National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

I get knocked back, but I get up again: my journey with dyspraxia

Back in September 2012 I attended a disability meeting at my local university regarding my Crohn's disease. When I went to sign a form, the disability adviser noticed the way I was gripping my pen. In passing, she mentioned this could be a possible indication of dyspraxia, a form of developmental coordination disorder, whereby the pathways for signals from the brain to the body get tangled up like a bunch of wires behind an old stereo system.

4 Jul 2016

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Nick Clegg calls for general election before article 50 is activated

Former deputy prime minister calls on Tory leadership candidates to set out plans for Brexit, then seek democratic mandate Nick Clegg has called for a general election before any attempt is made to activate article 50, the legal mechanism triggering negotiations for an exit from the EU.

by Mark Tran

4 Jul 2016

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Britain must have a general election before activating article 50

We can't start the clock ticking on Brexit before we've had a chance to judge what life outside the EU would look like Who would have thought? The Conservative party, the party of continuity and tradition, is now the cause of the greatest constitutional crisis in modern times. The party of business is now the source of reckless economic turmoil. The natural party of government is now presiding over paralysis in Westminster and Whitehall. The party of the British bulldog spirit is now leading our great country towards rudderless introspection.

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by Nick Clegg MP

4 Jul 2016

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Is this the End of Kent County Council? Probably Not. Certainly Not Yet.

Rumours of Kent Districts merging to form Unitary Authorities have been around for years (some with decent evidence, some with less). This week there are press reports of another attempt: this time for an East Kent and Channel authority incorporating Shepway, Thanet, Canterbury, Ashford and Dover.

4 Jul 2016

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Party prepares for a snap general election

With a snap general election in the air (legally possible although politically perhaps not quite so likely), the Liberal Democrats have been rapidly putting in place arrangements for a snap general election. This includes the Federal Policy Committee (FPC) kicking off plans for drawing up a manifesto (for more on which, see Geoff Payne's report below). Central to any such manifesto will be the party's willingness to seek a democratic mandate for keeping Britain in the EU. The wise combo will be both to use the issue in the general election to coalesce electoral support behind pro-Remain candidates whilst also preparing the ground for a subsequent fight over a possible second referendum when the exact terms of any Brexit deal have been negotiated. That's the point at which the Brexit camp itself may well splinter between pro-free trade and anti-immigration camps because it is even more unlikely than me having a Christmas Number One that any actual deal can both preserve full free trade and also completely axe

by Mark Pack

4 Jul 2016

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Merton shows what to do

How to tap into that post-referendum potential in practice? Well Merton Lib Dems were out straight away with some smart campaigning, as local party member Simon McGrath explains. In the London Borough of Merton we have around 20,000 EU nationals living in our community. One issue which kept coming up in our canvassing and street stalls during the referendum campaign was what would happen if the vote was to Leave. The concern became stronger as the polls got worse, though Wimbledon - where we did most of our canvassing - was very strong Remain.

4 Jul 2016

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