Reform UK candidate says women should stay at home and look after the kids Martin Shipton A Reform UK Senedd candidate shocked those attending a hustings meeting by suggesting that women should stay at home and look after their children instead of going out to work. Mark…

Reform UK candidate says women should stay at home and look after the kids

The Lib Dem group in the House of Lords is now on Bluesky! Please give @libdempeers.bsky.social a follow, and I've updated my starter pack of Lib Dems on here too: go.bsky.app/CUxDzcc

Hey, don't do down the power of your Bluesky account Ben!

Congrats @alanrenwick.bsky.social!

The full story of Kemi Badenoch’s poll ratings Welcome to the 209th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), which this time turns to the leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, to look at her poll ratings.

The full story of Kemi Badenoch’s poll ratings buff.ly/djHaDs7

Yes indeed. Terry Pratchett turned the idea into a funny, biting piece of literature. I turned it into a banal purchasing decision.

(I have not yet, however, been able to extend this logic to my shoes.)

"Spend more on socks as soon as you can afford to" is my banal version of this.

Excellent piece. I obviously have a view or two on the comments about the Lib Dems :) But an excellent piece well worth a read.

‘When not if’: why the Lib Dems are aiming for second I appeared on The Spectator's podcast, Coffee House Shots, alongside Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton and discussing the party's prospects.

‘When not if’: why the Lib Dems are aiming for second

Thanks!

Military procurement problems, 18th century style I think this from Gibraltar counts as "technology that didn't work as intended". If only it didn't also feel like the forerunner of...

Military procurement problems, 18th century style

The time they are taking is a disgrace.

Q. Are we delivering too many leaflets? A. No, and here's why... Why do the Liberal Democrats deliver so many leaflets? Do all those leaflets really work? And is there such a thing as too many leaflets?

Q. Are we delivering too many leaflets? A. No, and here’s why…

BBC today correct Nigel Farage's false claim to Nick Robinson on Political Thinking (13th February 2026) that net migration was only down due to an "exodus" of people leaving the UK since 90% of net migration fall was a fall in immigration. After my 3rd complaint!
www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb...

Reform's first Vale of Glamorgan councillor defects to Restore Britain Martin Shipton A councillor who was elected as Reform UK’s first member of Vale of Glamorgan council says the party has lost its way and has defected to Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain. Brandon Dodd…

Reform loses yet another councillor, this time someone elected in a by-election only last September: nation.cymru/news/reforms...

Updated list of councillors Reform has lost: www.markpack.org.uk/175342/how-m...

Lib Dem change is likely in large part reversion from an outlier figure before. But falling Reform figure is a trend seen across many polls.

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey Exclusive: Liberal Democrat leader calls for privileges committee to investigate whether PM misled parliament

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

Just the thing for a bit of weekend listening.

Nigel Farage's latest aping of Trump politics - promoting a crypto business which he himself has invested in.

MPs must be banned from promoting financial products in this way.

Another failed Reform defence in a council by-election Two council by-elections this week, both Reform defences as part of a widespread trend of Reform shedding councillors.

Another failed Reform defence in a council by-election

US election posters outside someone's house.

I seem to have taken a wrong turn in my campaigning today.

You may think Redford Hoffman and Nixon when you hear 'All the President's Men'. I think 'Indianna Jones' for the reasons explained in the podcast...

All The President's Men, and the myth it sells you The Political Fictions podcast looks at the classic US political conspiracy drama about Richard Nixon’s shenanigans, All The President’s Men

All The President’s Men, and the myth it sells you

I have a new epitath :)

Thank you, will take a look.

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

No10’s account is incredible.
I held Developed Vetting for nearly ten years and spent three years at the heart of the Cabinet Office. I have never heard of a Developed Vetting denial being overruled. Here’s why…🧵

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Meet some Reform UK local council candidates Meet some of the Reform UK local council candidates for the May 2026 elections. It isn't a pretty picture...

Yes, I have been having to update this list too

Reform councillor convicted of breaking law Reform councillor Andy Osborn has been founding guilty of breaking the law over comments he made about another party's candidate.

Reform councillor convicted of breaking law

Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row Keir Starmer understood to have lost confidence in official over decision to override security vetting failure

There is a pattern here. Both Chris Wormald and Olly Robbins appointed by this Government. Both sacked by press release when Starmer under pressure. Robbins may have approved Mandelson but it’s not credible that he acted alone w/o instruction from No10.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...