s defence ...

Rennie secures major overhaul of qualifications quality assurance after history exam row Greene: Nationalists failing to deliver as Scottish economy shrinks Dozens of pro-independence accounts go ...

The style of political campaigning today has become infinitely more professional than when I first became involved in ...

At the Municipal Journal Awards last Friday, Stockport Council were given the award of “Local Authority of the Year “  with the judges singling out their “ ‘standout' submission for its ‘clarity of ...

A lot has been said about the value of ‘Action Days’. I have no doubt that for a parliamentary or council by-election it is a vital tool in getting outside help to where it is most needed. I am ...

My thanks to Tony Vickers for usefully setting out his take on the subject of GDP in last Friday’s Lib Dem Voice, Global Capitalist Economics: time to unmask GDP?. Here in response is my own take, ...