Category Archives: Podcasts

PODCAST: A forgotten liberal hero

By Alex Foster | Published 22nd July 2011 - 1:17 pm

In June, Mark Pack addressed the Liberal History Group‘s summer meeting on the topic of Forgotten Heroes for a Governing Party. Further details of the event can be found here.

And who was Dr Pack’s choice? You will have to listen to find out.

PS don’t check the tags

Tagged charles grey, liberal history group, mark pack | Leave a comment

Alex Foster in the Pod Delusion

By Mark Pack | Published 28th April 2011 - 2:55 pm

The Voice’s bursar and hashtag taxonomy expert, Alex Foster also has a sideline in guest appearances on the Pod Delusion podcast.

As Alex puts it on his own blog:

I’ve been talking on the Pod Delusion again this week, this time about some of the processes involved in standing for election to your local council. It’s more complicated than some people realise, and my process piece explains some of the intricacies.

The full podcast is available here.

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PODCAST: AV referendum debate at Gladstone Club

By The Voice | Published 10th April 2011 - 3:27 pm

On Monday 4th April, in the run-up to the AV referendum, the Gladstone Club hosted a debate in the National Liberal Club on electoral reform which featured Lib Dem Voice’s co-editor Mark Pack and the Chairman of the Edmund Burke society, Ian Alston. Both took a look at the lessons which can be learnt from history by those deciding how to vote in the referendum.

Tagged av referendum, electoral reform, featured, ian alstom, mark pack | 3 Comments

PODCAST: How do the government’s political reforms measure up to the Great Reform Act?

By Alex Foster | Published 3rd April 2011 - 5:15 pm

Soon after becoming Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg promised “the most significant programmes of reform by a British government since the 19th century…. the biggest shake-up of our democracy since 1832.” But how do the Coalition government’s constitutional changes actually compare to the changes brought in by the Great Reform Bill of 1832?

That question was addressed by a meeting organised by the Liberal Democrat History Group earlier this year, with speakers our own Dr Mark Pack (who studied nineteenth century elections and electoral reform for his PhD) and the History of Parliament Trust’s Dr Philip Salmon. Here now for those …

Tagged 1832 great reform act, constitutional reform, mark pack, nick clegg, philip salmon | 1 Comment

PODCAST: Who controls the internet?

By Alex Foster | Published 13th March 2011 - 3:45 pm

Here is a full podcast of our fringe last night, “Who controls the internet?”

Libel law reform campaigner and former MP Evan Harris, website pioneer Mary Reid, James Blessing of the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) and Jim Killock of the digital rights champions Open Rights Group debate recent issues about free speech and the internet with chair Mark Pack.

Also posted in Conference | Tagged evan harris, ipsa, james blessing, jim killock, mark pack, mary reid | 2 Comments

PODCAST: Diversity debate in full

By Alex Foster | Published 13th March 2011 - 2:51 pm

Following overwhelming demand from our twitter colleagues, we are now publishing in full the debate we had yesterday on diversifying our elected representatives.

You can find my written review of the debate here.

Also posted in Conference | Tagged diversity, equalities, leadership programme | Leave a comment

PODCAST: Nick Clegg’s speech in full

By Alex Foster | Published 13th March 2011 - 2:00 pm

After a few minutes amplifying and chopping stuff off the beginning and end, and then many more minutes uploading large files to the internet, we can now bring you the audio recording of Nick Clegg’s conference speech.

You can play it by scrolling down and clicking the “play in another window” link.

And if you’d like to CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY, you will also find the published text here.

Also posted in Conference | Tagged leader's speech | Leave a comment

PODCAST: Nick Clegg Q&A

By Alex Foster | Published 12th March 2011 - 9:25 pm

The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Nick Clegg MP, made himself available for a question and answer session with party members this afternoon, and a packed Oval Hall at Sheffield’s City Hall called in to hear his answers.

Hear him as he talks about Lords reform and tuition fees and takes questions within topic from speakers on the floor.

And did he really forget he was in charge of the country? Find out by clicking the “play in another window” link below.

Also posted in Conference | Tagged higher education, nick clegg, tuition fees, universities | 7 Comments

PODCAST: Q&A with Business, Innovation and Skills team

By Alex Foster | Published 12th March 2011 - 8:11 pm

Earlier today, Simon Hughes, Lorely Burt, Vince Cable and Ed Davey joined chair Sal Brinton to answer questions from the audience about post offices, tuition fees, the education maintenance allowance and cutting red tape for small businesses.

You can hear the session in full by clicking the “play in a new window” link below.

