Lib Dem Bournemouth conference agenda and directory published (updated)
The full agenda and directory for September’s Lib Dem federal conference in Bournemouth are now out and you can read them in full here. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem policy and internal matters
Read here about the Liberal Democrats, including changes to how the party is run, new decisions on what should be party policy and other internal decisions and activities.
Two of the key parts of the Liberal Democrat policy process are the Federal Policy Committee (FPC) and the party’s federal conferences, which you can read more about in my posts specifically about them.
Demystifying conference motions: new guide published for Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth
A new plain English guide to Liberal Democrat policy motions has been published for Bournemouth conference. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat strategy: a brief update
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the strategy process being run by the Liberal Democrat Federal Board (FB). … Read the full post »
Vince Cable sets out how taxes can be used to cut inequality
In an interview with The Observer, new Lib Dem leader Vince Cable has set out his approach to taxation, including a fondness for land taxes. … Read the full post »
The problem with demanding the Liberal Democrats be more radical or more distinctive
Particularly in the aftermath of an election, you hear lots of Liberal Democrats saying that the party needs to more radical or more distinctive. … Read the full post »
New Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader to be elected
Or to be more precise, a new Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons is to be elected. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat general election manifesto 2017
Read the Liberal Democrat 2017 general election manifesto in full along with Tim Farron’s launch speech. … Read the full post »
Former NHS England Chief Executive backs Lib Dem health plans
The former chief executive of the NHS in England, David Nicholson, has backed Liberal Democrat plans to put a penny on income tax to rescue the health and care service. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems set out plans to close the ethnicity pay gap
Liberal Democrats set out plans to introduce mandatory reporting on the ethnicity pay gap for organisations with 250 employees or more.
Lib Dems back continuation of Triple Lock for pensioners
More news is out about what will be in the Liberal Democrat general election manifesto: the Triple Lock for pensioners, one of the party’s achievements in coalition, is in there once again. … Read the full post »