You need subsidiarity - just like in government (but unfortunately not our one) A strong central framework of policies and principles and activities with high economies of scale - together with devol… (View Post)

I meet many "Don't knows" on the doorstep. My first instinct is to exclaim "What! You don't know!!". I mistakenly assume that everyone has thought about this and made a choice or … (View Post)

The Labour manifesto says: In partnership with local leaders and communities, a Labour government will build a new generation of new towns, inspired by the proud legacy of the 1945 Labour government.… (View Post)

I think a core value of the LibDems is liberalism (as opposed to authoritarianism). It manifests in protection of individual freedoms, dislike of coercion, tolerance of diversity within a framework o… (View Post)

My father was a toolmaker. Started on the bench during the war, became a foreman and ended up a manager of toolmakers. I feel an affinity with Starmer. (View Post)