Liberal Martin

May 05

Lib Dems learnt the hard way that a surge in votes can bring little dividend at Westminster. UKIP predicted to have zero MPs in 2015.

Lib Dems learnt the hard way that a surge in votes can bring little dividend at Westminster. UKIP predicted to have zero MPs in 2015.

Apr 30

Twitter / martinpetts: My jaw is on the floor! ... -

Three years ago…

Apr 14

Confessions of a Supply-Side Liberal: Luigi Zingales: Pro-Market vs. Pro-Business -

supplysideliberal:

From Chrystia Freeland’s book Plutocrats, pp. 261-262:

Luigi Zingales, a professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, frames [a central issue for government policy] as the choice between being promarket and being pro business. Super-elites are often the product of a…

Mar 07

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Feb 18

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Feb 05

A Brief History of Liberty: So the poor are getting poorer while the wealthy enjoy tax cuts, right? -

abriefhistoryofliberty:

The popular narrative at the moment is that the Coalition Government has been cutting the rates of tax for millionaires while making life harder and harder for those on low incomes.

Well, Income Tax is just one part of the story, but regardless, I wanted to look at how much the richest have been…

Jan 12

One does not simply leave the EU without endangering the economy

One does not simply leave the EU without endangering the economy

Dec 12

liberalmartin:

“Until same sex marriage is permitted it is impossible to claim gay and straight couples are treated equally”

An earlier graphic

liberalmartin:

“Until same sex marriage is permitted it is impossible to claim gay and straight couples are treated equally”

An earlier graphic

Dec 11

What the Liberal Democrats can achieve in a week…

What the Liberal Democrats can achieve in a week…

Oct 17

Congratulations Lynne Featherstone, Attitude Magazine’s Politician of the Year for her work to deliver equal marriage

Congratulations Lynne Featherstone, Attitude Magazine’s Politician of the Year for her work to deliver equal marriage