Lib Dem Podcast

Following the awful murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess we discuss whether being a politician can ever be 100% safe, does the political discourse need to change in the UK and are the LibDems right not to stand a candidate in the upcoming by-election.

On the show today is John Potter (@johnpotterLD) and Hannah Kitching (@HannahK_LD)

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We continue our series interviewing the Liberal Democrat target candidates to win seats at the next general election. In the 2019 General Election, LibDem MP Tom Brake sadly lost the seat by 629 votes, Bobby Dean has been selected to fight the seat to take it back from the Conservatives.

John Potter chats to Bobby about his background, how he got into politics, what are the main issues in Carshalton and Wallington and how everyone listening can help take the seat back.

Contact the Bobby and his team here:
Email: | [email protected]
Facebook: | /BobbyWDean
Twitter: | @Bobby_Dean
Website: | bobbydean.co.uk

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The Autumn conference season for the main parties is over. The General Election campaign themes are being set and the troops are getting their orders but were all the political parties talking to themselves instead of public.

Sam Al-Hamdani, Claire Halliwell and John Potter round up the conference season, talk about the German elections, discuss the power of green issues and debate what this means for the 2022 elections and beyond.

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John Potter (@johnpotterLD)
Claire Halliwell (@ClaireHalliwel1)
 Sam Al-Hamdani (@samlibdem)

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Fighting a populist & nationalistic political party can be tough task, now imagine taking on two at the same time! In Scotland, with the SNP in Holyrood and the Conservative in Westminster, that is exactly what the Liberal Democrats  have got to do.

New Scottish LibDem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton joins the podcast to chat with David McKensie and John Potter to talk about the challenges but also the opportunities for the Liberal Democrats.

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John Potter (@johnpotterLD)

David McKensie (@DavidXMcKenzie)

Alex Cole-Hamilton (@agcolehamilton)

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The first of our series interviewing our Liberal Democrat target candidates to win seats at the next general election. In 2019 Zoe Franklin got within 3,337 votes of becoming the MP for Guildford. Zoe has been re-selected to fight the seat again

John Potter chats to Zoe about her background, how she got into politics, what are the main issues in Guildford and how everyone listening can help take the seat.

Contact the Zoe & the Guildford team here:
Email: | [email protected]
Facebook: | @ZoeFranklin4Guildford
Instagram: | @zoefranklinforguildford
Twitter: | @zoefranklinld
Website: | www.GuildfordLibDems.org.uk

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Has the Conservative government finally grasped the nettle and sorted the problem of social care in the UK? No

In this weeks chat, Richard Kemp and John Potter discuss the Government's announcement, the tax rises and what impact that might have on our crumbling social care system.

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In the middle of last week's cabinet reshuffle, the LibDem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP joins us on the podcast to discuss what is a modern liberal foreign policy.

With the recent 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks in the US, Layla Moran talks about the decrease influence of Britain on the world stage, when is foreign intervention acceptable and what the Liberal Democrats would do differently.

You can follow on twitter our panelists John Potter (@johnpotterLD), Tom Morrison (@ThomasMorrison) & David McKensie (@DavidXMcKenzie) as well as Layla herself @LaylaMoran

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Having been elected as the leaders of the LibDem Local Government Association Group, Joe Harris and Bridget Smith talk to the podcast about what the LGA does, what can it do better and what is the future of local government.

Our panellists today can be found on Twitter:
John Potter @johnpotterLD
Richard Kemp @Cllrkemp
Joe Harris @joeharrispark
Bridget Smith @cllrbridget

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One of the biggest struggles for both new and experienced councillors is getting the balance right between the time you spend at Town Hall and your attention to your ward.

John Potter, Hannah Kitching and Sam Al-Hamdani discuss how they manage these pressures and what some of the pitfalls you should avoid.

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Former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Willie Rennie, joins David McKensie and John Potter for a wide ranging interview about his time as leader, the differences between being an MP and a MSP and why he decided to step down.

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