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LDVideo: Liberal Democrat peers rebel against coalition plans

By Stephen Tall | Published 9th February 2012 - 12:45 pm

More than 60 Lib Dem peers have rebelled against the Coalition government’s plans during this Parliament. Here Baroness (Susan) Kramer talks about how she and her colleagues attempt always to be constructive in their dissent.

* Warning: the following video contains scenes with Quentin Letts, which some viewers may find distressing.

(Available on the BBC website here.)

Posted in YouTube | Also tagged house of lords, quentin letts | 1 Comment

Opinion: Delivering local citizens’ initiatives

By Carl Quilliam | Published 19th October 2011 - 2:50 pm

Five years ago, back in the final throws of the Blair government, when Cameron was still hugging hoodies and Ed Miliband was just a twinkle in the unions’ eyes, I worked for an organisation called Our Say.

Our Say campaigned for the introduction of citizens’ initiatives in the UK, referendums that can be instigated by a petition of a certain percentage of citizens in a given area.

The campaign wasn’t active for very long but it received cross party support, primarily from backbenchers. Overall, Conservative MPs more than Liberal Democrats or backbench Labour MPs received it better. In fact the Lib …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged dan hannan, douglas carswell, localism bill | 3 Comments

Tune in to Iain Dale’s Lib Dem night tonight on LBC, featuring Nick Clegg, Simon Hughes and others

By Nick Thornsby | Published 8th August 2011 - 4:54 pm

Iain Dale returns to his evening show on London’s LBC radio tonight with a Lib Dem special. First up is a live Q & A with deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, followed by interviews with a whole host of prominent Lib Dems, including three of the four London Mayoral hopefuls as well as deputy leader Simon Hughes.

Here’s the schedule in full from Iain’s blog:

6-7pm Live Q & A with LibDem leader Nick Clegg
7-7.30pm Interview with Nick Clegg (tbc)
7.30-8pm Reaction to Clegg with Lord Oakeshott, Susan Kramer & Jo Phillips
8-9pm Meet the LibDem London Mayoral Candidates – Brian Paddick, Brian

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Posted in News | Also tagged brian haley, brian paddick, iain dale, jo phillips, lembit opik, london mayoral selection, matthew oakeshott, mike tuffrey, nick clegg, simon hughes | Leave a comment

Mike Tuffrey writes… My kinda campaign … working towards success in 2014

By Mike Tuffrey AM | Published 13th July 2011 - 11:53 am

Ol’ blue eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, used to sing about “My kinda town…” Rest assured, I won’t be singing. But let me tell you about London – my town – and the kind of campaign I intend to run as our candidate to be Mayor of London.

The test of success in the 2012 campaign isn’t just the number of votes we win in the Mayor contest – it is how many Assembly members we get elected and how many councillors, councils and MEPs we get elected in 2014.

Our very best London-wide campaigning in the past – such as that led …

Posted in London, Op-eds | Also tagged caroline pidgeon, lynne featherstone | 4 Comments

Tim Farron’s speech at the Liberal Democrat conference rally

By The Voice | Published 11th March 2011 - 7:05 pm

So this is the Sheffield Rally. And you know what normally happens when a party holds a Sheffield rally? Well, traditionally, some ginger bloke gets on stage, makes an absolute prat of himself, and completely wrecks his party’s election chances. And I’m a great believer in tradition, so here goes…

Ros has been an outstanding President. A baroness who is also a pavement politician, approachable, effective and one of us. Ros led us internally to an election result and aftermath that was beyond historic. And I am certain that we all want to show our appreciation. On a personal note she …

Posted in Conference | Also tagged jo grimond, nick clegg, ros scott, tim farron | 19 Comments

Lib Dem Erin Harvey wins Parliamentary Researcher of the Year

By Helen Duffett | Published 21st February 2011 - 4:53 pm

Photo credit: Paul Heartfield, Federation of Small Businesses.

Erin Harvey, researcher to Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle, scooped three prizes at last week’s Dods Parliamentary Researcher of the Year Awards.

From ePolitix.com:

Erin Harvey, the Liberal Democrat researcher who previously worked for Susan Kramer before joining the Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle in May, stole the show where she won three of the seven awards; Liberal Democrat Researcher of the Year, the Federation

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Posted in News, Parliament | Also tagged burnley, erin harvey, gordon birtwistle | 5 Comments

Baroness Susan Kramer’s maiden speech

By Susan Kramer | Published 22nd January 2011 - 1:51 pm

In recent months, LDV has been bringing its readers copies of our new MPs’ and Peers’ first words in Parliament, so that we can read what is being said and respond. You can find all of the speeches in this category with this link. Yesterday, Baroness Kramer made her maiden speech in the House of Lords during a debate on the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL] . Her words are reproduced below. Baroness Dee Doocey also made her maiden speech in the Lords yesterday; we will be featuring it tomorrow.

My Lords, as I rise to make

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Posted in Parliament | Also tagged maiden, Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Leave a comment

Susan Kramer for Mayor of London – the 2000 party political broadcast

By Mark Pack | Published 16th January 2011 - 4:15 pm

Back in 2000, Susan Kramer was the first (and in many ways most successful) Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London. Here is her party political broadcast from that campaign, featuring several familiar faces including a young Mike Tuffrey and also Susan’s husband, John, who died tragically early in 2006:

Also available on YouTube here, and for a young Lembit Opik see here.

