There was a lot of heat and passion in that hall that day but even then I could see how much potential damage voting down the motion proposed by the leadership was going to do. The writers from the M… (View Post)

You better believe this was also true 40 years ago. in the dim and distant, the Liberal Assembly was the policy making body for the Party - the leadership had to enact the policy decisions of the act… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) I was in the hall at Eastbourne that Tuesday afternoon in 1986 when the Alliance basically committed suicide. I don't think I heard a more passionate debate in all my time as a … (View Post)

The art of politics is not only to enthuse your supporters but also not to enthuse your opponents. The most successful politicians are those who make their opponents willing to accept the fact you mi… (View Post)

Looking at IPSOS, it's not the first poll since the 2024 GE which has had the LDs at 9%. Almost exactly a year ago, a Lord Ashcroft poll and just before that a Freshwater Strategy poll also had … (View Post)