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How to send your views to the Lib Dem elections review

By Mark Pack | Sun 8th March 2020 - 10:20 am

Over 22,000 (yes, twenty-two thousand) submissions have already been made to the party’s independent review into the general and European elections. But that’s not stopping the review team, headed up by Dorothy Thornhill, from wanting to hear more…

One opportunity to do that in person is at the party’s spring conference in York, from 10:10am on Saturday 14 March in the main conference hall.

But don’t worry if you can’t make it to the party conference.

Posted in Party policy and internal matters | Also tagged 2019 general election | 8 Comments

Voting Liberal Democrat tomorrow: Lord Michael Cashman, former Labour MEP and actor in first British soap opera gay kiss

By Paul Walter | Wed 22nd May 2019 - 11:15 am

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Lord Michael Cashman CBE, former Labour MEP who has been very active for decades in the Labour party, Stonewall and Equity, has said he will be voting Lib Dem tomorrow because of our “absolute consistency”. As an actor, he played Colin Russell in EastEnders, a character who was a particpant in the first gay kiss on a British soap opera.

Posted in News | Also tagged michael cashman | 6 Comments

Aiming high: Scottish Liberal Democrats launch “Stop Brexit” manifesto

By Caron Lindsay | Tue 14th May 2019 - 5:55 pm

The Scottish Liberal Democrats are the only party in Scotland who want to keep Scotland in the UK and the EU.

You would not expect a Willie Rennie manifesto launch to be boring. Sadly, there were no farm animals, but he and Alex Cole-Hamilton had a race up a climbing wall in Ratho, near Edinburgh.

What a way to start the day! Beating ⁦@willie_rennie⁩ to the flag as we launch ⁦@scotlibdems⁩ manifesto! The only established #Remain party fighting full tilt to keep Scotland in both the UK 🇬🇧 and the EU 🇪🇺. #EUelections2019 #VoteLibDem pic.twitter.com/dG6v5vwGmk

— Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP🔶🇺🇦 (@agcolehamilton) May 14, 2019

It’s a great picture!

The prospects for the Scottish Lib Dems have not looked this good in years. The field work from the ComRes poll at the weekend had us in joint second with the Brexit Party, which gives us a real chance of getting party legend Sheila sent to Brussels.

ComRes data tables show the #LibDemSurge is not only happening in Scotland, but that we are challenging to be the second biggest party. #VoteLibdem @scotlibdems 🔶🐣🐥👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/caCC5FXtPe

— Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP🔶🇺🇦 (@agcolehamilton) May 12, 2019

There is clearly everything to play for in the next 9 days. There are record numbers of doors being knocked the length of the country. My spies tell me that Borders candidate Jenny Marr’s local party is vying for the top spot in terms of doors knocked along with the Edinburgh West and East Dunbartonshire.

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged Alex Cole-Hamilton, jenny marr, scottish liberal democrats and willie rennie | 11 Comments