News from Sheffield and Ashfield
Two articles drop into my inbox this morning bringing news of Lib Dem administrations on two councils north of the Trent. Firstly Sheffield where Lib Dems are celebrating a year in control of the...
View ArticleGood news for Jason Zadrozny as Geoff Hoon quits in Ashfield
One of the more dramatic areas of Liberal Democrat advance against Labour in the last few years has been in Ashfield, where Jason Zadrozny is fighting to gain the seat from Labour. His campaign has...
View ArticleRos Scott’s campaign diary
During the general election campaign we will be running a series of diary pieces from party president Ros Scott. To kick off here’s her campaign diary of this month so far: 1 April I’m fed up with...
View ArticlePhoto evidence – Geoff Hoon for sale!
Last month Geoff Hoon was one of a clutch of Labour MPs caught on film by Channel 4’s Dispatches selling their services. It would appear from this photo that he’s now taking this very literally … PS:...
View ArticleTV’s Gloria de Piero refuses to go on TV
News from the Ashfield constituency, where yesterday I was delivering in a street with a most unusual name. It appears that Labour’s parachute candidate, TV’s Gloria de Piero, is so frit of her lack of...
View ArticleParty Presidency, rumour-mill update
It’s less than a week since Baroness (Ros) Scott announced she would not be standing for a second term as President of the Lib Dems, the only post directly elected by all party members other than that...
View ArticleJason Zadrozny pulls out, gets behind Kramer
Hours after making his case to be Lib Dem party President, Jason Zadrozny has whipped his hat back out of the ring and thrown his political weight behind Susan Kramer. Jason has sent out this email: I...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem party presidency – first poll of Lib Dem members
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of the early race for the party presidency, the London mayoral selection, Trident, and the Labour leadership. Over...
View ArticleOpinion: Secret ingredients and the 2010 General Election
Over the past few months, many people within the Liberal Democrats have asked me for my views on the 2010 General Election campaign, and the lessons that we can learn from the experience ready for next...
View ArticleJason Zadrozny selected by Lib Dems to fight for Ashfield at next General...
One of the largest swings to the Lib Dems at the last election was in the Nottinghamshire seat of Ashfield: Jason Zadrozny gained a massive swing of 17% from Labour, but was pipped by just 192 votes by...
View ArticleLadbrokes: “Five seats the Lib Dems might GAIN in 2015″
Yes, you read the headline right. Ladbrokes’ The Political Bookie blog this week featured five seats where, based on the betting, they reckon the Lib Dems might confound expectations… 1....
View Article+++ Lib Dem PPC arrested on historic child sex abuse allegations +++
According to Mansfield and Ashfield Chad, Jason Zadrozny has been arrested today over historic child sex abuse claims. Jason is a Nottinghamshire county councillor and also serves on Ashfield District...
View ArticleNews from Sheffield and Ashfield
Two articles drop into my inbox this morning bringing news of Lib Dem administrations on two councils north of the Trent. Firstly Sheffield where Lib Dems are celebrating a year in control of the...
View ArticleGood news for Jason Zadrozny as Geoff Hoon quits in Ashfield
One of the more dramatic areas of Liberal Democrat advance against Labour in the last few years has been in Ashfield, where Jason Zadrozny is fighting to gain the seat from Labour. His campaign has...
View ArticleRos Scott’s campaign diary
During the general election campaign we will be running a series of diary pieces from party president Ros Scott. To kick off here’s her campaign diary of this month so far: 1 April I’m fed up with...
View ArticlePhoto evidence – Geoff Hoon for sale!
Last month Geoff Hoon was one of a clutch of Labour MPs caught on film by Channel 4’s Dispatches selling their services. It would appear from this photo that he’s now taking this very literally … PS:...
View ArticleTV’s Gloria de Piero refuses to go on TV
News from the Ashfield constituency, where yesterday I was delivering in a street with a most unusual name. It appears that Labour’s parachute candidate, TV’s Gloria de Piero, is so frit of her lack of...
View ArticleParty Presidency, rumour-mill update
It’s less than a week since Baroness (Ros) Scott announced she would not be standing for a second term as President of the Lib Dems, the only post directly elected by all party members other than that...
View ArticleJason Zadrozny pulls out, gets behind Kramer
Hours after making his case to be Lib Dem party President, Jason Zadrozny has whipped his hat back out of the ring and thrown his political weight behind Susan Kramer. Jason has sent out this email: I...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem party presidency – first poll of Lib Dem members
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of the early race for the party presidency, the London mayoral selection, Trident, and the Labour leadership. Over...
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