I went out for a Christmas drink (or three!) down the pub with the local LibDem team last night. It was great to have a social drink without any fundraising or agenda. The town was almost empty, I guess people were at home or something!?!? 

It’s great to see the Schengen zone enlarging in Europe and it being a complete success. I think it shows just how out of step Britain is with the rest of Europe. It always infuriates me when I have been from Bitburg in Germany to Calais in France and not even stopped for the borders or shown my passport then you get to Dover and get treated like a criminal by the UK authorities.