Here is a curio. Michael Ramage was elected in May as a councillor in County Durham as one of the Reform UK candidates. But as others have spotted, on the official council website, he is listed as: ...

Congratulations to the following Liberal Democrats spotted in the 2025 King’s Birthday honours: Mike Cox, Lib Dem councilor and chair of our federal finance committee (FFRC) – CBE “for Political and ...

Jonathan Parry's book, Liberalism, explores the history of liberalism as a political idea in Britain. He came on my podcast ...

Reform UK has shed another councillor after John Bailey has resigned. Elected for Easington and Shotton ward on County Durham, his resignation today has been reported by journalist Bill Edgar. John ...

Daniel Taylor, also known as Dan Taylor, was elected as the Reform UK county councillor for Cliftonville ward on Kent County Council last month. But Daniel Taylor is now listed as an independent ...

A lethargic dog models Whitehall government. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com. Welcome to the third of what may turn out to be, in decreasing order of likelihood, an occasional set of blog posts, ...

The Liberal Democrats now have a majority on Wokingham Council after winning Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates from the ...

Councillor Emma Sims (Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham ward, Wychavon Council) has left the Conservatives and joined the Liberal Democrats. Worcester News reports: She takes the number of Liberal ...

Adam Smith was elected as a Reform UK councillor for Hackleton and Roade ward on West Northamptonshire Council. But he is now listed as an independent. The NN Journal reports: A spokesperson for the ...