Disappointed with Tim Farron or Naomi Long? I’m not…

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Following this afternoon’s vote in the debate on the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Christopher Lovell has expressed his disappointment at Tim Farron’s “abstention” today. It seems that Mr Lovell who lives in Leeds, not in Tim’s constituency, feels that because there is no vote recorded by Tim Farron in today’s […]

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We’re being left behind in Northern Ireland: why I am a proud Liberal Democrat

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This afternoon we have seen the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons. Many people start claiming that Equal Marriage is home and dry. This is quite far from the case. The Bill has passed its third reading in one of the Houses of our Parliament: it still […]

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NUS calls for Maxwell’s release in Swaziland

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Students across Northern Ireland and throughout these islands are free to assemble in their student unions without fear of arrest for sedition. Sadly, this is not so in the case of students in Swaziland. Former President of the Swaziland National Union of Students, now the Secretary General of the Swaziland Youth Congrees, Maxwell Diamini has […]

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Moving Northern Ireland plc forward: developing leaders for tomorrow

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The prosperity of Northern Ireland is dependent on the skills of its workforce and its ability to meet the needs of the local economy, to support a strong export-oriented marked, and to secure the wealth creating opportunities of the future. A joint event is being held by the Chartered Management Institute and the MBA Association […]

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Think Green and Purple: think Scouting?

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Most of my friends know that I volunteer with Scouting: taking the news of the everyday adventure that the young people and adults of Bedford Scouts have to the wider public. I do so, because I love Scouting. I love how it develops everyone involved physically, mentally, and spiritually. My family has had a long […]

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