Thanks to Pete Dollimore and Rob Fenwick for their help in rescuing this footage from …

Posted in Lib Dem TV | Also tagged lembit opik, mike tuffrey, party political broadcast | 2 Comments

Fifteen new Liberal Democrat Peers appointed

By Helen Duffett | Published 19th November 2010 - 11:33 am

Fifteen new Liberal Democrat working peers have just been announced…

Dr Sarah (Sal) Brinton – Executive Director of the Association of Universities in the East of England

Dee Doocey OBE – Chair of the London Assembly

Qurban Hussain – Deputy Group Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Luton Borough Council

Judith Jolly – Chair of Executive Committee of Liberal Democrats in Devon and Cornwall

Susan Kramer – former Liberal Democrat MP

Raj Loomba – businessman and campaigner for widows’ rights

Jonathan Marks – commercial and family law QC with specialist interest in human rights and constitutional reform

Monroe Palmer OBE – Liberal

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Posted in Parliament | Also tagged ben stoneham, claire tyler, dee doocey, featured, house of lords, interim peers panel, jenny randerson, john sharkey, jonathan marks, judith jolly, mike storey, monroe palmer, nicol stephen, paul strasburger, qurban hussain, raj loomba, sal brinton | 77 Comments

Lib Dem Presidential Contest: Result

By Helen Duffett | Published 13th November 2010 - 12:19 pm

Video also available on YouTube here.

I’m at Cowley Street, at the election count for the next President of the Liberal Democrats.

The count has just been completed and the result is as follows:

Tim Farron: 14,593 votes
Susan Kramer: 12,950 votes

Tim Farron will take up office on 1st January 2011, succeeding Ros Scott.

A total of 65,861 ballot papers were issued and the turnout was 41.9%. 64 ballots were spoiled.

Total ballots returned 27,607.

The outgoing President, Ros Scott, has just emailed party members with this message:

I’m writing to let

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Posted in News, Party Presidency | Also tagged featured, tim farron | 26 Comments

LDV survey: The qualities members want from the Lib Dem party president (and whose campaign reached most members)

By Stephen Tall | Published 13th November 2010 - 11:15 am

Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of the contest for the party presidency, the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Almost 600 party members have responded, and we’re currently publishing the full results.

As today is the day the result of the contest to become party president is declared, here’s a Wordle illustrating what party members feel are the most important qualities whoever is successful should bring to the role (click on the image to enlarge)…

Posted in LDV Members poll, Online politics, Party Presidency | Also tagged tim farron | 6 Comments

Lib Dem Presidential contest: result due early this afternoon

By The Voice | Published 13th November 2010 - 10:00 am

The results of the election for president of the Lib Dems will be announced today, soon after 12pm, and Lib Dem Voice’s Helen Duffett will be reporting back live from the count. A reminder, as if you needed one, of the two candidates standing for the post:

Tim Farron

Susan Kramer

If you’re interested in looking back at the coverage of the race that’s appeared here on LDV, then click here.

The results for the party committee elections and Peers panel are also expected early this afternoon, so watch this space.

Posted in Party Presidency | Also tagged tim farron | Leave a comment

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Farron set to win contest for party presidency

By Stephen Tall | Published 11th November 2010 - 10:15 pm

First, we asked what party members thought of the campaigns of the two presidential candidates, Tim Farron and Susan Kramer:

Regardless of how you intend to vote, which of the two candidates do you think has run the best campaign to become party president?

50% – Tim Farron

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Posted in LDV Members poll, Party Presidency | Also tagged tim farron | 20 Comments

Wanted: a hyperactive online MP

By Mark Pack | Published 4th November 2010 - 8:55 am

Last week I talked about the role reversal facing the Liberal Democrats, with the party’s traditional stronger record at political tactics than strategy having been flipped around. In that, and the subsequent post Part 2 of the Nick Clegg reshuffle, I highlighted some tactical communication needs the party must get better at. Given my own habit of pointing out that people should not just criticise but should also offer solutions, here are my own suggestions.

Middle-ranking ministers need to communicate more

The large majority of Liberal Democrat ministers are not in the Cabinet. However, the departmental communication structures are set-up to …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged nick clegg, tim farron | 4 Comments

Kramer versus Farron: what sort of President does the party want?

By Mark Pack | Published 2nd November 2010 - 7:27 am

Party members are unusually lucky with the current contest for President of the Liberal Democrats. It is rare for there to be two credible, high-profile candidates standing at the same time but this time there is a real choice between two such people.

Some differences between Susan Kramer and Tim Farron were obvious from the start of the campaign and are swaying some voters, depending on their views on matters such as how important (or not) it is for one of the party’s most prominent posts to be held by a woman, whether an MP has enough time to do the job, whether a current MP from outside London or an ex-MP from London is more outside the Westminster bubble and so on.

However, two further differences between the candidates have come out clearly during the campaign.

Posted in Party Presidency | Also tagged featured, tim farron | 18 Comments

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