Established and well connected, his wedding pictures are a "who’s who" of senior Lib Dems. Top 50 most influential Liberal Democrats: 26-50 The Daily Telegraph's list of the Top 50 most influential Liberal Democrats has been compiled by Iain Dale with the help of an expert panel. We count down the list of the 29 most liberal members of … A Research Associate at CentreForum, Tall is usually more at home with the politics of David Laws than of Simon Hughes, but rarely picks factional fights, being a critical friend of the party who prefers to talk up its achievements rather than knock them down. However, that same year, after Obama won the election, she vocalized her support for the new president. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. He has been a surprise success as a Minister and is one of the few Lib Dems who seems to understand the concept of collective responsibility. Those closest to the value of 0 are the most liberal, with scores nearing 1 representing the most conservative. But what about the Republican candidates?
He got a roasting from fellow Lib Dem MPs at their last "away day" for his desire to borrow more.
Viewed as a disappointment by many Lib Dems because of the lack of impact he has made in his Justice brief, his reputation among the grassroots has plummeted further thanks to the introduction of secret courts under his watch. Even though it’s really none of our business how other people cast their votes, we still can’t help but wonder who all of our favorite celebrities voted for. It is certainly a victory for the Orange Bookers. His daily email bulletin is a must read for senior Lib Dems and politicos alike.
My biggest thing is to evoke change and to stand for something, whatever that something may be. As we said before, though, he's one of the few Lib Dems who everybody seems not only to respect but also to like. Those include Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker, Julian Castro (former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Obama administration), and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke. He returns this year because of his post as Vice Chair of the key election manifesto group. He is seen as too supplicant to George Osborne, although the truth is that relations between him and the Chancellor have cooled. Despite leaving the Liberal Democrat Voice blog as Co-Editor, he remains a regular contributor to the site. He was revealed to be planning a fierce anti-Cameron campaign in a leaked WikiLeaks cable in opposition describing the Prime Minister as “out of touch with real life”. Those include Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker, Julian Castro (former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Obama administration), and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke.. One of the great survivors of Lib Dem politics, Sir Ian Wrigglesworth was one of only six SDP MPs elected in 1983, losing in 1987.
Having joined the Liberal Democrats at the age of just 15, Williams is clearly something of a diehard: she was a staunch campaigner for a Welsh Assembly in the 1997 referendum, and became an Assembly Member in its first ever election in 1999. We may earn commission from the links on this page. Handling most of the Deputy Prime Minister’s press and communications, James McGrory has climbed the greasy pole to become Nick Clegg’s favourite and most trusted spin doctor. The shop steward of the Lib Dem rebels, Mulholland organises the swivel-eyed loon section of the Lib Dems. Well liked among his coalition colleagues, his success as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons earned him a promotion to Minister of State at DEFRA in last year’s reshuffle. He’s heavily tipped (not least by himself) to be Clegg’s successor and maybe even challenger. A relatively unknown when appointed as the party’s Chief Executive, Gordon was a long-standing local activist who had combined that with a successful career in strategic business managements. One commentator recently described him in one word: “spent”. In it he was described as "one of the most respected politicians of his generation". Al Franken. The former Chief Executive of the Welsh Liberal Democrats is popular and down to earth.