Orange throwing at the Federal Board? That’s new!

By Caron Lindsay | Wed 28th January 2026 - 4:40 pm

The new Federal Committees took office on 1st January and we always like to know what’s going on in them.

In the internal elections last year, Janey Little was elected, alongside Prue Bray and Hannah Kitching as one of the three directly elected members.

The Board had its first meeting recently and Janey took to Instagram to give us a flavour of what it was like.

I spent 10 years on the Federal Board and its predecessor, the Federal Executive, and not once can I remember any fruit being harmed in the pursuance of our Liberal Democrat values. The orange throwing ice-breaker sounds intriguing and fun, though I’m glad I never had to do it. My hand-eye co-ordination is, shall we say, sub-optimal. I’m just slightly disappointed that there is no video.

Enjoy Janey’s video below.

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A post shared by Janey Little (@janeylittleld)

I should add that the Federal Council, which scrutinises the Board, had its first meeting last night. The Council came in for justified criticism in the previous term for not doing its job effectively. I’m feeling really optimistic about this term. We have some extremely talented people who have very sharp scrutiny skills and are showing every sign of being capable of earning the Board’s respect. ALDC’s Chief Executive Tim Pickstone was the sole nominee for Chair.

* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings. You can find her on Bluesky at caronmlindsay.bsky.social

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