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What’s in this issue?

MAN OF MANY FACES

John Leech assesses the Andy Burnham he knows from Manchester politics 

LIBERALS IN WONDERLAND

The new Liberal Democrat strategy has plenty to say about the ‘how’ of politics but there’s a loud silence about why people should support the party, says David Grace 

LIB DEM NARRATIVE – THE SEARCH GOES ON

Jonathan Calder takes a look at the Yorkist pressure group’s bid to find a path to the next general election 

A LOST WINNING STREAK

The Liberal Democrats used to pull off surprise by-election wins, but what will they do if faced with Reform in a winnable seat asks Sophie Layton 

BABY STEPS 

Repeated attempts to end NHS maternity service scandals have seen little progress. Will the Ockenden and Amos reports fare any better asks Nadia Higson 

WHAT’S IT LIKE WITH THE GREENS?

Southwark Lib Dems formed a joint administration with the Greens in May, ending years of Labour misrule. Rachel Bentley explains why 

THE NEARLY MAN

Wes Streeting was pushed out of the running for prime minister by Andy Burnham, but is likely to try again sometime. Gwyneth Deakins had a ringside seat at political rise in Redbridge 

A DIFFERENT COLOURED BOOK

After the Orange, Yellow and Green books another is needed to promote the party’s social democratic strand, says Andrew Chandler 

A TALE OF THREE CITIES 

If Scotland’s Liberal Democrats are serious about devolution, powers should go to city states based on Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, says Douglas Macdonald 

TALKING TO THE OPPOSITION 

Mathew Hulbert argues it’s essential for liberal voices to be heard on right-wing channels 

EX-YUGOSLAVIA TAKES TO THE BOTTLE

A revival of indigenous wine cultivation helps restore the economies of the western Balkans, says Ian Bancroft 

OBITUARY: FLICK REA 

Peter Johnson recalls a great supporter of Liberator and the Lib Dems

OBITUARY: MICHAEL MEADOWCROFT

Gordon Lishman pays tribute to a former MP and renowned liberal thinker 

Reviews

Liberalism and its Discontents. By Francis Fukuyama and Centrism, the Story of an Idea by Ian Dunt (Mathew Hulbert)

Mary Raleigh Richardson the suffragette arsonist who slashed the Rokeby Venus. By Helena Wojtczak (Stewart Rayment)

Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment. By David Garland (Eleanor Healy-Birt)

Young Aleister Crowley and the Magicians’ Revolt.By Lon Milo DuQuette and Jim Bratkowsky (Jonathan Calder)

The Broken China Dream: How Reform Revived Totalitarianism.By Minxin Pei (Larry Ngan)

The Lie of the Land, By Guy Shrubsole (Tim Barton)