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Reconnecting with our radical heritage
April 05, 2009 3:02 AM
This article, an adaptation of the speech Matthew Sowemimo gave at the Social Liberal Forum fringe meeting at Harrogate Spring Conference in March, originally appeared in the April 2009 issue of Liberator Magazine (#332). Liberator have kindly allowed us to reproduce this here, along with David Boyle's accompanying article. Social Liberalism is the mai -
Land Value Tax NOW
April 05, 2009 2:50 AM
The Ideas Factory is a chance for you to pitch your own idea of what should be in the next Liberal Democrat manifesto. The proposal here is not the policy of the Social Liberal Forum. We will however be passing it - and the response it generates - onto the Manifesto Working Group.The Proposal
Tony Vickers: For many Liberal Democrats, income tax is the most progressive of taxes. Those who earn most, so t -
Volunteercorps
March 30, 2009 7:45 PM
The Ideas Factory is a chance for you to pitch your own idea of what should be in the next Liberal Democrat manifesto. The proposal here is not the policy of the Social Liberal Forum. We will however be passing it - and the response it generates - onto the Manifesto Working Group.The Proposal
Simon Radford:If you have not read Steve Waldman’s ‘The Bill’, I would recommend it. It follows the life cycle of a campai -
Nick Clegg and today's FT - by Gareth Epps
March 27, 2009 6:46 PM
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Reinventing the State (for a tenner)
March 17, 2009 12:44 AM
The new printing of Reinventing the State is now available for sale on the Methuen Bookshop at the special discount price of £10 including postage (RRP £14.99). Get your copy
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No turning back? A response to Compass
March 09, 2009 5:10 PM
At the launch of the Social Liberal Forum in Harrogate, there was considerable enthusiasm among those attending for talking to people outside the Liberal Democrats where there is scope for developing policy ideas together. One organisation specifically suggested was Compass. Coincidentally, an article appeared in the New Statesman just a few days ago which s -
Report from Social Liberal Forum Launch
March 09, 2009 1:21 PM
The launch of the Social Liberal Forum in Harrogate was a truly excellent meeting - I don't think I have ever come across so much enthusiasm at such an event.
Kicking off the discussions, Matthew So
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A 'Citizen Endowment' for an active and balanced democracy
March 01, 2009 8:00 PM
The Ideas Factory is a chance for you to pitch your own idea of what should be in the next Liberal Democrat manifesto. The proposal here is not the policy of the Social Liberal Forum. We will however be passing it - and the response it generates - onto the Manifesto Working Group.The Proposal
Ed Randall: The author of Sup -
A full-blooded commitment to going local
March 01, 2009 7:31 PM
The Ideas Factory is a chance for you to pitch your own idea of what should be in the next Liberal Democrat manifesto. The proposal here is not the policy of the Social Liberal Forum. We will however be passing it - and the response it generates - onto the Manifesto Working Group.The Proposal
David Heigham: Our power to decide locally has been centralised, is still drifting to Whitehall, and should go back where it belongs.
