WATCH: Ros Scott talk about the Article 50 Bill, Brexit, the Lib Dems & local...
This week, Lib Dem Peer and ALDE Vice President Ros Scott was interviewed live on Facebook. Listen to her talk about the “constitutional nonsense” that is the House of Lords, explain the Lib Dem...
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ALDE Party Council review: meanwhile, in Europe…
On Saturday, the European liberal family gathered in the Slovene capital, Ljubljana, to compare notes and to start the process of preparation for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections. It offers...
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Theresa May must face up to hard facts – Charles Goerens MEP
“It is crucial to remain ambitious when it comes to citizens’ rights; citizens remain at the heart of the EU” declared Charles Goerens, Demokratesch Partei and ALDE MEP, in an address to a meeting that...
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Nigel, was there something you forgot to do?
As the net migration figures come out today, Nigel Farage has never been far from a tv camera. He’s been on the BBC News Channel. on the Daily Politics, spreading his ill-informed nonsense that we have...
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Two Liberal Democrats win European awards
Its awards season at the moment and last week the focus shifted to Europe where the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe held its annual LeaDeR (Liberal Democrat Regional and Local...
View ArticleALDE Party Council preview: remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue…
Whilst most of you will either be at your count (and good luck to you all!) or sitting in front of a television set or a computer watching the results come in, your correspondent will be in a hotel...
View Article@ALDEParty Council – mourning our losses in the bosom of our family and friends
I was the first of our delegation to reach Oslo, having concluded that there was little I could practically do to help at home by then and, arriving at the venue for the Friday evening fringe meeting,...
View ArticleALDE Congress – feedback needed before Thursday
Belinda Brooks-Gordon represents the East of England on the ALDE Congress. She’s asked us to share the report she gave out to members in her region. Please note the looming deadline of this Thursday...
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The race for the ALDE Presidency – and why it might matter
Four years of an ALDE Party led by Sir Graham Watson is nearly at an end and, following his announcement in Oslo in May that he would not be seeking a third term, one might not be surprised to hear...
View ArticleBaroness Ros Scott writes…Up for the new challenge
Liberals from across Europe have been meeting in Budapest for the annual Congress of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe, including a sizeable delegation of Lib Dems led by Party...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes…Nominate a hard-working local activist or...
I am encouraging Lib Dem members to help me nominate a hard-working local activist or councillor for the Europe-wide Local Leader award. Last year I was delighted when two of my nominations, Andrew...
View ArticleTim Farron in Brussels: “Britain is better in Europe, and Europe is better...
Embed from Getty Images Tim Farron has been over to Brussels today, meeting our partners in the European Parliament. He discussed Britain’s place in Europe with them and with the Alliance of...
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The ALDE Party Celebrates 40th Birthday
The Easter weekend marked the 40th Anniversary of formation of the Alliance of Liberal Democrats in Europe (ALDE). ALDE is a political party is formed of an alliance many of the liberal and democrat...
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Congratulations to Suzanne Fletcher for winning ALDE’s Lifetime Achievement...
In a ceremony earlier today Suzanne Fletcher was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). Suzanne is known nationally amongst Liberal Democrats...
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A lifetime achievement, but still much to be done
Suzanne Fletcher with Guy Verhofstadt Our visit to Brussels has been one of terrific highs and awful low points. The only thing that was consistent was the pouring rain, and the lovely welcoming help...
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Europe’s Liberal family grows
Liberal Democrats campaigning hard to keep the United Kingdom in the European Union can perhaps take heart from the fact that the European Liberal family, as represented by the Alliance of Liberals and...
View ArticleALDE Party Council preview – rewriting the rules, but not in triplicate…
Yes, it’s that time once again, when liberals gather from across Europe to renew old acquaintances, make policy and debate the burning issues of the day. Hang on, wrong introduction, that’s the one I...
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ALDE Party Congress preview – day 1: a gentle warm-up before the drama commences
Welcome to Warsaw, where the cranes are busy bringing new skyscrapers to the city’s skyscape (don’t try to say that quickly…), and a thousand liberals from across Europe are meeting over the next three...
View ArticleRos Scott on the Article 50 Bill and how Brexit has affected the Liberal...
Liberal Democrat Peer Ros Scott has been talking to FNF Europe about the Article 50 judgement this week, the progress of the Bill through Parliament and the effect Brexit has had on the Liberal...
View ArticleWATCH: Ros Scott talk about the Article 50 Bill, Brexit, the Lib Dems & local...
This week, Lib Dem Peer and ALDE Vice President Ros Scott was interviewed live on Facebook. Listen to her talk about the “constitutional nonsense” that is the House of Lords, explain the Lib Dem...
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