May local elections prediction shows Lib Dems overtaking Conservatives

Ooops. The government didn't need to repeal some legislation because it had already been repealed in 1863: committees.parliament.uk/publications...

Steve Darling MP: 'The government has a proven lever for growth in its hands – it’s called Access to Work'

We must help survivors bring enablers of Mohammed Fayed to justice

Two seats change hands in council by-elections

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Caseworker for Josh Babarinde MP (Eastbourne)

Perhaps he's going to claim it was just an Elon Musk tribute?

Why the Lib Dems need more candidates (LDN#207): this and other party news in latest edition of Lib Dem Newswire buff.ly/0mSijP8

The mystery over different credible sources of data giving different pictures of Church attendance (e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...) looks like it now has a solution.

I've written often about how slowly much of Whitehall moves, so there's much to welcome about general approach government is setting out. But there is still a touch of 'blame need to consult' and 'blame people outside govt' when so much slowness comes from within. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

On this day in 1981 the SDP was officially launched, complete with high-tech mics. Chronology of its rise and fall: http://www.markpack.org.uk/1274/sdp-liberal-alliance-chronology/

Why the Lib Dems need more candidates (LDN#207) www.markpack.org.uk/176415/why-t...

Ministerial and other pay has been worked out wrongly sine 1997, and it then took the Cabinet Office three years to decide how to fix things. The sums involved are small but still, three years? More details: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

MPs are turning away from using X/Twitter www.markpack.org.uk/176412/mps-a...

I chaired my first meeting as Lib Dem campaign chair last night and we're up two points in the polls today. I will now be putting more meetings in the diary.

Ed Davey accuses Reform UK and Tories of importing ‘Trump-style divisive politics’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform suspends candidate Chris Parry over offensive comments www.markpack.org.uk/176410/refor...

This is spot on and seen in the number of council by-elections that end up being Reform vs Lib Dem. Not so much fragmentation as realignment.

Alien vs Predator

"They have turned GB News into the Reform channel" - Ed Davey

A lovely award at Lib Dem conference

Cllr Kate Crawford joins Lib Dems from Labour

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Caseworker for Pippa Heylings MP (South Cambridgeshire)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Constituency Support Officer for Victoria Collins MP (Harpenden and Berkhamstead)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Senior Comms Officer for Victoria Collins MP (Harpenden and Berkhamstead)

This week's The Week in Polls takes a look at how a polling question was used to improve press regulation: buff.ly/cb4HeZn

Reform accused of using third party to turn crypto into cash and hide donors

This week's The Week in Polls takes a look at how a polling question was used to improve press regulation: buff.ly/cb4HeZn

Always good to see scientists replicating previous famous findings.

Campaigning first, chocolate after.

And we shouldn't overlook those in the UK who still cheerlead for Trump.

Reform suspends Stuart Niven as Scottish Parliament candidate

Ministerial and other pay has been worked out wrongly sine 1997, and it then took the Cabinet Office three years to decide how to fix things. The sums involved are small but still, three years? More details: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

Imagine seeing British people at prayer and thinking “this is a great chance to stoke fear, hatred and division”. People who do that should have no place in British politics. Freedom to worship is a fundamental British value – one the Conservative Party used to believe in.

Just one council by-election this week

Meningitis moves fast. So does misinformation - but only one of them has a vaccine

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Good news! Government is, hopefully, serious about improving poll cards

This House: James Graham’s play reviewed

Watchdog takes over running of home for adults with learning disabilities

As we near the end of Ramadan, I want to thank everyone who is supporting Muslim communities and working for a Britain where everyone feels welcome and safe.

What do the Lib Dems believe? Here are the one sentence, one chapter and one poster versions

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Project Organiser and Campaign Organiser for Steve Darling MP (Torbay)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Caseworker for Sarah Gibson MP (Chippenham)

Happy birthday, Polling UnPacked! (Published on this day, 2022: www.pollingunpacked.com)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Parliamentary Assistant for Monica Harding MP (Esher and Walton)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Caseworker for Monica Harding MP (Esher and Walton)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Office Manager/Chief of Staff to Helen Maguire MP (Epsom and Ewell)

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Communications Officer for Mike Martin MP (Tunbridge Wells)

With results such as this, I always want to know more about the 0.07%. Incredibly brave people? Administrative error? Drunk voting?