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Richard Grayson

Headshot of Richard Grayson

Richard Grayson is a former vice-chair of the Liberal Democrat federal policy committee and professor of twentieth century history at Goldsmiths, university of London

September 2013

  • miliband

    double quotation markThe Lib Dems left me disillusioned. Labour has made me hopeful again

    Richard Grayson
    Richard Grayson: After leaving the Liberal Democrats I did not think I would join another party. But in fact I couldn't not join Labour

July 2013

  • David Cameron & Nick Clegg Hold Their First Joint News Conference

    double quotation markWhy I'm leaving the Liberal Democrats

    Richard Grayson
    Richard Grayson: Compromise in politics is important, but there's no point being in a party that clings to tiny achievements and caves on big issues

March 2011

  • double quotation markNHS reforms: Listen to your party, Nick, or the voters will punish you

    Richard Grayson

    Richard Grayson: The Lib Dem leadership has the chance to benefit both the party's role in the coalition and the NHS

February 2011

  • dominic grieve

    double quotation markDominic Grieve is wrong – Lib Dems remain on the left

    Richard Grayson
    Richard Grayson: The Tory attorney general's suggestion that Liberal Democrats have given up on leftwing voters is preposterous

December 2010

  • ed-miliband-lib-dem-labour-coalition

    double quotation markLiberal Democrats should engage with like-minded members of Labour

    Richard Grayson
    Richard Grayson: If after the next election there is the prospect of a Lib-Lab coalition, best if it's based on an agenda which has been thrashed out in good time

October 2010

  • George Osborne delivers the comprehensive spending review

    double quotation markSpending cuts: slicing into the state

    Richard Grayson
  • SIMON SCHAMA'S POWER OF ART

    double quotation markImprove history in schools? Put Simon Schama in every classroom

    Richard Grayson

August 2010

  • David Cameron

    double quotation markWhat is Cameronism? Part one

    Jonathan Raban, Sayeeda Warsi, Richard Grayson, David Miliband, Germaine Greer, David Hare

    The panel: What is David Cameron's political philosophy? Our panel give their verdicts on the prime minister's first 100 days in power

July 2010

  • Clegg and Cameron

    double quotation markClegg and Cameron's illiberal 'Big Liberal Society'

    Richard Grayson
    Richard Grayson: Local councils already provide much of the structure of a democratic liberal state, but they lack power and money

June 2010

  • frontbench

    double quotation markThe Lib Dem leadership's self-flagellating appetite for cuts

    Richard Grayson
  • A British prisoner in jail

    liberty central
    double quotation markLib Dems must dare to be different over prisoners' voting rights

    Richard Grayson

May 2010

  • General election 2010: Cif at the polls
    double quotation markLab and Lib: a dream team

    Neal Lawson and Richard Grayson

    Neal Lawson and Richard Grayson: Progressives will never forgive Labour and the Lib Dems if they flunk this historic chance to form an alliance

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