When is a chair not a chair?

I’m a little confused. Ed Davey has been elected unopposed as Chair of the Lib Dems Campaigns and Communications Committee. But Lord Rennard has simultaneously been appointed Chair of the General Election Campaign. This is confusing, because the CCC Chair post replaced the Chair of the GE Campaign post back in the late 90s. What’s… Continue reading When is a chair not a chair?

Childish behaviour

Liberal England points to an intriguing story from BBC Leicestershire: People are lying to the police about anti-social behaviour to get groups of children dispersed, police have said. A senior policeman admitted there was an increasing trend of residents calling to complain about innocent behaviour, like playing football. Inspector Andy Ramsey, from Leicestershire Police, said… Continue reading Childish behaviour

Social mobility and housing

(apologies for the lack of posts on this thus far – I’ve been remarkably busy over the past few weeks and that is set to continue. But I’ll do my best to keep this updated when I can). From what little feedback I’ve had about this website so far, a lot of people seem to… Continue reading Social mobility and housing