Two principal authority council by-elections this week, including a near miss for the Lib Dems in Newcastle.

Three principal authority council by-elections this week, including Reform UK's first successful defence of a seat.

The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts sees a return to the show for Professor Rob Ford. We dive into my favourite political paradox to discuss with him: the long term liberalising trends in ...

The Agenda and Reports to Conference have been published for the Autumn Lib Dem Federal Conference in Bournemouth.

Nine principal authority council by-elections this week, along with a referendum in Plymouth on introducing a Mayor. The latter was likely to be overtaken by local government reorganisation even if it ...

Devon Live reports the expulsion by Reform UK of Ed Hill, a Devon county councillor elected under the party's name.

Jonathan Parry's book, Liberalism, explores the history of liberalism as a political idea in Britain. He came on my podcast to discuss it.

YouGov shows Reform voters are statistically tied on whether their party would be better or worse off without Nigel Farage.

The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts sees Peter Kellner join me to discuss a new report on what is going wrong with our politics, and the solutions. No surprise then that our conversation ...

Councillor Steve Ashton (Crewkerne) has joined the Liberal Democrat group at Somerset Council. He was elected as a Conservative in 2022.