Liberal Democrat Voice

Liberal Democrat Voice
Type of site
Blog
Available inEnglish
Founded8 September 2006
Founder(s)Rob Fenwick
EditorCaron Lindsay
URLhttp://www.libdemvoice.org/
RegistrationOptional for forums
Launched8 September 2006
Current statusActive

Liberal Democrat Voice (also known as "Lib Dem Voice") is a political blog. The site claims to be read by over 50,000 individual visitors per month[1] specialising in British Liberal politics.

Robin Fenwick created the site on Friday 8 September 2006.[2] Since July 2007,[3] it has been run by a collective of Liberal Democrat members, activists and bloggers.[4][non-primary source needed]

The site aims to present views from a range of people and perspectives on the Liberal Democrats.[5] The editorial line is neutral on matters of debate within the party and party selections and elections.[citation needed]

The site conducts regular surveys of Liberal Democrat members,[6][non-primary source needed] which serve as a respectable bellwether of party opinion: mainstream UK press such as The Independent cite these, most notably over the issue of Vince Cable being the preferred candidate to succeed Nick Clegg as party leader.[7] For example, in a 2011 survey, Vince Cable was also voted Lib Dem minister of the year.[8][non-primary source needed]

The site is rated as the top Liberal Democrat blog by Total Politics for 2011[9] and has been consistently rated by Wikio as the 5th most influential political blog in the UK.[10]

  1. ^ Lib Dem Voice website statistics
  2. ^ Fenwick, Rob (8 September 2006). "Presidential polling". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The best 2p anyone ever spent in the Liberal Democrats". Mark Pack. 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ The Liberal Democrat Voice Team
  5. ^ "Lib-Dem activists vent their anger by quitting the party". www.standard.co.uk. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. ^ Lib Dem Voice Members Polls
  7. ^ Vince Cable emerges as the Lib Dems favourite candidate to succeed Nick Clegg
  8. ^ Exclusive: Party members vote Vince Cable Lib Dem minister of the year
  9. ^ Total Politics Top 100 Lib Dem Blogs 2011
  10. ^ "Top Blogs - Politics - May 2011". Wikio. 2011-02-16. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21.