Liberal Democrat Voice

Liberal Democrat Voice

Type of site	Blog
Available in	English
Founded	8 September 2006
Founder(s)	Rob Fenwick
Editor	Caron Lindsay
URL	http://www.libdemvoice.org/
Registration	Optional for forums
Launched	8 September 2006
Current status	Active

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]