For four years I worked in His Majesty’s Prison Service. Most of my time was spent with two groups: vulnerable prisoners, often those convicted of sexual offences who couldn’t safely be located on ...

In mid February, UK dual nationals were alerted by media reports to an imminent change in immigration regulations. This involves the requirement that dual nationals present their UK passport at the ...

It’s become all too common for Mid Wales to be neglected by the Welsh Government whenever rail investment is announced. This week’s announcement from the Prime Minister and First Minister, endorsing ...

I’ve watched the images of two American aircraft carriers moving toward the Middle East and I don’t feel reassured. I feel uneasy. Let me say something clearly before anyone tries to misrepresent this ...

Sanne Dijkstra-Downie will, we hope, be an MSP in May. She is standing in the target constituency of Edinburgh Northern and heads the Lothians list. At Scottish Conference this week, she spoke in our ...

For the first time in over twenty years, the Scottish Liberal Democrats can approach the Holyrood elections with a degree of optimism. Our Conference this weekend was buzzing. Held in Dynamic Earth, a ...

I have to be honest, it’s a while since I’ve watched Ed Davey’s Conference speech live. I’m usually to be found at Not the Leader’s Speech. I mean, I can watch the speech on You Tube later, but the ...

As Liberal Democrats, we pride ourselves on internationalism grounded in law, evidence and moral seriousness. That is precisely why the increasingly casual use of the word “genocide” in debates about ...

There were three principal council by-elections this week, and all three had a Liberal Democrat on the ballot. In Redcar, this by‑election brought a much broader field than the last contest, with five ...

Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers is now believed to be over 1,000-strong. The ships are 20-25 years old. Putin has neither the time nor the money to build all the ships he needs. And he needs a ...

It would be very churlish not to congratulate Hannah Spencer and the Greens this morning. It's a good feeling to win a by-election. Having another young, progressive woman in Parliament is so much ...

This week, there was one principal council by-election down on the South Coast. With national attention staring north at the parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, it offered a ...