President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria came to the United Kingdom for a State visit from 18th to 19th March. This is a historic event as it is the first state visit by a Nigerian leader since 1989, when ...

Liberal Democrats believe in universal human rights. The response to evidence of sexual violence on 7th October should be straightforward. Yet too often, when the victims are Israelis, the instinct to ...

Ed Davey’s speech to Conference yesterday is already proving controversial within the party. His announcement that we are now calling for the country to develop its own independent nuclear deterrent ...

There were five principal council by-elections this week, of which all had a Liberal Democrat candidate on the ballot. Three council seats were being defended by us. We held this seat in the Cotswolds ...

It’s the wrong time for any serious party leader to advocate getting rid of our nuclear weapons. Yesterday, Ed probably said the most sensible thing anyone could say. If we’re going to keep nuclear ...

Arthur Preece OBE (1928 – 2026) was a figure of both regional and national stature in the Liberal Party, and then the Liberal Democrats. He will be greatly missed by those he worked with and supported ...

There was one principal council by-election this week, on Tuesday. After a previous absense on the ballot here, we were able to stand a canddiate. In Wales, vote splintering meant that Reform UK were ...

In my last article, I argued that democratic capitalism should not stop at the ballot box. But the argument should not stop at the workplace either. If Liberal Democrats care about dispersing power, ...

These are not normal political times. These are not easy times. And they are certainly not times when large swathes of the ...

Liberal Democrats are, at our best, a party of power and of how it is used, utilising social-democratic and liberal ideas. We have long understood that freedom is not secured simply by declaring ...

Invigorating. That’s the best word to sum up the LDER (Liberal Democrats For Electoral Reform) fringe last night. The panel, ...