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Inaugural Annual Conference Dinner!
September 04, 2012 8:57 PM
Join us for our inaugural annual conference dinner on Tuesday 25th September at the Holiday Inn Brighton-Seafront, 8pm for 8:30pm start; where we are very pleased to welcome Minister of State for Pensions, Steve Webb MP and Member of Parliament for St Ives, Andrew George MP as our special guests. There will also be a raf -
Huffington Post, 09/08/12: Is the Coalition doomed? Far from it
August 10, 2012 8:37 PM
So, is the coalition now doomed? Have Cameron or Clegg's incentives changed? Far from it. Cameron is now in real trouble. His inability to make his backbenchers stick to the coalition agreement reveals a man utterly out of control of his party. In leadership terms, he ranks below Gordon Brown or John Major at the moment. Like that hapless pair, Cameron's only hope is to stick it out till his luck changes - unless the next election comes sooner.
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BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 07/08/12
August 08, 2012 8:41 PM
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SLF conference 2012 was a huge success - here's what people are saying about it
July 16, 2012 12:39 PM
The Social Liberal Forum conference 2012 - held on July 14th and with the theme of social justice across the generations - was a resounding success. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP began proceedings by delivering the inaugural William Beveridge memorial lecture, and he was followed by a succession of interesting and stimulating contributions from Secretaries and Ministers of State, academics, party activists a -
Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference June 2012 report
June 29, 2012 9:33 AM
Partick Burgh Halls in Glasgow was the venue for the Social Liberal Forum’s first Scottish Conference last weekend. Members came from as far away as England to participate in what turned out to be a lively and stimulating meeting. The highlights of the meeting were:- Sessions on a varied collection of topics designed to get members thinking about basic Social Liberal values and about practical ways of translating them into Party policy. In particular, Ben Colburn’s speech on Social Lib
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SLF open letter on economic policy - time for a 'new approach'
June 22, 2012 10:16 AM
The Social Liberal Forum has written an open letter to Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander MP and Business Secretary Vince Cable MP, outlining the measures needed in order to achieve the ‘gear shift’ on the economy that Nick Clegg has called for. -
Open letter to Nick Clegg MP, Danny Alexander MP and Vince Cable on economic policy
June 22, 2012 10:16 AM
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Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) - Conference 23rd June
May 25, 2012 10:21 AM
The Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) is holding a Conference in Glasgow on Saturday June 23. We are delighted to confirm that we have secured Willie Rennie as Keynote speaker.
Other sessions will include: Social Liberal Values: Ben Colburn and Paul Coleshill Tackling the Policy Problem: Robert Brown Social Media and our Message: Caron Lindsay Towards a Coalition Agreement 2.0: Nigel Lindsay -
Can we tax banks and promote growth?
May 21, 2012 8:40 PM
The day after tomorrow, European leaders are due to sit down together at a hastily arranged informal summit, called by the EU president Herman Van Rompuy to discuss the question of the times: How do we create growth? One of only three items on the agenda is the Financial Transactions Tax. Better known now as the Robin Hood Tax this is the proposal for a small tax on a wide range of financial transactions – mostly taking place between financial institutions.
