Leicester Liberal Democrats Japanese Dining Night - Tuesday September 5th at Wagamama, St Peters Square
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LLD
22 Aug 2017
National News
Councils dominated by 'white middle-aged men', figures show
Only 17 per cent of council leaders are women Newly-devolved powers are being consolidated among white middle-aged men because local government is more than 3,000 female councillors short of a 50-50 gender balance, a think-tank has said.
AS
22 Aug 2017
Is failure to use technology to enhance learning failing school pupils?
The format of education hasn't really changed since Victorian times. Students are still packed into a classroom with a teacher who spends most of their time doing some variation of lecturing to the students, before they then apply whatever they've just heard to some real examples. This system treats everyone equally by treating pretty much everyone the same, using the same techniques and the same curriculum for everyone, regardless of their differences. Liberal Democrats tend to challenge traditional policies, and should challenge the current educational system too. We also tend to look solely to teachers for educational policy but it is also worth listening to the perspective of students. Technology promised a revolution in classrooms, with very little change in the techniques in the publicly funded and conservative education sector. Technology has changed the way in which the teacher delivers the information to the class, allowing a little more interactivity but keeping the key parts of the teacher lecturin
OC
22 Aug 2017
A Bad Weekend for Grantham (Sun 20 Aug 2017)
This weekend, Grantham, our largest town, was in the news twice…. and for all the wrong reasons. First came the shocking images of the National Front march through Grantham on Saturday, which made the national newspapers. Estimates vary of the number of alt-right supporters there - and some claimed that many were not local. But their rally was met by a counter-demonstration by Unite Against Fascism, and violence flared. Police managed to regain control and 2 people were arrested, but there was significant disruption to High Street traffic, and shoppers were warned to hide in shops for their own safety.
AD
22 Aug 2017
Shepway Lib Dems at Folkestone Pride 2017
It was great to be at the very first Folkestone Pride event on Saturday 19th August - thank you to the many people that came and had a chat with us!
21 Aug 2017
How to use social media to build your email list
Useful advice from Laura Packard: With all social media websites, even ones that don't filter, the flow of new content is so steady that your information may be quickly washed away. This is why it is critical to always be using social media to capture more email addresses - then you can reach your entire intended audience, and control the flow of communication to your supporters.
MP
21 Aug 2017