When I last wrote for LibDem Expand I was eagerly anticipating the Women in the World Festival at the Southbank Centre. Other than listening to Jo Swinson speak, one of my favourite sessions at the festival was the Business Case for Diversity. I really enjoyed listening to how businesses like Bloomberg addressed diversity with their Gender … Continue reading 5 Steps Towards Real Community Engagement
After a night of modest progress, we need a 650 Strategy
After a very intense and brief campaign, we are all exhausted. But our work doesn't end here. Before saying anything else, we want to applaud the Liberal Democrat activists and candidates up and down the country who worked and worked to change Britain's future. We are delighted to have increased our seats in Parliament! However, … Continue reading After a night of modest progress, we need a 650 Strategy
I joined to win
At university, I was chatting to a good friend about competitiveness, I can’t remember the context. Well I said, I’m not competitive at all. She almost fell off her chair laughing. I was truly perplexed, as I really didn’t see myself as one to compete. Years later I heard an interview with a woman on … Continue reading I joined to win
Leave-voting areas are not ‘no go’ areas
Leave voting areas are not 'no go' areas for the Liberal Democrats.
LibDem Expand in 2017
What to expect from LibDem Expand in 2017.
Join the LibDem Expand team
Be a guest or regular writer, or join our Exec and help build the 650 Seat Strategy!
Recovering from a setback: The Liberal Democrats are winning again
"The Liberal Democrats are winning again. We can believe in ourselves again" Candy Piercy writes
Regions, counties, and reviving Liberal Democracy
Simon Banks writes for us on the LibDems approach to elections at the local, regional and county level.
Making ‘Pick A Ward and Win It’ a reality
On election as leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron outlined a vision of a campaigning party that would rebuild by returning to its roots of community activism. The simple call to arms of “pick a ward and win it” summed up that very vision. In essence, what Tim was saying was that the fightback … Continue reading Making ‘Pick A Ward and Win It’ a reality
Why 650?
Why do we talk about a '650' Seat Strategy? What are the implications of the upcoming Boundary Review for this?
