The importance of not being important
andybodders I am very much enjoying being out and about in Ludlow canvassing for votes and I have had some very engaging discussions in recent days. One theme comes up regularly.…
We can be proud of our parliament after tonight’s gay marriage vote
What a busy two days it has been in politics! Chris Huhne, a great champion of the environmental cause, announced himself a liar and admitted to perverting the course of…
Legal action against the Rutland Three has scary implications for democracy
Rutland is a small and beautiful county caught up in a big and ugly row. Council leaders and officers have been facing vocal and persistent opposition from three independent councillors…
Why I’m standing as a Lib Dem in 2013
The Lib Dems are hardly the most popular party nationally at the moment. It’s proving hard to be the junior member of a coalition in tough times. Nick Clegg’s approval…