I have read the various posts about Andy Burnham’s proposals for social care and the proposed implication for the pensions triple-lock. After some decades of involvement on both issues, I thought my ...

There will doubtless be those who are disappointed that the rebellion against Ed Davey’s leadership turned out to be big on pitchforks and flaming torches but not so hot on turnout. A couple of ...

There are few things that better demonstrate the damage Brexit has done to our country than the loss of our freedom to live, ...

There is a cruel irony at play on London’s public sports pitches. While national governing bodies proudly launch multi-million-pound strategies to make football ...

Five principal authority by-elections took place across England and Wales on Thursday 22nd October. Labour were defending two seats (in Leeds and Carmarthenshire), the Conservatives defended one in ...

Ministers have approved a gas field that will create 27 jobs, while heat pump grants face the axe in next week's budget. They are backing the wrong horse. Gas is in terminal decline in British homes, ...

Few expect Andy Burnham’s extended political honeymoon to last beyond the October 28 budget. The fiscal position is ...

If what we’re against, above everything else, is cruelty and the abuse of power… then are we for kindness? But before I get into this article, I want to address a few points. I’m talking about a ...

Apologies for our downtime yesterday, and the lack of posts! Our tech guru was sorting out the fallout from the PHP crisis, which affected our website as well as many others globally.

We’re Liberals and Democrats, and we should be outspoken in support of both.  And both have to be fought for to prevent our ...

I welcome Gordon Lishman’s article on Social Care and the Triple Lock. One of the issues though that many people overlook when it comes to Social Care is how to help those disabled people who are fit ...

This is a question that can be asked of anyone, and will allow any person to receive a variant of the answer every time. Yet one idea remains clear, and that is the government operates under the ...