Lib Dems should target becoming largest party in local government (LDN#212)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #212, which expands on why the Liberal Democrats should set a target of being the largest party in local government.
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Lessons from 1936 and 2026 for the Liberal Democrats (LDN#211)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #211, which takes a look at lessons from the 1930s Liberal Party and from the May 2026 for the Liberal Democrats.
First thoughts on the Lib Dem results (LDN#210)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #210, which focuses on first thoughts for what this month’s elections mean for the Liberal Democrats.
6 ways to judge the Liberal Democrat election results (LDN#209)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #209, which is a special edition ahead of the May elections, looking at six key yardsticks for judging the Liberal Democrat election results.
Q. Are we delivering too many leaflets? A. No, and here’s why… (LDN#208)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #208, which takes a look at that favourite election season topic: are we doing too many leaflets?
Why the Lib Dems need more candidates (LDN#207)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #207, which includes a look at why the Lib Dems need more local election candidates, a discussion of James Graham’s hit play This House, news of how the Cabinet Office moved very slowly to correct an error in government pay and more.
It's boom time for bar charts and MRPs (LDN#206)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #206 and a big thank you to everyone who has already responded to my annual appeal to help cover the costs of producing this newsletter and related activities.
A special request: my annual appeal
Thank you so much for being a reader of Liberal Democrat Newswire. With another year under its belt, this newsletter passed its fifteenth birthday last month, continuing to be, most likely, the longest-running single-authored political email newsletter in Britain.
5 ways to build on our success (LDN#205)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #205 and first a thank you to all the readers who kindly responded to last time’s edition by making a donation to Swale Lib Dems after the appalling behaviour they had been on the receiving end of.
Another year of progress (LDN#204)
Welcome to Lib Dem Newswire #204 and, first, a little favour please.