'Ce n'est pas la conscience des hommes qui détermine leur être; c'est inversement leur être social qui détermine leur conscience'. Marx Roughly translated: 'you are who you are because of your life experience, not the other way round'.
A recap for new readers: the Liberal Democrat Federal Board (FB) is shepherding the party through a new process for creating and then managing a party strategy - which covers both political and organisational matters. The plan is to have a motion go to the federal conference next spring. The run up to that included a consultation paper and member survey earlier this year. There is now another consultation paper and member survey to go with the session coming up at Bournemouth party conference.
Exclusive: Home Office paper sets out detailed proposals including measures to drive down number of low-skilled migrants from Europe Read the full document 10 key points from the Home Office document Britain will end the free movement of labour immediately after Brexit and introduce restrictions to deter all but highly-skilled EU workers under detailed proposals set out in a Home Office document leaked to the Guardian.
Responding to reports that the EU will be setting out a positioning paper on how celebrated brands from Europe, such as Champagne, should continue to be protected after Brexit, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has demanded that the British government negotiates similar guarantees for prime British brands such as Cornish pasties and Cumberland sausages.
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South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has uncovered plans which will give health trusts in Lancashire the final say over health provisions in the South Lakes.