Comments on: Your chance to Get Involved: interview Ed Davey, the Lib Dems’ Shadow Foreign Secretary http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alix Mortimer http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-41474 Alix Mortimer Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:12:30 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-41474 Ah, how timely... :-D Ah, how timely… :-D

]]> By: Alex Wilcock http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-41472 Alex Wilcock Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:59:41 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-41472 I’d just like to remind people after last week’s Ed Davey bloggers’ interview that there will probably be more of these in the future, so keep an eye out for future announcements if you’d like a go; the Ed interview had several new people on a first-come, first-served basis (and, as I’d done some previous ones, I decided to give my place to someone else to have a go). Watch out for the open invites on the biggest Lib Dem blogging site, and try not to get your knickers in a twist if you miss them, because there’ll always be other chances. Remember, initially it was just the people who were shortlisted for last year’s Blogger of the Year who were invited to an interview, but once Richard (and Millennium) took on all the work of organising more of them – it would never happen without someone gettting their finger out rather than just whingeing – he and the rest of us decided other people should have a go. Everyone’s invited, not just the self-important who think they need a special invite for <i>self-styled</i> brilliance ;-) I’d just like to remind people after last week’s Ed Davey bloggers’ interview that there will probably be more of these in the future, so keep an eye out for future announcements if you’d like a go; the Ed interview had several new people on a first-come, first-served basis (and, as I’d done some previous ones, I decided to give my place to someone else to have a go).

Watch out for the open invites on the biggest Lib Dem blogging site, and try not to get your knickers in a twist if you miss them, because there’ll always be other chances. Remember, initially it was just the people who were shortlisted for last year’s Blogger of the Year who were invited to an interview, but once Richard (and Millennium) took on all the work of organising more of them – it would never happen without someone gettting their finger out rather than just whingeing – he and the rest of us decided other people should have a go. Everyone’s invited, not just the self-important who think they need a special invite for self-styled brilliance ;-)

]]> By: Millennium Elephant http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-41011 Millennium Elephant Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:47:28 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-41011 Hello again! Here is an update and a reminder. Due to emergency legislation to nationalise a bank, the Parliamentary schedule has been BUMPED a bit. This means that Mr Ed cannot do Monday, 3rd March any more. So we have rearranged to do the interview TOMORROW! (Wednesday 27th.) Fortunately, I think that we HAVE our panel of interviewers now, picked on a first-come-first-served basis, and some old hands will be joined by new faces, Mr Gavin and Ms Merel. For the people who didn't get it, there is always next time! Remember, though, the idea of these interviews is so that people can take part with the intention of writing them up for their blogs or the Voice; it isn't a general invitation to party members for a Q&A. To take Mr John as an example, we wouldn't invite him along "as chair of Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine"; but we MIGHT invite him as John McHugo, blogger (who also happens to be chair of LDFP). Plus, I DO need to be able to contact you – Mr Simon, I'm afraid there doesn't seem to be a "contact address" on your blog. If you don't like to leave your e-mail addy on the comments, then please feel free to e-mail me at millennium@waitrose.com. Drop me a line because we WILL be doing more of these Interviews as the year goes on. Hello again!

Here is an update and a reminder.

Due to emergency legislation to nationalise a bank, the Parliamentary schedule has been BUMPED a bit. This means that Mr Ed cannot do Monday, 3rd March any more. So we have rearranged to do the interview TOMORROW! (Wednesday 27th.)

Fortunately, I think that we HAVE our panel of interviewers now, picked on a first-come-first-served basis, and some old hands will be joined by new faces, Mr Gavin and Ms Merel.

For the people who didn’t get it, there is always next time!

Remember, though, the idea of these interviews is so that people can take part with the intention of writing them up for their blogs or the Voice; it isn’t a general invitation to party members for a Q&A. To take Mr John as an example, we wouldn’t invite him along “as chair of Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine”; but we MIGHT invite him as John McHugo, blogger (who also happens to be chair of LDFP).

Plus, I DO need to be able to contact you – Mr Simon, I’m afraid there doesn’t seem to be a “contact address” on your blog. If you don’t like to leave your e-mail addy on the comments, then please feel free to e-mail me at . Drop me a line because we WILL be doing more of these Interviews as the year goes on.

]]> By: John McHugo http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40665 John McHugo Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:27:36 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40665 As the chair of the Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine (which has AO status), please may I attend? All the good intentions of well meaning people the world over are as nought until all parties are forced to recognise the rights of the others under international law, and accept their own obligations. It is because Israel does not accept this as a fundamental premiss for negotiations that this bloody dispute has not been resolved. I want to ask Ed to campaign for the suspension of Israel's trade privileges in the EU until Israel accepts all Palestinian rights which are are recognised under international law. Check out our web-site to see that we are truly liberal and even-handed on this issue! As the chair of the Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine (which has AO status), please may I attend? All the good intentions of well meaning people the world over are as nought until all parties are forced to recognise the rights of the others under international law, and accept their own obligations. It is because Israel does not accept this as a fundamental premiss for negotiations that this bloody dispute has not been resolved. I want to ask Ed to campaign for the suspension of Israel’s trade privileges in the EU until Israel accepts all Palestinian rights which are are recognised under international law. Check out our web-site to see that we are truly liberal and even-handed on this issue!

]]> By: Simon http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40620 Simon Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:33:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40620 I'd love to have a crack. I’d love to have a crack.

]]> By: Meral http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40590 Meral Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:22:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40590 I'd like to do this. I've got a shopping list of issues... I’d like to do this. I’ve got a shopping list of issues…

]]> By: Alex Wilcock http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40570 Alex Wilcock Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:39:28 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40570 Me too, please, Millennium, if I'm able! And I'll raise my writing-up speed... Me too, please, Millennium, if I’m able! And I’ll raise my writing-up speed…

]]> By: Gavin Whenman http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40558 Gavin Whenman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:46:17 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/your-chance-to-get-involved-interview-ed-davey-the-lib-dems-shadow-foreign-secretary-2200.html#comment-40558 Oooo... Mother may I? Oooo… Mother may I?

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