Liberal Democrat life peer Trevor Smith sets out the implications of 5 May for his party. He argues that, while Nick Clegg will not resign as a result of crushing electoral results nationwide, they cannot return to 'business as usual'. The Lilb Dems must formulate a set of objectives, to restore p
The Lib Dem working peer and former vice-chancellor of Ulster University explains why he defied his party and the government to vote against the Higher Education reforms.
A front page scoop in the FT of 28 April reported that, in the event of a hung parliament, David Cameron would seek pacts with Unionists in Northern Ireland, Plaid
Trevor Smith is the Liberal Democrat party spokesperson for Northern Ireland in the House of Lords. He has sent us this comment on Tom Griffin's recent post -
Trevor Smith (York, House of Lords): The formal re-uniting of the Ulster Unionist Party and Conservatives is major blunder by David Cameron: it will further polarise politics in Northern Ireland.
Trevor Smith (York, House of Lords): Yesterday's Lords' debate on the Counter-Terrorism Bill was a traditional set-piece parliamentary occasion. The House was packed to capacity. In the
