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Notes on the authors

Vince Cable was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019. He stood for Parliament as a member of the SDP and was elected as Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham in 1997. He has been the party’s Deputy Leader, Treasury Spokesperson, then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the Coalition government (2010–15). He has a professional background as an economist.

Wendy Chamberlain is MP for North East Fife, the Liberal Democrats’ Chief Whip in the House of Commons and Spokesperson for Work and Pensions, and also for Scotland and Wales. She has served 12 years as a police officer and joined the Liberal Democrats in 2015.

Chris Huhne is an energy and climate change consultant. He stood for Parliament as a member of the SDP, becoming a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP), MP and then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the Coalition government (2010–12). He has a professional background in journalism and the City.

Ian Kearns is Director of the Social Liberal Forum. He has worked as Deputy Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and co-founded the European Leadership Network. He has written for The Guardian, The Times and many other major media outlets. He joined the Liberal Democrats from Labour in 2018.

George Kendall is Chair of the Social Democrat Group. He joined the Liberal Democrats from the SDP. He has since served as a councillor and a Liberal Democrat campaigns officer. He has a professional background in software development.

Roger Liddle is a Labour peer, chair of the Policy Network, county councillor and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster. While in the SDP, he served on its National Policy Committee. After returning to Labour, he was Special Advisor on European Matters to Tony Blair and Principal Advisor to the President of the European Commission.

Colin McDougall is Secretary of the Social Democrat Group. He is also the Liberal Democrat Campaigns Officer for the South Central Region. He has a professional background in project management. He joined the Liberal Democrats from Labour in 2017.

Dick Newby is Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. He was National Secretary of the SDP. In the Liberal Democrats, he was Charles Kennedy’s Chief of Staff from 1999 to 2006. While in the Lords, he has also served as Chief Whip and Treasury Spokesperson. He has a professional background as a director, a consultant and in charity work.

Sarah Olney is MP for Richmond Park and the Liberal Democrats’ Spokesperson on Transport, Business and Industrial Strategy, and Energy and Climate Change. She has previously served as the party’s Spokesperson for International Trade and Education. She has a professional background in accountancy.

Julie Smith is the Liberal Democrats’ Defence Spokesperson in the House of Lords. She joined the Liberal Democrats from the SDP. She has served as a councillor and as Vice Chair of the Liberal Democrats’ Policy Committee. She is a Cambridge University academic, specialising in European politics.

Stephen Williams is the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for Mayor of the West of England. He joined the Liberal Democrats from the SDP. He has served as a county and city councillor. While MP for Bristol West, he was Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Schools, and a minister in the Department for Communities and Local Government. He was the only member of the Coalition government to have been on free school meals as a child.