Author Archives: The Voice

It’s good to see a commitment from Justice Minister Chris Grayling to do something to tackle the appalling practice of revenge pornography, where somebody posts a private intimate photograph on a public website as a means of causing distress to a former partner. As we’ve written many times recently, there is currently very little that the victim can do about it. Julian Huppert was the first to raise the issue in the House of Commons last month, and he wrote that he favoured a change in the …

Feeling a bit bleak about the whole EU shambles at the moment? Think we’re headed for the exit? Well, if you want some good old fashioned common sense, listen to Charles Kennedy, here on yesterday’s Sunday Politics. Sadly, you have to listen to arch Eurosceptic Tory Daniel Hannan again, but it’s still worth it.

The most interesting thing is that Charles calls on those who see the value in the EU not just to leave it to the Liberal Democrats to make the case for staying in. They need to put their heads above the parapet, too.

There’s also a discussion on what federalism actually means. The Daily Fail and the Tory right think it’s all about creating a big European superstate. No, actually, it’s about making decisions at the lowest practical level. It’s about that most liberal of ideas, decentralisation. Watch and enjoy.

So, students don’t hate us. There’s a surprise.

An article in the Financial Times highlights a poll which shows that support for the Liberal Democrats among students is still healthy, despite tuition fees.

13.4% of students back the party, compared to an average of 8.8%. Those levels need to be higher, but it’s an encouraging start.

The finding about Lib Dem support among students is likely to surprise critics who have long asserted that Mr Clegg’s party is disliked across Britain’s campuses.

“The core strategy with LDs have always been younger

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