A U-turn too farNation Cymru reports that transport campaigners have criticised Welsh Labour's renewed support for an M4 relief road, warning that the financial and environmental concerns behind its cancellation have not gone away. The news site adds that Transport Action Network (TAN) Cymru said public transport improvements should take priority in tackling congestion around Newport, ahead of a Senedd debate tomorrow. Labour's motion calls on the Welsh Government to begin work on a new relief road and rule out closing junctions 25, 26 and 27. Given their record on this issue it feels like opportunism on their part: Welsh Labour leader Ken ... (more) |
Ed Davey on working with Greens after Zionism conference motionEd Davey posted earlier today: I am ruling out our party entering into a national partnership with any party that is committed to a dangerous and antisemitic policy like the Green Party's. Here is my letter to the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews Here is the letter: [IMG: Ed Davey letter re Greens page 1] [IMG: Ed Davey letter re Greens page 2] Sign up to get the latest news and analysis (more) |
Oh! What a Lovely War: An interview with Murray MelvinBack to Stratford East. Murray Melvin, who died in 2023, shares his memories of the original Theatre Workshop production of Oh! What a Lovely War and describes Joan Littlewood's working methods. (more) |
The Mere that puts the mere into EllesmereThe Mere at Ellesmere is the largest of nine glacial lakes in the north of Shropshire. Follow the canal south from the town and you will come across some of the smaller ones. When you find The Mere on the edge of town, it is set in a park complete with a cafe and ice cream kiosk. The walk round the whole lake is a little over two miles. Me? I just had a cup of tea. (more) |
Support to enable Disabled People to live IndependentlyI welcome Gordon Lishman's article on Social Care and the Triple Lock. One of the issues though that many people overlook when it comes to Social Care is how to help those disabled people who are fit and healthy and need Personal Care as a wider package of support to enable them to lead an independent life. These are disabled people who need Personal Care as a means to an end but need so much more besides. Being taken to work, for example, and the administrative support at work in order to succeed. Support as a Council or Parliamentary Candidate ... (more) |
You don't need to be a hero to fight fascismThe normalisation of fascism is becoming a common occurrence. In Britain alone, from cowards wearing balaclavas protesting in Dover to Reform UK's Suella Braverman referring to the actions of anti-immigrant agitators in Gosport as "people power", we are seeing this all too often in our electoral politics and on our streets. It is not going unchallenged, however, with anti-fascist protests taking place across the country in places like Bristol and London, with fascists like "Young Bob" being cuffed and led away by police for aggressive behaviour towards an abuse survivor. Meanwhile, ITV is exposing just how deep the rot has ... (more) |
Write a guest post for Liberal EnglandI love publishing guest posts here on Liberal England. Have you thought of writing one yourself? It could be on Liberal politics or culture or... anything really. Why not an article about a local campaign or quirky piece of history? Perhaps you have a book to promote? Please drop me an email if you'd like to discuss your idea first. I'd hate you to spend time on a piece I really wouldn't want to publish. Here are the last 10 guest posts on this blog:Councillor defection scores on the eve of polling day- Augustus CarpWhy have the Lib Dems given ... (more) |
Welcome to my day: 19 October 2026 - so much for that rebellion...There will doubtless be those who are disappointed that the rebellion against Ed Davey's leadership turned out to be big on pitchforks and flaming torches but not so hot on turnout. A couple of seemingly uncoordinated resignations, talk of a "spicy" Parliamentary Party meeting but, at the end of it all, we are where we were in terms of the Leader. Whether that means that there will be some changes in approach in response to criticism is yet to be seen, but it is clear that whilst there might be unhappiness in some quarters, the mood favours evolution rather than ... (more) |
Green leader doubles down on Zionism is racism policyThe Guardian reports that Zack Polanski has said Zionism in its current form is racist, that no country has a right to exist, and that the Green party motion on the issue was not controversial. They add that Polanski did not attend the vote, prompting accusations of a lack of leadership, but he made clear he agreed with the broad thrust of it even if he felt it was unhelpful to have what he called a "debate about semantics": Asked by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg whether he thought Zionism was racist, Polanski said: "I don't think this is actually controversial. ... (more) |