MP Opens Community-Run Post Office
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron today cut the ribbon at the official launch of the Storth Community Cooperative Post Office, which will be staffed entirely by volunteers.
30 Mar 2016
National News
Former Cabinet Secretary Warns Brexit Could Take "10 Years"
In an interview with BBC Radio Four, Lord O'Donnell, Britain's most senior civil servant from 2005 - 2011, said that the Cabinet Office had determined that an exit from the EU could take "up to a decade" rather than the two years allowed under the Lisbon Treaty.
30 Mar 2016
Welfare welfare welfare – part of the LibDem Fightback
The Conservatives are tearing themselves apart and showing their true colours on cuts for the disabled and people on low incomes. Welfare policy and tax within the Liberal Democrats are the areas WE can define ourselves as a party.
DC
30 Mar 2016
Lessons for the Lib Dems from building successful companies
Running an election campaign, a local party or indeed a larger part of the Liberal Democrats has much in common with running a small or medium size business up against bigger, richer competitors and with disaster looming if you run out of your key currency (money or votes). In the year before a general election polling day, for example, a typical Parliamentary campaign will have a turnover in six figures, a small handful of staff and tens of thousands of voters (customers) to keep happy. During his leadership bid, Norman Lamb talked about wanting a 'start up' mentality for the rebuilding of the Liberal Democrats, pointing out too how quickly start ups can grow. Yet that campaign slogan aside, discussions about how the party can or should operate only rarely reference lessons from the business world except when we're talking about diversity issues.
MP
30 Mar 2016
"Could We Use Public Assets More Efficiently?" Asks Local Liberal Democrat County Councillor
Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Tring, Nick Hollinghurst, has recently been finding his way round his new responsibilities as Opposition Spokesman on Community Safety, Waste Management, Strategic Planning, Transport and the Environment - a broad spread indeed of committees to try to keep track of! But last month it took him somewhat off course and into the world of property management.
30 Mar 2016
"Could We Use Public Assets More Efficiently?" Asks Local Liberal Democrat County Councillor
Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Tring, Nick Hollinghurst, has recently been finding his way round his new responsibilities as Opposition Spokesman on Community Safety, Waste Management, Strategic Planning, Transport and the Environment - a broad spread indeed of committees to try to keep track of! But last month it took him somewhat off course and into the world of property management.
30 Mar 2016