Quaequam Blog!

Tag: referendum

  • Ming Campbell abstained on his own policy

    This has probably been blogged elsewhere, but looking at Public Whip today I was intrigued to note that the Lib Dems failed to get their own MPs out to vote in support of having a debate on the in/out amendment referendum. In a vote which was not likely to get passed and which the Lib…

  • Will Nick Clegg lose his saving throw?

    This morning I thought I might blog a tribute to the late, lamented Gary Gygax. Then when I heard Nick Clegg on the Today Programme, I thought I should write about that. Now, thanks to the magic of Comment is Free, I have combined the two for your perusal.

  • Deconstructing the Lib Dem EU poll and other things to annoy the front bench

    The Lib Dems have unveiled the results of a recently commissioned MORI Poll today with great flourish, insisting it confirms that their position for an in-out referendum is supported by twice as many people as a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. That’s fair enough, but there are two caveats. First of all, the questions are…

  • Why Ed Davey is wrong about the Lisbon Treaty

    Once again, I am indebted to Millennium Dome for organising another bloggers’ interview with a senior Lib Dem politician. This time we got to interview Ed Davey, at quite a topical time as it turns out. Ed arrived about 40 minutes late, unavoidably so because Parliament had over-run due to a series of divisions as…

  • Will Clegg and Davey stick or twist?

    Over on Lib Dem Voice, Jo has accused me of changing my tune. I disagree, but I will happily admit to allowing a glimmer of optimism cross my mind over the course of this evening as the events of Ed Davey’s protest and the subsequent Lib Dem Commons walkout begin to percolate through my mind.…