Time to catch up with Mathew Hulbert, as he passes judgement on Keir Starmer’s premiership, talks transport policy and reminds us that politicians are people too… www.libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-mo...

You can raise more or less in taxes, but how you raise them, and from whom, matters. Tom Walker offers a plea for wealth taxes… www.libdemvoice.org/fairness-fir...

Alas, Sir Keir, for the prince across the water has found a rowing boat… But what does this mean and what will really change? @honladymark.bsky.social offers some early thoughts… www.libdemvoice.org/starmer-goes...

If the Liberal Democrats can claim parentage of the triple lock for the state pension, Adam Shaw thinks that we should take a lead on when to discard it… www.libdemvoice.org/the-lib-dems...

Are we underplaying our liberal credentials to retain soft Tories in the Home Counties? Theo Rodwell fears we might be… www.libdemvoice.org/we-are-being...

With the media now debating “anti-white racism”, Michael Bukola offers his experiences and defends the anti-discrimination legislation built up over years… www.libdemvoice.org/dear-united-...

The proposed social media ban, not surprisingly, has young people up in arms. @cianptynan.bsky.social explains why, criticising the Party stance on it whilst he does so… www.libdemvoice.org/the-social-m...

Support for carers drops off when the carer reaches 67, and @ajcarer66.bsky.social explains why that matters here… www.libdemvoice.org/aring-doesnt...

As promised, we bring you the video of Nick Clegg’s Charles Kennedy Memorial Lecture, where he talks about the path back to the European Union… www.libdemvoice.org/watch-charle...

Mathew Hulbert is back, with his thoughts on Labour’s social media ban for the under-16s, a reprise of the Assisted Dying Bill and how Makerfield should influence our approach… www.libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-mo...

A wealth tax is a liberal idea, says @surbitom.bsky.social, in a piece challenging the arguments against one… www.libdemvoice.org/spread-it-ou...

Whilst the university sector is struggling in the face of financial pressures, there appears to be little focus on vocational training, suggests @jdschreuder.bsky.social … www.libdemvoice.org/we-need-a-lo...

The arrest and prosecution of the activists who broke into the Elbit Systems site near Bristol two years ago offers a chilling prospect for future protest, argues @underwater-tara.bsky.social… www.libdemvoice.org/separation-o...

It’s Monday, and so @honladymark.bsky.social is at the controls. And he kicks things off with a broad welcome for the Party’s emerging stance on membership of the European Union… www.libdemvoice.org/welcome-to-m...

What, you mean party consultation sessions can actually be useful? www.libdemvoice.org/actually-thi...

In the second of his pieces on building a Federal Britain, @iaindonaldson.bsky.social turns his attention to the architecture of devolution… www.libdemvoice.org/a-federal-br...

Again, only one press release last night, as @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk called for an inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal and measures to clean up Scottish politics… www.libdemvoice.org/4-june-2026-...

Appropriately enough, given the loss of a giant of the field this week, Mark Corner explains why he thinks community politics is so important… www.libdemvoice.org/why-communit...

Sometimes, you simply forget how much of a hinterland some politicians have, and Michael Meadowcroft was one such figure, as Gordon Lishman describes in this moving obituary… www.libdemvoice.org/michael-mead...

In the first of three articles on the way to a properly Federal Britain, @iaindonaldson.bsky.social explains why building a democracy founded on fair representation is the obvious first step… www.libdemvoice.org/a-federal-br...

Another maiden speech for you this morning, as Morven-May MacCallum MSP made her debut contribution at Holyrood on the subject of Lyme’s disease… www.libdemvoice.org/morvenmay-ma...

Only one press release to reach LDV yesterday, with @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social calling for action on volunteer coastguard remuneration… www.libdemvoice.org/3-june-2026-...

We've always tried to publish maiden speeches, and today it's the turn of @adamharley.bsky.social, our new MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden... www.libdemvoice.org/adam-harleys...

A good start, suggests @underwater-tara.bsky.social, but there is much to do on the road to queer equality… www.libdemvoice.org/a-roadmap-to...

@jackmeredithwrites.bsky.social writes on the dichotomy of gratitude to unpaid carers whilst blind to the financial and other burdens placed upon them by the State… www.libdemvoice.org/britain-has-...

