Liberal Democrats
Clegg attacks Labour/union link – but keeps schtum on Tory/City links
Nick Clegg will attack “vested interests” in his speech this afternoon, hitting out at Labour’s union link - yet saying nothing about the Tories’ City links.
Five lessons from Lib Dem conference
The Institute for Public Policy Research held five fringe events at the Liberal Democrats conference. Associate Director, Will Straw, sets out five lessons from the fringe.
The Lib Dems shouldn’t listen to Osborne’s dribble, they should switch to Plan B now
More gloom on the economy today: The IMF have downgraded UK growth by 0.6 per cent to 1.1 per cent in 2011, and from 2.3 per cent to 1.6 per cent for 2012.
Lib Dem activists face reality about their MPs’ NHS vision
Lib Dem activists this week face the harsh reality their party is now an active supporter of the Tory’s neo-liberal NHS reforms, writes Trevor Cheeseman.
Huhne’s tough talk on energy companies exactly what we need
Chris Huhne today set out some important directions of travel for climate change policy over the course of this parliament.
Cable gets it on pay and inequality – unlike the greedy IoD
Business secretary Vince Cable gave an impressive speech on curbing excessive pay and reducing inequality at the Liberal Democrat party conference today.