The Liberal Democrats need to build a narrative of better governance, democratise their policy-making and must not be afraid to disagree with the Conservatives in public

Abstract

Ever since they joined with the Conservatives to form a coalition government last May, the public reputation of the Liberal Democrats has suffered greatly. Ahead of their autumn conference, David Hall-Matthews argues that the party needs to push its achievements and distinctiveness within the coalition as well as moving to democratise policy debates

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This paper was published in LSE Research Online.

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