Elon Musk has declared himself an absolutist on free speech.  It’s a declaration which defines the enemy as ‘the woke virus’, which is condemned as shutting off criticism of minority opinions and ...

They were celebrating in Gaza City when the ceasefire was announced on Wednesday. Men, women and children ran into the streets to shout, cry and pray. Then the Israeli bombs started to fall again.

As a solicitor working in the field of criminal law, I see people charged with offences involving controlled drugs every day. There are many offences, but to name just some: And of course, the ...

There were two principal council by-elections running this week, both Lib Dem defences in the Western Counties. We successfully defended one and just barely lost out on the other.

Lib Dems are renowned for their love of real ale, so perhaps it is no surprise that nine years ago Duncan Borrowman and Grace Goodlad decided to transform a failing pub into a community hub ...

Rachel Reeves’ proposed merger of Local Government Pension Schemes and consolidation with defined contribution pension schemes to create a mega-fund to unlock investment and boost growth is high risk ...

So the General Election review is out.See my earlier post for the basics and some thoughts on the rejection of the idea of a “progressive alliance.” As promised here are my initial thoughts ...

Recent Comments John Grout A very good point on HOL reform. The solution that seems least-worst to me is - - All HOL members to have non-renewable terms of max. 15 years. - 30% of HO... Craig Levene ...

I am one of those who has always thought that the English Party should be abolished. It is far too large and cumbersome even though many of its members do not attend meetings. In a “federal ...

In his Financial Times Politics newsletter this morning, based on the advance copy of Ed’s speech, Stephen Bush was very complimentary about Ed’s strategic positioning. He pointed out that ...

Continuing where we left off yesterday, let’s look at some of the other proposals in Policy Paper 47. Those who work in the criminal justice system know that the ‘simple’ possession offence ...

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today call on the Government to negotiate a new UK-EU Customs Union, to boost Britain’s economy and ability to deal with the incoming Trump Presidency from ...