Read about the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee (FPC) and its activities. You can also read Jeremy Hargreaves’s guide to the Lib Dem policy process over on the Liberal Democrat Newswire website.
The Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee (FPC) is appointing chairs for new working groups that will prepare draft policy papers for the FPC to consider and submit to conference in Autumn 2019. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee (FPC) is setting up two new policy working groups. … Read the full post »
One of the persistent myths about the elections for the national committees which (try to) run the Liberal Democrats is that ‘the same old faces keep on getting elected’. … Read the full post »
The results of the Liberal Democrat federal committee elections are now in, and super-thanks to everyone who voted for me, electing me successfully to the Federal Board. … Read the full post »
Holly Matthies has taken up the task of asking all the candidates a set of questions, something which Jennie Rigg pioneered. … Read the full post »
As I stand down from the Federal Policy Committee after four years, there are three important decisions the FPC has taken which I hope the new committee will stick to. Plus two tips for who to vote for in the FPC elections. … Read the full post »
For the first time this year, the elections for the main Liberal Democrat committees are being carried out by a ballot of all party members. Here’s what is up for election. … Read the full post »
The motion on Europe to be debated at the forthcoming Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton has now been published. … Read the full post »
An email from Tim Farron to party members brings the news that Lib Dem peer Dick Newby is to chair the party’s newly formed Manifesto Group. … Read the full post »
Another little blow for openness and member involvement: at the last meeting of the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee (FPC) I got the committee to agree that in future when we’re appointing a policy working group chair we should first publicly advertise the role. … Read the full post »