We have reached a key moment in British politics. The recent local election results show that the two party system is well and truly broken. Of course we have been claiming that for many years, but th ...

The Liberal Democrats have always been at their best when they’re brave – when we shout about things we believe in, even if they go against the current trend. Things that can tap into a seam of public ...

Having been around a little longer than most, I have to say I recognise and welcome the optimism that many Lib Dems show regarding our chance of making “the big breakthrough.” Whether it was ...

Liberals will have followed the papal Conclave with mixed feelings. Liberalism was forged in opposition to state power and state churches, their enforced orthodoxy and suppression of dissent.

I sent this letter to the Pride organisers yesterday. I was proud to be described as an LGBT+ ally some years ago at a Pride event – indeed I have been supporting LGBT issues all my adult life ...

Gender inequity is pervasive in healthcare. Between stigma, delayed and incorrect diagnoses, gender bias, not being taken seriously, under-representation in clinical trials, and insufficient ...

Nigel Farage can congratulate himself. His party did well in recent local elections; but so did the Liberal Democrats and Reform’s support may not last. What he can be especially pleased about ...

Plymouth City Council has been without a Lib Dem councillor for over 20 years – until this week, when Councillor Dylan Tippetts joined the Lib Dems. When he resigned from Labour last Friday ...

The Liberal Democrat Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BLAC) group has endorsed these recommendations and we urge the wider Party and government stakeholders to do the same. A fairer and more ...

Recent Comments Tristan Ward "The recent Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a women by “biological sex”, a concept described by BMA resident doctors as “scientifically illit ...

Earlier this week, Liberal Democrat MPs forced a vote on an amendment which would have allowed asylum seekers to work if they had been waiting on their decision for more than three months.

An appeal: if you’re discussing what someone has said, please quote the words or give a link to them. I assume it’s this disappointing statement from Lisa Smart, which is to be found among the ...