Letter from Westminster
The defining characteristic of Liberal Democrat conferences has always been the refusal of Liberal Democrat members to do as they were told.
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Letter from Westminster
September used to be a month when MPs would be more notable at Westminster for their absence.
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I confess that I have always been sceptical about the decision to roll out a “pilot scheme” for Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) in the Western
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For anyone who cares about Shetland the Accounts Commission report into the events of the last year in the Town Hall could not make happy
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The House of Commons witnessed a small piece of history last week when Nick Clegg stood at the despatch box in the chamber and answered
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The lunchtime reception to launch the Annual Report of the Crown Estate Commissioners is usually one of the grander invitations to land on my desk
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Life in a coalition government may be many things but it is rarely if ever going to be boring! Exhausting possibly but never boring.
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Tuesday this week saw me attending cabinet for the first time since I was appointed as Liberal Democrat chief whip and the government deputy chief
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The pictures coming from the Gulf of Mexico showing the aftermath of the BP rig Deep Horizon oil spill have not been off our television
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The State Opening of Parliament is always one of the ceremonial extravaganzas of the parliamentary year and this year’s was no exception.
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You might expect this column to be all about the national politics of the last few days but let me first do the important stuff.
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In years gone by the opportunity of a budget this close to the start of a general election campaign would normally signal a spending spree
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In my time as MP for Orkney and Shetland I have made it my business to take an interest in shipping matters. Remarkably few MPs
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I shall not be sorry if I never have another week like last week. The decision of the council to remove its chief executive with
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