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Liberal Democrats

“What part of ‘Leave’ don’t you understand?”

When Nigel Farage asked this of Gina Miller on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday she was far too polite and politically unseasoned to respond in kind to this patronising and arrogant question. Well, Mr Farage, I would like to ask you what part of 'Advisory', 'Parliamentary Democracy' and 'Independent Judiciary', don't you understand. Moreover I think your question should be directed more at the people who you persuaded to vote Leave in the referendum.

PC
11 Nov 2016
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How do you feel? Don’t ask.

What the fuck just happened? First, the near-miss on Scottish independence, then the 2015 general election, Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader, Brexit, Corbyn's re-election and now Donald Trump's victory. Well, I've been working through a theory for a while now. I suspect some of you have been doing the same too. But if you just baulked at my use of the word 'fuck' in my opening sentence consider yourself part of my theory. What do I mean? Let me explain. I'm a data person; I'm proud of it. If you've got numbers I can 'model' them to do whatever you like. Campaigns contact me all the time, from all parties and political leanings within parties. Normally I am given numbers or demographics based tasks as that's what I'm known for. I use good data to provide good evidence. The numbers say this; the demographics say that; these are the high propensity voters you need; this is why. Clients are happy, I get paid, nobody gets hurt.

IW
11 Nov 2016
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Theresa May went to India, and all I got was a lousy T-shirt…

I am one of those people who have often wondered why British governments pay relatively little attention to India. After all, it's a big country, with an emerging middle class who want to travel, buy luxury goods and send their children to good universities overseas. Why wouldn't we want to build stronger links with a Commonwealth country that is likely to be one of the world's largest economies before too long? And yet, the attention of our politicians and diplomats often seems biased towards China. Frankly though, after Theresa May's trip to New Delhi and Bengaluru, I almost wish that she hadn't bothered. Yes, I acknowledge that she has a number of problems in attempting to build a stronger relationship with India - the fact that she is trying to implement a Brexit decision on the basis that migration was a key factor, whilst some Leave campaigners were claiming that Brexit would mean easier access for Indians (and others) wanting to visit family here, is a contradiction almost impossible to square. But she

MV
10 Nov 2016
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Mark Pack

Three immediate lessons for Lib Dems from Donald Trump’s victory

There will be more and better analysis as the evidence gets digested, but here are three initial thoughts on lessons from Donald Trump's surprise victory. First, the polls were wrong, but not by very much. The final polls had Clinton about three points ahead in the popular vote and she looks set to end up being about one point ahead. That's a small enough margin to continue to have faith in polls at being able to paint the big picture where margins of more than a couple of points are involved. (It was the same picture in the European Referendum - most polls were only off by a handful of points rather than by dozens.)

MP
10 Nov 2016
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UK Lib Dem news

Ed Davey making a speech, a crowd of people are in the background holding signs reading "Britain Leading Again" and "For a Fair Deal"
International Affairs

Britain Leading Again

The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.

ED
16 Jan 2025
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