On Thursday night, Alistair Carmichael took full advantage of the opportunity his last minute addition to the Question Time panel gave him to give both Conservatives and Labour a blast. Watch him tell off Labour's Emily Thornberry:
Membership of the Liberal Democrats continues to rise, as the nation learns more about Theresa May's plans (or lack thereof)...
Left-wing commentator Owen Jones's latest interview subject is former Liberal Democrat leader and current MP Nick Clegg: Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister and ardent remainer, tells me he emailed David Cameron to tell him he was running a 'bloodless' campaign as the European Union referendum came to a climax. But, Clegg says, Cameron rejected his advice to deliver a more emotional message to combat the powerful Brexit slogan of 'take back control'. The former leader of the Liberal Democrats went on to express his disbelief at Theresa May's 'hard Brexit' strategy.
This morning’s discussion at the Cafe One in Baker Street could not help but include the recent inauguration of the Amer...
Given what I wrote earlier, it's notable and good that Europe features so heavily in the media coverage for the selection of the Liberal Democrat to contest the Cambridgeshire Mayor contest in May: Lib Dems selected a pro Remain candidate to fight the May election for the newly created £70,000 role as mayor of Cambridgeshire.
Too often, success in accessing our top professions is down to the lucky accident of birth. Too often, structural inequalities mean that young children find themselves imprisoned on an inescapable path. By the age of five, there is a clear academic attainment gap between children from rich and poor families. This increases throughout school. The benefits of being born to wealthy parents do not just accrue to the talented - in fact, less-able, better-off kids are 35% more likely to become high earners than bright poor youngsters. The resultant domination of our top professions like medicine, law, finance and the arts by the elite and independently educated is staggering. The case for social mobility is not just a moral one. It also makes business sense. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 2010 found that failing to improve low levels of social mobility will cost the UK economy up to £140 billion a year by 2050. Some top businesses understand this, and are working hard to widen access.