As in many parts of the world, history is very much a political weapon in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is difficult to assess conflicts in Syria (and the British/Western interest) for this reason, ...

Lib Dem justice spokesperson Josh Babarinde has introduced a new Bill which would create specific offences relating to domestic abuse. People convicted under these offences would not be eligible for ...

Trigger warning - this post contains some distressing details about torture. Wherever events in Syria are being discussed by western media and politicians, one question is asked over and over again: ...

Bashar al-Assad has fled, and HTS fighters, backed by Turkey, have taken control of Damascus. It immediately brought to mind the fall of Kabul to the Taliban only a few years ago—how quickly power ...

Within the next few weeks the Labour government will publish its promised white paper on Devolution.  Reports so far suggest ...

We have it on very good authority that there were some exceptionally sore heads in Lib Dem offices at Westminster and in constituency offices on Friday morning. Thursday night saw the biggest Lib Dem ...

The politics of climate change has got a whole lot uglier.  ‘Saving the planet’ may make for good speeches to the party faithful but the political costs are now becoming more apparent. The planned job ...

Conference will be held next year from 21st to 23rd March in beautiful Harrogate. and Early Bird registration is now open. The Conference Hotel will be the Crowne Plaza which is very close to the ...

Christmas came early for Sheffield Liberal Democrats yesterday with Willis Marshall’s win in Woodhouse – site of much of the ...

Well that headline is a sentence I never thought I’d write. And I have to admit that when I first saw the press release ...

Since our stunning victories back in July, something has been gnawing away at me: Who are we in the LibDems for? Talk to any LibDem activist and you will likely hear the following:  Liberalism is ...