Jo Swinson
I’ve found the country’s last Lib Dem voter
In Gerrards Cross, in the rain, dusk falling, attempting to gauge the political mood of the town through the pristine…
What on earth are the Lib Dems up to?
Jo Swinson is right. Most of the gains that it’s worth her party aiming for would be made at the…
Remain’s last stand: the collapse of the anti-Brexit campaign
Ever since the referendum, the two strongest political forces in Britain have been Leave and Remain. Loyalty to political parties…
I’ll vote Lib Dem – but I can’t join them
I don’t believe that before last week I’ve ever quit any organisation on an issue of principle. I tend to…
Jo Swinson’s Corbyn problem
The Liberal Democrat election campaign launch was beset by technical difficulties which meant that Jo Swinson was at times hard…
Eight reasons why I know I’m a Conservative
‘Why don’t you just join the Liberal Democrats?’ If I’ve heard that once in the past couple of years I’ve…
The Lib Dems have revealed the extreme side of modern liberalism
A friend’s seven-year-old daughter was asked by her school to write something about the NHS. Her only experience of it…
The rebel alliance has taken control of parliament – and Brexit. What happens next?
Every Monday, a group of unlikely bedfellows meet in Jeremy Corbyn’s parliamentary office. Jo Swinson, Liberal Democrat leader; Ian Blackford,…
The Lib Dem revival could be the Tories’ best hope of winning an election
When the leadership result was announced, Jeremy Corbyn’s keyboard warriors swung into action. Behold, they said: a new party leader…
This cant about protecting children from porn is really about protecting the coalition
I have tried very hard to become an afficianado of pornography, seeing as it is by far the most popular…
