Thursday, March 08, 2012

On Afghanistan, Syria - what should be the Liberal Response?

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I have been a bit inactive on my blog recently. Busy elsewhere, but no excuses really. I get the same urge to vent my spleen from time to ti...
Friday, October 07, 2011

Cameron, Debt and why we MUST Teach our Children about Money

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This week we hear that David Cameron changed his speech   from “The only way out of a debt crisis is to deal with your debts. That means hou...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Tulisa Contostavlos or Nadine Dorries - who would be your choice of Role Model?

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Last week I watched "My Mum and Me" the inspirational documentary featuring Tulisa Contostavlos and exploring the challenges f...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Will Nick Clegg lead the fight for Liberal Values?

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The last couple of weeks have strained many of the fault lines in the Coalition that up to now have been more or less papered over. As a...
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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Bring Back National Service............and the Birch........and Zero Tolerance..........and David Blunkett?....and Jack Straw?

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The past week has seen a cornucopia of opinion and counter opinion in relation to the shocking events that swept so many cities in this coun...
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Sunday, July 03, 2011

Doing Politics Differently? Let's see................

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Well - I hadn't realised just how long it is since I blogged! However, this is such an important issue that I have torn myself away from...
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Is Nick Clegg a Lib Dem?

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That's the difficult question I asked myself this morning on reading of Nick's overheard comments to David Cameron yesterday. "...
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Gill Dye - A Personal Tribute to a Remarkable Woman

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In my life I have had the privilege of knowing some amazing and inspirational people. On 14 th February we lost one of the most amazing, my...
Friday, February 11, 2011

Labour and me....sitting on the bed not clambering into it!

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I have already had a little flak on Twitter following the Guardian article this morning. Being unable to explain myself in less than 140 ch...
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Dear Nick, The Lib Dems are more than the sum of their Front Bench

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Overnight there have been two stories which have had some of us rather exercised. When an issue has me on the same page as Lord Bonkers, th...
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Friday, February 04, 2011

Equidistancing Ourselves

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Throughout my - more years than I care to remember - in the Lib Dems, there has been a lot of chat about "Equidistance" - the nee...

What I still love about Nick Clegg!

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Oh...........the highs and lows of being a political anorak! From despair to hope to.............? I feel a bit like someone who has been gi...
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

The Sharks are circling - but is it the Lib Dems they will ultimately devour?

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OK….I have good days and bad days…..today happens to be a bit of a bad day……to be a Lib Dem. I understand that coalition is about compromis...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Guest Blog Post - Jeremy Ambache

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Following my posts last week about Jeremy's resignation he has written more about his reasons for leaving the party - concerned that we...
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Friday, January 07, 2011

Jeremy Ambache Resigns Update.............

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My original blog was hurried as I have also been enjoying the delights of the Bavarian winter! But since Jeremy has given me permission to...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Jeremy Ambache Resigns

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Last night I received a very sad email, it was from Jeremy Ambache to let me know that he has resigned from the party. Doubly sad I guess be...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

"Advocate for Access to Education" - An important new role for Simon Hughes

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Almost from the moment I became a youth worker there has been a political advocate for young people who has stood head and shoulders above ...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

3 Cheers for Nick.......

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......on this one! I am absolutely delighted that at last we have an end to the pernicious practice of locking up asylum seeker children. Ch...
Thursday, December 09, 2010

Where now on Tuition Fees?

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Those of us who were part of the 104 have been having a lively debate over the last couple of weeks. An email we received this morning from...
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Tuition Fees and the Potential Damage to Social Mobility Now - A Mother’s Tale

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The tuition fee debate is far from over and one of the consistently loud and clear voices against tuition fees and for our party policy is S...