Tag Archives: merger

Andrew Page

Goodbye Bob, the kindest of politicians

By Andrew Page | Mon 20th January 2020 - 9:50 am

Note from the Editorial Team: This touching personal tribute to Bob Maclennan was published over the weekend on “A Scottish Liberal” – the blog of Andrew Page. We liked it so much that we asked Andrew if we could reproduce it here, and he kindly agreed.

Today I discovered that my friend, one time mentor and godfather to my daughter Xanthe has passed away at the age of 83.

Robert Maclennan, Lord Maclennan of Rogart (but always “Bob” to me) was the son of a gynaecologist (Sir Hector Maclennan) and a forward-thinking …

Continue reading »
Posted in Obituaries | Also tagged , and | 3 Comments

Opinion: Reflection on half a century of Liberal life

By Elspeth Attwooll | Wed 1st February 2012 - 2:56 pm

What follows is all, I admit, very self-indulgent.  It is just that when I was delivering leaflets the other day – from one of our councillors protesting against the potential closure of local rail stations – my thoughts went back to my first time out on the stump. This was well over fifty years ago and for a council election in Esher, Surrey. To my shame, I cannot remember who was standing or the result (perhaps someone out there will be able to tell me?). I have a suspicion we took the seat – if so, that was no …

Continue reading »
Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged , , , and | 5 Comments
Advert

Recent Comments

  • Mick Taylor
    @Adam. How little you know about the holocaust. My grandfather was one of the many Jewish soldiers who fought in the First World War and he won the Iron Cross....
  • Richard Spate
    During the run up to the dreaded Brexit vote Paddy Ashdown made an interesting predictive comment regarding us leaving the E.U. He said: 'If we leave the E.U...
  • Mark
    It would be great if next year Lib Dem Voice really promotes and informs members about early bird registration rates. Conference is expensive. We need to ensu...
  • theakes
    Apparently the BMA only represents 25% of Senior Doctors....
  • PM
    @ Peter Davies, "The ECB did not end up responsible for Greek debt" ??? The ECB /EU bailed out Greece to the extent of €300 billion between...