Coming up later today: our podcasts of the Nick Clegg Q&A and a recording of our own fringe meeting, which is happening right now.

Also posted in Conference | Tagged ed davey, educational maintenance allowance, higher education, lorely burt, post offices, sal brinton, simon hughes, tuition fees, universities, vince cable | 2 Comments

PODCAST: (almost) the full NHS debate

By Alex Foster | Published 12th March 2011 - 2:10 pm

Earlier today we brought you Mark Pack’s live coverage of the two key debates happening this morning in Sheffield, followed by his view of the aftermath.

To amplify that, we can now bring you an almost full recording of the debate. Thrill at procedural niceties! Coo at the applause for Baroness Williams! And bask in the self-righteous glow from delegates that no other party still has debates like this.

Apologies that the recording starts halfway through Paul Burstow’s introductory speech. It took longer than expected for me to ~~wake up and eat breakfast~~ clear security at City Hall.

The …

Also posted in Conference | Tagged evan harris, NHS, paul burstow | 1 Comment

Equal marriage debate features in Pod Delusion

By Alex Foster | Published 26th September 2010 - 6:34 pm

Agressively secularist podcast the Pod Delusion has, since its inception, carried pieces from contributors and former contributors to Lib Dem Voice. Former LDV editor Will Howells has guest-edited the podcast, and appeared in the first three episodes.

Latterly, I’ve started showing up in the occasional episode, holding forth on leaflets, tesco and polling day.

One time friend of t’Voice and party presidential hopeful Jennie Rigg added her distinctive voice with a rant about teenagers (but in a good way) and an interview with Julian Huppert MP.

And on the first birthday of …

Tagged aggressive secularism, gay marriage, pod delusion | Leave a comment

Lessons for future campaigning from the 2010 election

By Mark Pack | Published 26th September 2010 - 5:25 pm

The Wednesday lunchtime at Liverpool conference saw myself chairing the last of The Voice’s fringe meetings, this one looking at lessons from the 2010 general election.

Our guest speakers were Hilary Stephenson (Director of Campaigns), Duncan Hames (newly elected as MP for Chippenham) and Paul Holmes (former MP for Chesterfield).

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Thanks to Alex for sorting out the recording and podcasting wizardry.

Also posted in Conference | Tagged duncan hames, hilary stephenson, paul holmes | 6 Comments

PODCAST: Cabinet Minister Q&A

By Alex Foster | Published 22nd September 2010 - 5:14 pm

Our final podcast from the conference floor was the penultimate session, a Q&A with cabinet ministers Danny Alexander, Chris Huhne, Michael Moore and Vince Cable.

The last session at Lib Dem conference is usually reserved for the Leader’s Speech – but that was not possible this time as Nick Clegg had to fly out to the UN.

It’s quite a shock for Liberal Democrats to get to quizz cabinet ministers, but it’s something they took in their stride with relative ease. This was taped from the reserved press section – and it’s interesting that over a dozen journalists had stayed till this …

Also posted in Conference | Tagged chris huhne, danny alexander, lorely burt, michael moore, vince cable | Leave a comment

PODCAST: Equal marriage debate

By Alex Foster | Published 22nd September 2010 - 10:24 am

After a brief hiatus during which our podcast host migrated us to an account we hadn’t asked for during our busiest week, we can now bring you, in full, the debate on LGBT marriage from Tuesday’s conference floor.

This debate may not necessarily be of interest to the wider public, but certainly anyone who loves Lib Dem conference will recognise many of the aspects of the debate.

Highlights for me include Dr Evan Harris’s explanation, in the opening minutes of the debate of his stint as the only openly gay Lib Dem MP despite not actually being gay; the Voice’s own Sara …

Also posted in Conference | Tagged evan harris, gay marriage, LGBT rights, podcast, sara bedford | 1 Comment

Worth a second outing: historical BOTYs

By Alex Foster | Published 19th September 2010 - 9:28 pm

With the success of the most recent Blog of the Year still ringing in our ears, I thought I’d dig through the archive and bring you the tapes from the previous incarnations of the event.

Marvel at our clipped accents and the comical costumes we wore as we take this trip down memory lane.

Firstly, Jonathan Calder unearthed some footage of the very first BOTY ceremony with guest speaker Alex Wilcock. This was way back in 2006 when the world was as a younger, kinder place.

I’m not aware of any recordings from 2007 – if you can help fill the …

Also posted in Conference | Tagged blog of the year awards, haven't you grown?, mists of time, nostalgia | Leave a comment

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