OPINION

Author: Rob L Davidson

The U.S. Congress has just approved President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," marking a major legislative victory for his administration - and his ideology. By claiming tax cuts that mostly help the wealthy will somehow boost growth and reduce the national debt, he’s peddling “supply side” or “trickle down” economics. But most economists and experts say his bill will add trillions to the national debt and history has plenty of examples of this approach failing to “trickle” anywhere but up. Why, then, do these failed economic policies continue to be championed by political leaders? Is it self-interest from billionaire presidents, economic illiteracy, or could it be something more strategic? And what do we do if Reform brings Trump’s policies to the UK?

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Recently 30 prominent Liberal Democrats signed a letter to the Guardian about the failure of the Liberal Democrats to make an impression on voters. SLF chair Gordon Lishman was one of the signatories and explains the problems the party is currently facing as we approach the 2024 election year;

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Jon Alexander reviews The Future of Social Democracy for the Social Liberal Forum.

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Jon Alexander from the Social Liberal Forum and David Boyle from Radix discuss the SLF's report on Citizens' Britain published at the end of last year and its radical implications for British politics.

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Labour's former Leader in the European Parliament, Richard Corbett, makes a powerful case that the issue of Brexit is far from settled in British politics.

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Stephen Richmond writes for the Social Liberal Forum about a liberal approach to patriotism.

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The Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party and MP for North Down, Stephen Farry, writes for the Social Liberal Forum on the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland.

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Simon Banks argues that the Liberal Democrats need to focus more on equality, especially equality of outcome.

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