I only caught the end of the experimental evening last night at the marvellous Retreat pub, thanks to an overrunning Federal Policy Committee meeting. Called ‘Beethoven in the Boozer’, it was an attempt to see classical music performed in this non-traditional setting. Helped by great musicians, both of whom play other genres than classical, it [...]
On Tuesday, Liberal Democrat MPs need to challenge and vote against an obscure clause in the Finance Bill that threatens to torpedo the Coalition Agreement and the long-held opposition of Liberal Democrats to nuclear power. The introduction of the new floor price for carbon is, in effect, a bung to the advocates of nuclear; a [...]
One of the more obscure amusements of the Reading blogosphere is the occasional reading of the drivel, most of it negative anti-Liberal Democrat propaganda, from the keyboard of failed Green candidate Adrian Windisch, whose aim in politics these days seems to be to try and ensure Conservative councillors are elected in the part of the [...]
Of all the words spoken at the successful Social Liberal Forum Conference, few stuck in the mind as much as something SLF Chair David Hall-Matthews said in the concluding session. David, talking about the challenges of building a social Liberal Britain, warned how dangerous it would be if the Coalition effectively saw a return to [...]
I’m going to attempt to live blog Vince Cable’s speech on economics at the packed Social Liberal Forum conference. Currently we’re hearing Liberal economist Ed Randall setting out why the deficit reduction strategy is ideologically-driven and wrong. Ed is quoting from a Japanese economist, Richard Koo. His alternative is tackling social and economic inequality; dealin [...]
