I feel compelled to begin this article with a confession of jealousy. Since joining the Scottish Liberal Democrats, I’ve met many wonderful people who can say that they are lifelong liberals.

“You have to wonder exactly how they would define “biological sex”. ” The Court said (at para 7 of the judgement) that its uses “the expression “biological sex” which is used widely ...

One thing I love about the LibDems is how we are willing to stand back and discuss changes to politics at this kind of wider philosophical level. I agree with some (not all) of Peter’s ...

The Local Authority publication the Municipal Journal has shortlisted a number of Lib Dem-led Councils for their ‘Local Authority of the Year Award’. The Award recognises “councils who ...

Embed from Getty Images I have always been fascinated with politics and how the world works. Our history, our present and our future. How we co-exist in society. Being a young idealist, I first ...

The new issue of Liberator is out.

Having used AI to create images and videos for fun, not for any political agenda, I think small artists have less to fear from it than one may think, if only because it is actually quite difficult ...

Hull and East Yorkshire is not the only prize on offer. A recent independent poll puts LibDem Lorna Dupré ahead by a wisker in a 4 cornered fight in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. There is a ...

But the EU allows transport of live farm animals across borders, something that the Liberal Democrats opposed long before Brexit made it possible for the UK to have its own policy on this. In 2019 ...

@ Mike Peter Having read Jamie Green’s article in the Guardian (see below) I see no reason at all not to welcome him – and the others he predicts will follow – to our party. You may have ...

Mark, you seem to be implying that it’s a binary choice between the glaciality of EU decisions and the reckless impulsiveness of Trump. I don’t think it is though. The EU and Trump represent ...

Can the election of Donald Trump be a major opportunity for Liberal Democrats? Quite possibly, though the jury is still out. In fact I’ve just written a short history of British Liberalism which ...