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SLF Fringe programme at Lib Dem conference, September 2011
October 03, 2011 9:26 AM
Below are reports from many of our fringe meetings at the recent Lib Dem conference in Birmingham - more to follow!
The SLF's fringe programme at this year's Lib Dem conference got off to an excellent start, with the panel exploring the Open Public Services White Paper from several angles.... -
What sort of liberal is Nick Clegg?
September 26, 2011 9:46 PM
Mark Pack writes: The new (and in fact only) biography of Nick Clegg is very much a book of two halves. The first – a fascinating tale of Nick’s multinational family; the second – a fairly standard recount of some of the political events of the last few years,... -
A Policy Motion on Policy Motions
September 23, 2011 6:57 PM
'The Lib Dem Conference is a recognisably democratic event in a sense that the other conferences can no longer claim to be. Policies are proposed, amended, debated and voted on in an impeccable manner'. (Martin Kettle, 'The Guardian', 18/09/09)Conference notes
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Majority of conference calls for detailed debate on the Health Bill
September 17, 2011 6:06 PM
An attempt to suspend standing orders and allow an emergency motion on the Health and Social Care Bill was approved by a majority of conference representatives but failed to get the two-thirds majority needed (235 voted to suspend standing orders against 183 who opposed it). Commenting on the vote, Chair...LibDem NHS Activists heartened by extent of health rebellion
September 08, 2011 10:35 PM
Lib Dem NHS activists take heart from extent of Parliamentary rebellion as new analysis shows "two-thirds of MPs" withhold support from Government on health bill. Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians seeking to amend the Health Bill today released an analysis of the Report Stage votes , based on House of Commons Library figures , showing that...North West SLF launched
September 08, 2011 2:35 PM
Following a brief recent history of the national Social Liberal Forum from Kat Dadswell, John Commons, the Chair of the Manchester party, spoke on why he felt that Social Liberalism and by extension the Social Liberal Forum were particularly needed in the North West region. Former MP for Rochdale Paul...SLF fringe meetings
September 06, 2011 9:07 PM
Policy Forum: Open Public Services: Another fine mess they'll get us into?
Saturday 20.15-22.15 ICC Hall 5
What should we support and what should we oppose in the Open Public Services White Paper?
Chris Nicholson, CentreForum, Linda Jack, Social Liberal Forum Mark Serwotka,...
Sign here for appeal and emergency motion on health reforms
September 04, 2011 10:59 PM
An appeal to allow Conference to debate NHS reforms
September 04, 2011 8:52 PM
Below is the text of a motion on the NHS reforms that wasn't accepted for debate by Conference Committee, including two short update paragraphs. Dr. Charles West is appealing this rejection, if you'd like to support this appeal please click here...
