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What the Brexit vote tells us about the state of the parties in parliament
April 10, 2017 8:00 AM
Even though the Liberal Democrats were defeated on the final Brexit Bill, they showed themselves, in both Houses, to be united and principled in their opposition. A far cry from most Labour MPs and Peers.
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Trident: still useless, expensive and dangerous
March 17, 2017 7:31 AM
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference will debate nuclear weapons again on Saturday. David Grace has tabled an amendment to end Trident and cancel its replacement, below he explains why.
Would you buy an explosive, poisonous device to protect your house against intruders (when there aren’t any) or would you first...
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Why we should seek to bring religious selection by schools to an end
March 15, 2017 7:01 AM
On Sunday, Liberal Democrat Federal Conference will consider a motion about state funded faith schools and is invited to choose from three options regarding religious selection in faith school admissions. Liberal Democrat members should support Option A - which seeks to phase out religious selection - to signal that the...
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SLF Response to the Budget
March 09, 2017 8:29 AM
While making many hat tips in the right direction, unfortunately, this was mainly a Budget of half measures and missed opportunities.
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In Defence of Freedom of Movement
March 03, 2017 7:46 AM
Since the EU Referendum, much of the debate about Brexit has revolved around European freedom of movement. With Britain poised to embark on a ruinous hard Brexit, progressives must not pander to the casual xenophobia and nativism of UKIP and some on the Tory right.
Given the vitriol of the...
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How to campaign in a “post-truth” world
February 13, 2017 10:36 PM
I am going to tell you a story. It happens to be true. But bear with me, there is a point to it.
The “Swinsty cormorant” was usually there, perched on a float around 100 metres out from the dam wall at Swinsty Reservoir in North Yorkshire, whenever...
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Economic Empowerment: The Social Liberal mission
February 08, 2017 8:34 AM
The hopes and dreams of the 21st century have faded away. Britain awaits Theresa May’s hard Brexit, Donald Trump is American President and fear of nationalism is sweeping across continental Europe. The Western world is in the grip of a huge identity crisis. Identity politics is the nationalistic fuel behind...
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Liberal Democrats: The way Forward
January 19, 2017 10:12 AM
Whilst the Liberal Democrat Brexit Policy is a good short-term policy, it is one that will have to adapt as the fast moving situation changes. The Liberal Democrats are in danger of becoming a single-issue party with Tim becoming a Brexit bore.
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Why liberals should embrace the steady state economy
December 15, 2016 12:05 PM
One of the saddest things about the lurch to extremism and the right wing of the political spectrum over the past few years—and especially these last few months—has been that attention has been taken away from the significant problems with capitalism and its reliance on continued growth that the...
