Here is a transcript of my speech to the Liberal Democrat 2020 Autumn Conference on the Europe motion debated on 27th September. Good Evening Conference and hello from a chilly Lincolnshire Some of you might have got to know Lincolnshire a little better during the 2016 Sleaford & North Hykeham by-election in which I had … Continue reading My Speech to Conference on Europe →

This weekend is vastly different from the one I was planning nine months ago. The annual pilgrimage to the Liberal Democrat Conference has been much shorter than the usual trek for me down to the south coast to the resorts of Brighton or Bournemouth. After the planned Spring Conference in York was cancelled at the … Continue reading Oh, I do like to be beside the virtual seaside →

Today must be one of the darkest days I have personally felt in my political career. Only the morning after the 2016 referendum result and the day following the 2015 General Election have left me feeling much lower. However, there may be a glint of something on the horizon that is driving me forward despite … Continue reading Trying to look on the bright side of life →

Standing for Parliament is similar to a job interview. The only thing different is that instead of a panel of three or four people watching how you perform and interact, this has nearly 73,000 people watching how you do. Also, with just less than 100 days to go until the election, it is a very … Continue reading The reasons why I am a Liberal Democrat →