Our place to talk – an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK.

The most-read independent website by and for Lib Dem supporters. Not paid for by trade unions or millionaires.

Advert

Tag Archives: oslo

80 dead in Norway shootings

By Alex Foster | Sat 23rd July 2011 - 3:33 am

I’ve been keeping late hours baking but as I was getting ready to turn in, the news began breaking about the extent of the awfulness in Norway. As I write, 80 are confirmed dead at a summer camp for youth members of Norway’s ruling Labour party.

It’s terrible, terrible news, all the more vivid for me for the thought that this meeting must have been a similar sort of thing to the dozens run by our own party over the years. None of us would ever have considered Activate, or a Liberal Youth meeting a target for such an atrocity. …

Continue reading »

Posted in Europe / International | Also tagged Norway and Utoeya | 1 Comment

Most Read

Op-eds

What can the Liberal Democrats learn from New Zealand’s Opportunity Party? (Daniel Duggan)
Is the NHS still safe enough – and if not, what needs to change? (Judy Abel)
Ed Davey quizzed on EU, slavery reparations and Lib Dem relevance (Caron Lindsay)
Scottish Lib Dems defeat SNP on Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill (Caron Lindsay)
How housebuilding can tackle the cost of living crisis and boost growth (Rob Blackie)

Advert

Recent Comments

Tristan Ward
"it is regrettable that the freed slaves got nothing" Freed slaves didn't get "nothing". They got freedom. I don't recall many electing to stay in chains ...
Judy Abel
@Jana while I think obesity is a problem to be tackled to prevent long term conditions I do think the NHS needs to get to grips with its safety issues. In the B...
Andrew Tampion
"What neither mention is that when slavery was abolished compensation was paid to the slave owners out of public money for the loss of their “assets”" I ag...
Tristan Ward
@ Caron Lindsay "we need a message that is nationally relevant." Which bit of: "We need more growth" "We need to do something about climate change" "...
Andrew Tampion
So if I said that the overwhelming majority of remain voters from 1975 had died and that therefore the 2016 referendum was justified you'd be fine with that?...