On 4th August 2012 I sat, like so many other millions of Brits, and watched our country’s achieve its best ever athletic session of a summer Olympic… Read more “Liberals need to reclaim patriotism”
A voice for the voiceless
I had written a speech for the European motion at conference, and I wanted to share it with you all: I was going to tell you about… Read more “A voice for the voiceless”
The Aging Prison Population
With so much focus being placed on young offenders and the poverty traps that keep them locked in a cycle of crime, little attention has been given… Read more “The Aging Prison Population”
Global thinking, Local vision – What the Liberal Democrats can learn from how Coca-Cola operates in Africa.
With the exception of Cuba and North Korea Coca-Cola is sold in every country on earth. Altogether, 1.7 billion servings of their products (the group has a… Read more “Global thinking, Local vision – What the Liberal Democrats can learn from how Coca-Cola operates in Africa.”
The Greatest Show On Earth
From the great theatrical showman in Las Vegas to the street-hustlers on trestle tables asking tourists to watch the cups; misdirection, the foremost requirement of magic, is… Read more “The Greatest Show On Earth”
The liberal case for the need to champion social services
As has become obvious to anyone who has read a newspaper or watched a news channel over the past 5 years, the NHS is straining under the… Read more “The liberal case for the need to champion social services”
Brave New World – How the Liberal Democrats must use multipotentialism to survive
Political parties and their structures developed from the transformation of society in the nineteenth century, and as such are based along the structured hierarchies of the factory… Read more “Brave New World – How the Liberal Democrats must use multipotentialism to survive”
Representative Delegates? How we should view the role of Liberal Democrat MPs
After furious debate from all parties on both sides of the floor, the House of Commons has voted in favour of Britain expanding its current military operations… Read more “Representative Delegates? How we should view the role of Liberal Democrat MPs”
How the Liberal Democrats will become the official opposition by 2035
The Agenda 2020 essays that I have read through on Lib Dem Voice have really been superb and it’s great to see ideas about our principles and… Read more “How the Liberal Democrats will become the official opposition by 2035”
The argument isn’t about if we are European; it’s about what it means to be British
Without knowing where the finish line will be, the race to the EU referendum has already begun. Despite the fracturing of the Leave campaign and the lack-lustre… Read more “The argument isn’t about if we are European; it’s about what it means to be British”
Verborum Libertate 