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LDV Caption Competition | Julian Huppert “it’s all a bit of a blur” Edition

By Stephen Tall | Published 25th September 2011 - 4:55 pm

There’s no prize at stake – just the opportunity to prove you’re wittier than any other LDV reader…

Here’s rising star Dr Julian Huppert, Lib Dem MP for Cambridge, flanked by Reading councillor Daisy Benson and LibDemVoice’s own Mark Pack at a conference fringe event. What do you think they might be saying or thinking?

And the winner of our last caption comp is…

Some fantastic entries for our most recent caption competition, Hugh Grant and Nick Clegg “one for the family album” Edition.

The winner, according to The Voice’s judging …

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Meet the Lib Dem bloggers: Daisy Benson

By Mark Pack | Published 22nd March 2011 - 1:25 pm

Welcome to the latest in our series giving the human face behind some of the blogs you can find on the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator.

Today it is Daisy Benson who blogs at www.daisyscampaigndiary.blogspot.com.

1. What’s your formative political memory?
The morning after the 1992 election – remembering my parents’ disappointment that Labour hadn’t won (again) and the pervading sense of gloom of another Tory government.

I also remember one election in the 80s when my parents displayed an SDP and a Labour poster in the same window!

2. When did you start blogging?
2007

3. Why did you start blogging?
I started because I …

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Social media explained in a new guide for councillors

By Helen Duffett | Published 23rd March 2010 - 3:35 pm

The Leadership Centre for local government has launched a new website: The councillors’ guide to social media.

The site has a variety of information for councillors, and is particularly accessible for those who haven’t yet tried this way of communicating.

Here’s a flavour:

  • Top ten reasons to use social media

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  • Banished! Ten social media myths

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  • Getting started

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  • Top ten councillors on Twitter which features four Liberal Democrats (including Lib Dem Voice editors Sara Bedford and Alex Foster).

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  • Opportunities not taken is particularly interesting, as it highlights areas for improvement. It says that councillors and officers tend to face cultural,

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    Welcome to the new bloggers…

    By Mark Pack | Published 6th February 2010 - 4:20 pm

    Four blogs have recently joined Ryan’s Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:

    Good luck to all the new bloggers, and …

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    Daily View 2×2: 26 January 2010

    By Sara Bedford | Published 26th January 2010 - 9:45 am

    Today we say ‘Happy Birthday’ to the Special One – Jose Mourinho – who is 47, and to ice hockey’s record goalscorer Wayne Gretzky, who is two years older.

    Nine years ago today, more than 25,000 people died after a massive earthquake measuring up to 7.9 on the Richter scale hit the Indian state of Gujarat and neighbouring areas in Pakistan. In 1998, US President Bill Clinton told a White House press conference “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”.

    2 Big Stories

    Mother aquitted in new ‘mercy killing’ trial 

    Yesterday Sussex mother and former nurse Kay Gilderdale was acquitted of attempting to …

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    Congratulations to…

    By Mark Pack | Published 17th January 2010 - 1:34 pm

    Daisy Benson – selected for Reading West

    Richard Gadsden – selected for Worsley and Eccles South

    Martin Land – selected for Hungtingdon

    Good luck one and all.

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    Daily View 2×2: 26 November 2009

    By Alex Foster | Published 26th November 2009 - 7:42 am

    Good morning, and Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers. 26th November is also the anniversary of the opening of the terrifying Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Today also sees a significant birthday for Tina Turner and a rather less significant one for Hilary Benn.

    2 Must-Read Blog Posts

    What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator. I’ve taken two environmental picks today:

    • Why are Reading’s Christmas lights on during the day?

      • Do these lights have to be blazing all day? This simply does not make finanical or environmental sense. Christmas lights in the Town Centre are very visible. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas lights. But what message does leaving them on all day send out about environmental responsibility?

      (Cllr Daisy Benson)

    • ‘Consultation’ Who are you kidding National Grid?

      • The beauty of an underground superconductor cable system would be that it would not only remain hidden, but the transmission of power from future expansion of energy in the South West (from renewable resources such as the Severn and new as yet to be built wind farms and tidal stream generators)
      could with ease be accommodated in a super conducting cable. Super
      conducting cables are also massively more efficient with losses of just 3%
      compared to around 30% in the current national grid, something that is of
      massive importance when we think of global warming and the need to conserve
      and use energy wisely.

      (Brian Matthew)

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    Blog of the Year Awards 2009: The Shortlists

    By Helen Duffett | Published 15th September 2009 - 11:25 am

    Nominations for the Liberal Democrats’ Blog of the Year Awards 2009 closed on 4 September. Since then, the judges (Tom Brake MP, Ryan Cullen, me, Meral Ece OBE, Lynne Featherstone MP, Alix Mortimer, Stephen Tall, Cat Turner and Paul Waugh) have been poring over the entries for the six categories.

    It’s been a big task, and a fun one, to distil so many excellent examples of Lib Dem blogging and e-campaigning into lists of the five best.

    Congratulations if you’ve been shortlisted, but if you haven’t: remember that the shortlists are based on the judges’ subjective opinions. The awards are intended to be a fun way to celebrate the talent in the Lib Dem blogosphere, whilst introducing you to some blogs you might not have read before.

    First, a reminder that the winner of the Best non-Liberal Democrat politics blog category will be decided by a public vote here on Liberal Democrat Voice, so please have a read of the nominated blogs and then head on over to the sidebar to cast your vote.

    Next, a plug for the awards ceremony itself. If you’re coming to party conference in Bournemouth, do head along to Old Harry’s Bar in the Marriott Highcliff Hotel from 9.45pm on Sunday 20th September.

    Now, without further ado, here are the shortlists: (Drumroll, please)

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    How are Lib Dem councillors using Twitter/Facebook?

    By Stephen Tall | Published 30th June 2009 - 3:00 pm

    Today’s Times reports on the growth of Twitter and Facebook among councillors, noting in particular the work of one Lib Dem councillor/blogger, Daisy Benson:

    Daisy Benson, a Liberal Democrat member of Reading Borough Council, used Facebook to encourage young people to take part in a scrutiny review of the standard of private rented housing in the area. “I used it because the issue we were looking at particularly affected students and young people and it’s a good way to reach them.”

    Benson set up a Facebook group and listed the consultation questions. The group attracted more than 80 members. Among

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