The confetti has settled, the champagne is flat and the celebratory balloons have floated to the ground. The midterm elections are over. MAGA and Trump have been well and truly trounced. Now is the ...

In the exit polls, 73% of American 18- to 29-year-olds backed Democrats. Not a freak result but rather confirmation of an emerging global pattern – after nearly two years of well-organised student ...

Like other “advanced economies”, we suffer “deadweight loss” from dysfunctional taxes. Why, when we could get up to 30% more economic growth from tax revenue by taxing wealth extractors, such as ...

This week there was just one principal authority by-election. The Liberal Democrats were defending the seat of Penn Hill on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. An eight-way contest in a seat ...

Britain needs more homes. But why should building them require a choice between local democracy and individual freedom? Bolton offers a revealing example. From 31 October, new national rules in ...

Caron Lindsay’s article discussing Ed Davey’s recent interview on Sky News makes an important point. It’s true that as Ed says the Lib Dems have increased their representation in Parliament from less ...

I was not particularly optimistic ahead of the US midterms. I thought the Democrats would make gains, and would almost certainly win the House of Representatives, but gaining control of the Senate was ...

I hear the same stories week after week in surgeries and inboxes. Exhausted parents fighting for the support their children need and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans stuck at home ...

At the Welsh Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference in November, members will debate a constitutional amendment I've submitted to broaden eligibility for the leadership of our party and make the ...

New Zealand’s Opportunity Party (TOP) could hold the balance of power after the 7 November election. A late-October poll put it on 7.2%, potentially securing nine MPs and entering Parliament for the ...

Ed Davey was interviewed on Sky News this morning The first question was about whether we should apologise for our role in slavery. He said: If you have done something wrong, I have no problem in ...