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Our Christmas presents guide

Wondering what to get people for Christmas presents? Here’s a selection of what various Liberal Democrat bloggers suggest:

Jonathan Calder recommends Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music by Rob Young: “Anyone with an interest in folk music will find this book engrossing. Young traces the rise of the genre from Cecil Sharp and other Edwardian song collectors like Ralph Vaughan Williams and George Butterworth, through the post-war radialism of Ewan MacColl and Charles Parker, to its electronic heyday in the hands of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. He finds the visionary spirit living on in unlikely artists such as …

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Blog of the Year Awards: The movie

The BOTYs were quite simply the glitteringest event of the whole Liberal Democrat conference last week, and Lib Dem councillor and blogger Jonathan Wallace was there to film them.

If you look carefully, you might just spot the tail feathers of the last flamingo, as it was startled away by popping flashbulbs. Alas, the heat of said flashbulbs also melted the ice sculptures before Jonathan could film those too, but the video’s well worth watching for the great speeches from winners and presenters alike:

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  • Jason Connor
    Try and listen to Sharon Graham's speech, the Unite General Secretary at their conference. Now that's what I call a radical progressive speech, not Andy Burnham...
  • Jana
    @Peter Davies “ Many now pay off their mortgage, inherit their parents’ house and get a private pension at about the same time. All those things are prefer...
  • Peter Davies
    "Has anyone mentioned UBI?" surprisingly not yet on this article. Both Mick who points out that the pension is not high and those who point out the massive weal...
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    I agree with David and well said. Some people have short memories but I always remember Sian Berry, now an MP, spitting feathers at the very mention of the Lib ...