Our Editor-in-Chief, @caronmlindsay.bsky.social, reflects on the anniversary of the death of a friend and colleague who died too soon… www.libdemvoice.org/fifteen-year...

Many of our readers will remember the irrepressible Andrew Reeves - 15 years today since we lost him. He'd have been well chuffed with our recent Scottish election success. www.libdemvoice.org/fifteen-year...

It’s been so long since @rigg.lgbt wrote for us that we’ve had to rewrite her short biography at the end of her article. But it was worth the wait to see her praise the Parliamentary Party in the Commons, not something she does lightly… www.libdemvoice.org/a-strange-bu...

Well, we’re kind of back on track now, so thank you for your patience. We resume with today’s press releases, the first portion of which features @willierennie.bsky.social, @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk and David Chadwick… www.libdemvoice.org/2-june-2026-...

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It is with sadness that we report the passing of Michael Meadowcroft, the former Liberal MP for Leeds West and a philosophical power within liberalism… www.libdemvoice.org/michael-mead...

Mathew Hulbert’s column is celebrating its anniversary this week, and issues on his agenda this week are collaborative politics and LGBT+ rights… www.libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-mo...

Running things is rather more difficult than being against things, and competence matters. @iaindonaldson.bsky.social explains why Reform’s failure to vet their candidates properly leads to poor governance… www.libdemvoice.org/reform-uks-c...

Discrimination is always out there, it’s just the victims that change, so we must fight it wherever and whoever it effects, as Meg Challinor relates… www.libdemvoice.org/the-modern-n...

Our friends at the Liberator Collective have another issue of their magazine out… www.libdemvoice.org/liberator-43...

Tom Arms, our Foreign Affairs Editor, is back with his take on the Trump Administration’s Taiwan policy… www.libdemvoice.org/observations...

The Peace Rally for Palestine, which took place on Saturday, wasn’t the event that Keir Starmer and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner claimed it would be, and @judiconner.bsky.social explains why… www.libdemvoice.org/marching-for...

The EHRC’s newly published Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations does exactly what many liberals feared it would do to the trans and non-binary communities. @tanyajaynep.bsky.social explains what damage the Code will cause… www.libdemvoice.org/the-amended-...

And if you want to keep up with their work, @libdempeers.bsky.social is the place to go on Bluesky…

The Liberal Democrats in the Lords have had a bit of a reshuffle, so here’s your “cut out and keep” guide to their roles and responsibilities… www.libdemvoice.org/lords-parlia...

The debate about whether or not the Party should field a candidate in the Makerfield by-election continues, and @iaindonaldson.bsky.social thinks that we have an obligation to do so… www.libdemvoice.org/andy-burnham...

AI is going to reshape our economy, so how should Liberal Democrats respond to that? @rozsavage.bsky.social offers a philosophical and practical roadmap… www.libdemvoice.org/liberalism-i...

Across Essex, hard-working, effective councillors and candidates were swept aside by Reform candidates with no record at all. Simon Banks thinks that some of the causes of this are deep-rooted… www.libdemvoice.org/what-has-hap...

What should the Liberal Democrats stand for? @tomgordonld.bsky.social offers some answers following the King’s Speech… www.libdemvoice.org/tom-gordon-m...

Liberal Democrats should be the first choice for women, argues @libdemdonna.bsky.social but we need to do a lot more about representation… www.libdemvoice.org/liberal-demo...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence held a seminar on Monday night, and Christian de Vartavan was there to report for us… www.libdemvoice.org/time-for-the...

It’s forty years since the Ryedale by-election. Lizzie Jewkes tells the story of Elizabeth Shields’ victory, what it meant and what happened next… www.libdemvoice.org/celebrating-...

With the news that 15 million people may not have sufficient provision for their old age, Callum Robertson writes of the crisis in the teachers pension scheme… www.libdemvoice.org/fixing-the-l...

Mo Waqas writes for us following the terrorist attack in San Diego, reminding us that we need to dismantle the climate of hate that has been built, regardless of the group being attacked… www.libdemvoice.org/we-will-not-...

“Why are the Liberal Democrats so timid?”, asks @paulhindley2210.bsky.social. Are our views so nuanced that we’ve lost clarity? What happened to our radicalism?… www.libdemvoice.org/our-politica...