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I find myself on the opposite side to the science writer Matt Ridley most of the time, because he takes his very sensible theses too far - i...

A couple of years ago, I heard for the first time a hint of what I believe is both the past and the potent future of a Liberal message for b...

There was a time when evangelists disapproved of singing. The along came William Booth of Salvation Army fame - or so it is said - and famou...

It will no doubt come as an unpleasant surprise to my former New Economics Foundation colleagues, perhaps even a shock, but - as far as I ca...

I took one of my children to the opening of the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth on Saturday (we also spent some time on the beach). He is ...

What was most apparent about the first prime minister’s questions session with the new Labour leader was the sheer dullness of the man. I do...

There is a great deal of unwarranted glee in Lib Dem circles that Jeremy Corbyn will drive disaffected Labour members into thei...