Liberal Democrats Win Somerton And Frome By-Election, Overturning Huge Tory Majority (www.politicshome.com) The Liberal Democrats have overturned a Conservative majority of more than 19,000 in the Somerton and Frome by-election, delivering a blow to the g...
Ed Davey: ‘Tactical voting can lock Tories out of power for a generation’ (www.theguardian.com) Lib Dem leader says people lending their votes to rival parties could shut the door on Conservatives at Westminster for years to come
Why isn't this magazine more active? As far as I can tell, r/LibDems is still locked down, for which I applaud the mods. But this place hasn't come to life yet - so at the moment we've got nowhere for Lib Dem discussion, which is frustrating with a bunch of by-elections imminent....
Lib Dems warn of GP retirement time bomb as ‘one in five near retirement age’ (uk.style.yahoo.com) Some 8,000 members – or 22% – of the current fully qualified workforce are over 55 and 10% are 60 or over, according to party analysis of NHS figures.
Lib Dems unveil plan to turn water firms into 'public benefit companies' (www.bbc.co.uk) The party says it would force firms to put the environment before profits, as political pressure over bills and quality grows.