Author Archives: Alex Foster

Former Sheffield Hallam MP Richard Allan explains why over on his blog:

The process of deciding law in the European Parliament is much more complex than in Westminster. In Westminster virtually every word of our laws is drafted by the Government with the odd amendment passed in the House of Lords where there is no Government majority. The scrutiny process can throw up errors and occasionally creates such controversy that a proposal is delayed or abandoned. But it does not generally offer individual MPs the opportunity to make substantial changes to the law.

In the European Parliament, individual MEPs with key places

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There are currently a number of jobs advertised on the party’s jobs page, so if you’re interested in paid employment with the Lib Dems, pop on over and see if your skill set matches what’s needed.  The job titles listed include:

• Liberal Democrat News DTP & Production Coordinator
• Project Support Officer
• Press Officer for B&ME, Specialist and Regional Media
• Press Officer
• Web & E-Communication Technology Manager
• Membership Development Officer (England) 
• Information & Online Communications Officer

Yesterday, the Telegraph’s “Communities Editor” Shane Richmond poked an hornets nest with a stick when he stooped to mock veteran satirical/news magazine Private Eye. The celebrated organ, according to Richmond

increasingly resembles an embarrassing dad at a disco, moaning that he can’t hear the words and the music is just a noise before launching into a lecture on how they had proper pop stars in his day.

As a decade-long subscriber to the rag, with piles and piles of the magazines still knocking around my house and the Eye‘s way of looking at the world firmly lodged in my subconscious, …