David Cutts and Andrew Russell write that locally and, following the North Shropshire by-election, nationally the Liberal Democrats are re-establishing their mantle as the party voters turn to when they want to vent their disgust at the government. For Boris Johnson and the Conservatives it was the nightmare before Christmas. For the Liberal Democrats, Christmas had … Continue reading Orpington all over again: why the North Shropshire electoral earthquake means the Liberal Democrats have turned the corner on the road back to recovery