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IT EVEN HAPPENS HERE
Serious poverty can be found even in the outwardly affluent Chesham and Amersham constituency. Sarah Green reports
ONLY LOCAL HEROES
Is stressing a candidates’ local connections really the best the party can do? David Grace looks at the conference agenda and fears the worst
NO TIME FOR TIMIDITY
The NHS is in crisis, water and rail privatisations have failed and Brexit is destroying living standards. It’s time for politicians to take the gloves off, says Paul Hindley
NO PLACE LIKE HOME COUNTIES
Can the Lib Dems be a radical party while focussed on Tory seats in the south of England? Jonathan Calder looks through a pre-manifesto designed to offend nobody
GIMME SHELTER
Why does the Lib Dem housing policy paper tinker with a broken system rather than call forth a new one, asks Roger Hayes
ROUND THE HOUSES
Co-housing and custom self-build are both liberal approaches to housing that should have featured more in the Liberal Democrats new policy paper, says Matt Pennell
PAINTING FOR UKRAINE
Maksym Kravchuk explains how a group of mural painters have tried to keep up Ukrainian morale in the face of Russian attacks
FRANCE’S CHICKEN IS GETTING PLUCKED
France’s errors and arrogance have fuelled jihadists, Russian mercenaries and dictators in Africa, but the west could learn some lessons, says Rebecca Tinsley
THE GREAT POWERS SHIFT
Unresolved realignments are in progress involving China, India, the USA, Russia and the EU, and the UK must draw close again to the latter or face trouble, says George Cunningham
“KILL THEIR CHILDREN”
Ruth Bright reports on the abuse faced by Gypsies and Travellers and some causes for Lib Dem credit
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ULEZ
Blaise Baquiche says his efforts to campaign on Covid-19 and Partygate in Boris Johnson’s old seat were drowned out by a ruthless Tory campaign over vehicle emissions
THE COUNTRY THAT DOESN’T EXIST
Somaliland is a stable democracy shunned by the world as breakaway state. Keith House says after a recent visit that recognition is overdue
PITY THE NEXT GOVERNMENT’S INHERITANCE
Addressing the economic crisis requires fleet-of-foot problem-solving efforts, unhindered by turf wars and institutional silos, says Paul Reynolds
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One Comment
Latest Liberator – Highly recommend David Grace’s comments on our obsession with local candidates, also Radical Bulletin piece about the party’s position on NDAs. It appears that we don’t like gagging orders on ex-employees in general terms, but how many non disclosure agreements have we imposed on our own ex-employees and why?