Any local branch of a political party that earns or spends £25,000 in any given year has to report their financial data to the Electoral Commission for public view. Here are the top earners for the Liberal Democrats.
For more details on previous years, see here.
The Liberal Democrats held their annual conference this week. There has been a lot of media focus, of course, but also some academic coverage. Most of the main academic blogs have provided insightful articles on the party’s prospects at the next general election beyond. Here are all the ones I’ve come across:
Why so chipper, Lib Dems? Party gears to bounce back. By Emma Sanderson-Nash for The Conversation.
Lib Dems still eyeing the coalition prize. By Andrew Russell for Manchester University Blogs.
Little sign of life, but look closely and the Lib Dems can cling on. By Mark Bennister for The Conversation.
Clegg’s speech a hit with Lib Dem faithful – but will it be enough for voters? By Wyn Grant for The Conversation.
The Lib Dems – Surviving rather than thriving, but surviving all the same. By Craig Johnson (me…) for The Crick Centre.
Prior Liberal Democrat voters who are now undecided will be crucial for the party in the 2015 general election. By Kathryn Simpson for LSE Politics & Policy.
‘Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling’ – Nick Clegg’s Conference Speech. By Andrew Scott Crines.
Read my thoughts, for Sheffield University’s Crick Centre, on the Liberal Democrats following their conference in Glasgow this week.
http://www.crickcentre.org/blog/lib-dems-surviving-rather-thriving-surviving/
The Liberal Democrats launched their pre-manifesto this morning, after postponing it last week due to events in the middle-east. The announcement of Kate and William’s baby won’t have helped matters this morning, but those I doubt the coverage would have been so much more noticeable without it. Continue reading Lib Dem pre-manifesto launched
A blog I wrote for the LSE regarding recent opinion polls trends and coalition infighting.