As Liberal Democrats we like to think of ourselves as champions of liberty and the equal dignity of every person. That is why we should be uneasy with the statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Houses of Parliament. It is not just a carving in stone. It is a symbol of honour placed at the threshold of our democracy by a state that still chooses to celebrate a man whose rule was built on conquest, massacre and the systematic displacement of entire peoples across Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. If we take …Subscribe
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David Murray
Hi Tanya, glad to see that you are organising a fringe on the Monday evening at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Sadly, I can't attend Conference in person, but am ...
Tanya Park
@Jana, my apologies if it's not clear, but when I say capping donations in this piece, I'm referring to donations to political parties, not to charities. As...
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