What are the Lib Dems for? They must champion localism to stay relevant in an age of single-issue politics | Simon Jenkins
The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s conference, 19 September 2026. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAView image in fullscreenThe Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s conference, 19 September 2026. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAOpinionLiberal DemocratsWhat are the Lib Dems for?
- ▪The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s conference, 19 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAView image in fullscreenThe Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s conference, 19 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAOpinionLiberal DemocratsWhat are the Lib Dems for?
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The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s conference, 19 September 2026. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAView image in fullscreenThe Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s conference, 19 September 2026. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAOpinionLiberal DemocratsWhat are the Lib Dems for? They must champion localism to stay relevant in an age of single-issue politicsSimon JenkinsEd Davey’s party are the obvious candidates to push for the deeper local democracy the public is crying out forFri 25 Sep 2026 09.02 EDTLast modified on Fri 25 Sep 2026 09.06 EDTShareSeptember is the cruellest month for political commentators because it is when something has to be said…
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