Lib Dems launch General Election manifesto
Tim Farron will this evening launch the Liberal Democrat's 2017 General Election manifesto, with a call to 'Change Britain's...
17 May 2017
National News
Matt Walker- Candidate for Keighley Lib Dems
Keighley Liberal Democrats have chosen Matt Walker to be their candidate in the General Election.
17 May 2017
A message from James Sandbach, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Suffolk Coastal
I'm a Liberal Democrat because we're a Party that puts "community politics" first. As a Town Councillor in Saxmundham, I've...
17 May 2017
Botched green belt consultation cost tens of thousands
It can today be revealed that the botched consultation on the 'Greater Manchester Spatial Framework' cost taxpayers £82,596. This is the tip of the iceberg however as it doesn't include any of the spend that the 10 authorities in Greater Manchester incurred. It is only money spent by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The figure has been revealed in a Freedom of Information Request by Rochdale Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats are the only united political party against plans to build on green belt across the conurbation. The money was mainly spent on expensive, external consultants including external graphic designers, social media experts and a press agency. The plans were formulated under previous interim Mayor Tony Lloyd. They are now being re-written by new Mayor Andy Burnham. Any new plans would have to be fully consulted on rendering the previous one redundant. Andy Kelly, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Rochdale commented: "I said right from the start that this consultation was an expens
17 May 2017
Summary of LGBT+ Content in the Lib Dem Manifesto
Because we Lib Dems believe that LGBT+ rights are human rights, a lot of the LGBT+ content in the manifesto (.pdf link) is spread out in the policy topic areas the manifesto covers. We like this, it means that LGBT+ rights are integral to our policies, not tacked on as an afterthought. However, it can make things easy to miss. In lieu of an index, therefore, our acting Chair Jennie Rigg has drawn it all together in one handy place, starting at the beginning:
17 May 2017
Lib Dem General Election Manifesto 2017 published
The Lib Dem General Election Manifesto 2017 was published this morning.
17 May 2017