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Caron Lindsay

By-election watch – Another Lib Dem GAIN from the Conservatives

By Caron Lindsay | Fri 5th August 2016 - 12:31 am

Well, well. The list of by-election results was depressing. Four came in with not so much as a Lib Dem candidate. If people are going to develop a habit of voting for the Lib Dems, they need to have the opportunity at every possible election. I know to isn’t always possible to field a candidate, but it is something we need to prioritise.

But amid the gloom, this happened.

Congratulations to new Cllr Thomas Sheriff. It’s good to see that …

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Paul Walter

In praise of Councillor Neil Hughes – 56 Up

By Paul Walter | Tue 15th May 2012 - 2:47 pm

If you missed it, it is worth watching the first episode of 56 Up on ITV Player. Aired last night, it is the latest in Michael Apted’s Seven Up series, which filmed a group of seven year olds in 1964 and has since caught up with them every seven years.

One of the group is Liberal Democrat Councillor Neil Hughes, who represents Shap ward on Eden District Council in Cumbria. Neil was previously one of our councillors in Hackney and is also a lay preacher. As you can see from last night’s film, the Seven Up series has …

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  • Nick Baird
    Hi Tim - that may be a reasonable assessment of where we are now, but it also confirms the problem. When you talk about "those Conservative voters" that's an ac...
  • Tim Rogers
    Nick It was only a matter of time before the Conservative party woke up to the position they found themselves in. Badenochs is no longer under threat. She has ...
  • John C
    Congratulations! I've chalked up a mere 10 years, but what a 10 years it's been (in a good way)....
  • Nick Baird
    Of course the Lib Dem official (if discrete) policy position is to rejoin (eventually). I will regard it as a major political failure if a Labour leader starts ...
  • David
    Some very useful food for thought for the party. It really needs the leadership to start being prepared to come of the fence for more than reheated coalition er...