Lindylooz Muze

"I always read Linda’s blog with a mixture of interest and trepidation!’ - Nick Clegg "Linda Jack, the eminense grise of so many Lib Dem party conferences is an excellent blogger. Her posts benefit from being close to the action but not too close; she lives and breathes politics and it shows" - Politics.co.uk

Monday, August 23, 2010

Retro....grade? – Reflections on whether I was right to back Clegg

Inspired by the retro reflections of the inimitable Paul Walter and this excellent article by Gaby Hinsliff – I decided to trawl through so...

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

100 Daze...............

..........or.............100 Nights of the Long Knives and Runcible Spoons......? Hard to believe it is 100 days since that Tuesday evenin...

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

OK......So Now I Love Theresa May.....?

Working from home today I had the sadly rare opportunity to listen to WATO and the wonderful Martha Kearney over lunch. Imagine my delight (...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Simon Hughes calls for Campaign to Scrap Trident

"Expensive, dangerous and useless" the words of a senior military witnesss to describe Trident when giving evidence to the workin...

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Coalition Budget – Real Life Consequences

I am sure, like many of you, I got involved in politics in order to do my best to be a voice for those who had no voice, to challenge injus...

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Leaving the Party? PLEASE, DON'T DO IT!!!

The news yesterday that Liverpool Lib Dem leader, Warren Bradley had spoken out about coalition cuts and his fear that the party would be wi...

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Coalition Budget – “It’s not Fair!” part 2

OK, we've dealt with housing benefit, now what about the rest? I have absolutely no problem with trying to get people off benefit, I ha...

Monday, July 05, 2010

Coalition Budget - "It's not FAIR!" Part ONE

During the many and lengthy debates about the manifesto on FPC I found myself disagreeing with the notion that the theme should be fairness ...

Friday, July 02, 2010

The AV Eggs and the Coalition Basket

The commitment to a referendum on AV was the price the Tories allegedly paid for securing our support in the coalition. It wasn't quite...

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Nick Clegg - My idea of freedom

I have to say I was delighted this morning to see the debate moving to more traditionally Lib Dem territory with Nick Clegg's invitation...

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Apocalypse Now, Apocalypse Later

You know when you eat something bad and feel like you want to throw up? For ages you think you couldn't feel any worse - then you actual...

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

BP, Banks, Budgets.........and Pink Fluffy Handcuffs

I don't know about you, but there is something that puzzles me. BP is enemy number one in the US, Hayward is vilified for taking a da...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Simon Hughes election – reassuring the malcontents?

Well, I realise this may come as a bit of a surprise to some...............but I am delighted at the election of Simon Hughes as deputy lead...

Friday, June 04, 2010

Why it Has to be Hughes

Long suffering readers of my blog may remember that it was Simon's bid to become party leader that was the reason Looz Muze ever got go...

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The Flotilla, Israel and Nick Clegg - an uncharacteristic rant!

There are times when you think; surely something has to be done now? This must be the tipping point? Those terrible images of the father in...

Monday, May 31, 2010

Academies and “Free Schools” a view from Professor John Howson

Professor John Howson, President of the Liberal Democrat Education Association, and a well known educationalist, is a good friend of mine an...

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Will David Laws go while Nadine Dorries stays?

Over 20 years ago I was at a training course about work with young women organised by the NYA (National Youth Agency). It was in the days wh...

Friday, May 28, 2010

Simon Hughes, the 1922 Committee and the Future of Lib Demmery

As predicted, Simon Hughes has just launched his deputy leadership campaign. He unsurprisingly has the backing of Vince Cable. Of course I ...

Sunday, May 16, 2010

When even Evan Harris and Tony Greaves desert you.........

Well, all over bar the shouting - actually, no shouting whatsoever. Today's special conference, while spawning arguably one of the best ...

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Be Careful What You Wish For

Emerging from an interesting contest with the Tory Party's "pinup" (?) Nadine Dorries I am only just getting my thoughts toge...

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About Me

Linda Jack: Prospective candidate Lib Dem Party President. Served as Lib Dem Councillor in Bedford and former member of Federal Policy, Conference and International Relations Committees. Former PPC for Luton North and Mid Beds and Bedfordshire PCC Candidate PEPC for Eastern Region. Sit on Education Young People and Families and Home Affairs Justice and Equalities Parliamentary Policy Committees. Former Analyst in Special Intelligence HMF. Background in Teaching and Youth Work and as active trade unionist. Ran the Youth Club at Luton Youth House, the youth programme in Queen's Park Bedford and across the county as a senior Youth Service manager. As Branch Secretary for Beds CC Unison represented members across the county. Worked for Money Advice Service (formerly FSA) currently setting up consultancy. Trustee for Re:generate and YMCA George Williams College; former trustee of youth counselling service Open Door and Elijah Trust.

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