Richard Morris

Richard Morris blogs at A View From Ham Common, which was named Best New Blog at the 2011 Lib Dem Conference

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The Lib Dems should be wary of becoming the dull middle men of British politics

23 May 2013

While Clegg's party looks increasingly conformist, the Tories are moving into a coherent right-wing position for 2015.

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The Lib Dems promise to back the 'largest' party - but do they mean votes or seats?

14 May 2013

It’s entirely possible that Labour could end up with the most seats but a smaller share of the vote than the Tories.

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The green shoots of Lib Dem recovery are appearing

03 May 2013

South Shields was a terrible result, but the party is performing well in its parliamentary strongholds.

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Clegg has shown civil liberties are safe with the Lib Dems in government

25 April 2013

By vetoing the snoopers' charter and securing the passage of an amended Defamation Bill, the Lib Dem leader has proved the sceptics wrong.

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Lib Dem activists are prepared for war over the snoopers' charter

19 April 2013

After repeated assaults on civil liberties by the coalition, the party's grass roots are angry, worried and very distrustful.

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How the pundits are becoming more influential than the politicians

09 April 2013

As Owen Jones and Evan Harris show, you can make more headway pushing your agenda from the TV studios in Millbank than the green benches over the road.

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If David Cameron only entered politics now, would he even be a Tory?

26 March 2013

Imagine Cameron had a successful PR career before standing as an MP – there’s every chance he’d feel more comfortable as a Lib Dem than a Conservative. Which grass roots movement would be more upset?

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The Lib Dem leadership must stop deluding itself over secret courts

11 March 2013

Every wing, arm and leg of the party is livid about this. Clegg can't shrug the defeat off.

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After winning Eastleigh, Lib Dem members want payback on secret courts

04 March 2013

The activists who won the ground war in Eastleigh want their new MP - and all other Lib Dems - to vote against secret courts today.

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The other Lib Dem by-election triumph: Berrylands

01 March 2013

The party's victory over the Tories in last night's council by-election in London offers even greater evidence of Lib Dem resilience.