A Week in Politics #6
An RNLI lifeboat (Photo: Liverpool Echo) Ahead of the Lib Dem conference in Brighton, may I wish all my friends and fellow party members a productive and enjoyable conference. I love conference and used to attend annually, but things have changed since my children started school. It can be challenging to be both a parent and a political activist, and spending four days in Brighton isn't realistic. Anyway, I am returning to my weekly political updates, which I started earlier in the year. I aim to ensure this becomes a regular feature and will certainly appear on most weekends going forward. As before, I will take a brief look at some of the week's events giving either "cheers" or "jeers" to various people in the news. Cheers to Canada, which looks set to become the EU’s first associate member . It is not precisely clear what associate membership is, but Canada would surely gain a stronger platform for promoting human rights, climate action and internationa...
