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A Bold, Radical Programme
December 11, 2016 8:43 PM
I must start with a confession: I am one of those people who voted for Brexit. However, I am not racist, nor am I uninformed. My reasons for voting to leave is that I have come to view the EU as an anti-democratic force imposing a neoliberal agenda that causes...
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Can the Green Party work with the Liberal Democrats?
December 09, 2016 8:40 AM
Green Party activist, Clifford Fleming, writes a guest post for the Social Liberal Forum
Almost exactly one week ago today Sarah Olney became the MP for Richmond Park, ousting the Brexit-backing Tory (turned Independent) Zac Goldsmith. The story that dominated the headlines: ‘voters had rejected a hard Brexit; Liberal Democrats were...
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In The Age of Brexit and Trump; Liberalism is Under Attack
December 05, 2016 8:01 AM
Saying that 2016 has been a bad year for liberalism is a huge understatement. From Britain voting to leave the European Union to the election of Donald Trump; illiberal forces are rising around the world. Across continental Europe the populist right continues to gain support from France to Austria, from...
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After Richmond Park: The Progressive Alliance
December 02, 2016 8:48 AM
Richmond Park was the Progressive Alliance's first real test – and it passed with flying colours.
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Lib Dems lack of ethnic diversity – is SLF part of the problem?
December 01, 2016 8:34 PM
Lester Holloway submitted the following article and SLF Vice-Chair, Gordon Lishman, responds
The latest Social Liberal Forum newsletter encouraged members to vote for SLF candidates who are standing for federal party committees. Nothing wrong with that. Apart from the fact that all eleven candidates are white.
I raised concerns only...
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SLF response to the 2016 Autumn Statement
November 24, 2016 7:59 AM
While some of the announcements in yesterday’s Autumn Statement were welcome, it also included much to be concerned about.
Extra money to encourage private house-building and the abolition of letting agent fees are welcome, but expecting the private sector alone to make up the shortfall in housing is completely unrealistic....
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Trump and Britain
November 14, 2016 2:05 PM
The few days since the election of Trump to the US Presidency have already produced a deluge of comment. In truth we are no nearer to understanding whether Trump is a cynical populist who will try to distance himself in office from the commitments he made to get...
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It’s the Inequality
November 09, 2016 3:29 PM
Gary Lineker has been coming out with some pithy, relevant comments recently on Twitter, and much like an essential feature of the game he professionally played, the result of the US election reveals a country of two halves.
Much like Brexit, this result and the corresponding lurch to...
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What is the appetite for a progressive alliance
November 07, 2016 12:07 PM
Sussex Liberal Democrat Chris Bowers teamed up with Caroline Lucas of the Greens and Labour’s Lisa Nandy to write 'The Alternative', a book exploring cooperation among progressive parties. They then took it ‘on tour’ to fringe meetings at the Green, Lib Dem and Labour party conferences. Here Chris assesses what...
