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Blogging about the SLF Conference
June 20, 2011 10:53 PM
Bloggers have been writing up their impressions of the SLF Conference on 18th June. Here is a selection of them. Please add any that have been overlooked in the comments below. -
Time to review student funding?
June 07, 2011 10:40 AM
After all the pain the Lib Dems went through with the student funding policy, the least we could expect is that it would do what it said on the tin. But that has turned out not to be the case. At the...
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Guest post: How do you pick an expert? by Mark Pack
June 06, 2011 2:22 PM
You need an expert. What do you do? Plenty of
different ways of going about finding one, I’m sure.
But I bet you don’t dig out
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Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) Meeting in Glasgow on 25 June
May 30, 2011 7:05 PM
Following our successful fringe meeting at the Scottish Spring Conference in Perth, the Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) will hold a further meeting in Glasgow. The venue is Room 9 in Partick Burgh Hall, from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 25 June. The meeting will be open to all card-carrying Liberal... -
Press release: Social Liberal Forum Summer Conference
May 23, 2011 9:11 AM
Liberalism, Equality and the State
See the reaction from bloggers here.
Vince Cable, Lee Chalmers, Evan Harris, Simon Hebditch, Simon Hughes,Chris Huhne, Will Hutton, Neal Lawson, Alex Marsh, Mark Pack, Ed Randell, Alexis Rowell, Naomi Smith, Claire Tyler, Halina Ward
The Social Liberal Forum are proud to announce their...
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A statement following the AV referendum and May 2011 election results
May 06, 2011 3:47 PM
Liberal Democrats are reflecting on the likely and disappointing loss of the AV referendum, and difficult electoral results in Scotland, Wales and in English local elections. The Social Liberal Forum has said for some time that the party needed to show more publicly how the Liberal Democrats differ from the Conservatives...
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Lib Dems stand strong against damaging NHS changes
April 05, 2011 10:47 PM
The article by Dr Evan Harris was published in the Guardian's 'Comment is Free' section on 4th April 2011.Our determination to amend the health bill demonstrates the value of the junior coalition partner's democratic processes
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Conference supports tougher action on banks and bonuses
March 13, 2011 11:05 PM
This morning the Liberal Democrats overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking tougher action on banks an bonuses. In a highly topical debate delegates applauded proposals put forward by the Social Liberal Forum to, amongst other things: • break up banks 'too big to fail' into smaller, safer entities •... -
Nick Clegg must now deliver the changes in NHS policy that the Lib Dems have demanded – Harris
March 12, 2011 4:34 PM
Responding to the overwhelming vote which called for amendments to be made to the Health Bill going through Parliament to get rid of the marketization and enhance accountability, Dr Evan Harris, who drafted the amendment, said:"It is now incumbent on Nick and his ministerial team to deliver...
