The Battle for Religious Education - Brighton Conference, 18th-19th September 2016
We have two great events lined up for this month's Conference in Brighton .
8 Sep 2016
National News
The Liberal Democrats will fight Brexit. Labour is not doing its job
More than two months have passed since the referendum and those of us who campaigned to remain have had some long, hard thinking to do. For Theresa May and the Conservatives, the painstaking task of delivering Brexit has begun - or at least it should have. For Labour, it is still deciding whether it's even a pro-European party. Owen Smith has made clear he wants it to be, but Jeremy Corbyn's ambivalence was plain for all to see in the referendum campaign, and he has already made clear he wants to see the Brexit process get underway.
TFMP
8 Sep 2016
Federal Policy Committee Report – 6 September 2016
After a hiatus in meetings over the summer, the Federal Policy Committee met for the first time on 6th September 2016. This was a very lengthy meeting. It commenced at 14:30 and went on well into the evening. There were only two items on the agenda.
GP
8 Sep 2016
Surrey Lib Dems slam Tory Council's £1m raid on sick and disabled
Liberal Democrat Councillors have strongly criticised Conservative-run Surrey County Council for agreeing to hike adult social care charges by over £1m for disabled and vulnerable residents. The new charges, due to take effect from 3rd October 2016, have been pushed through by the Conservative-run Council, despite a consultation which showed strong opposition to the plans by residents and disability groups.
8 Sep 2016
Tim Farron MP writes…A Liberal Democrat plan for Britain in Europe
Yesterday I announced a plan to keep Britain at the heart of Europe. First and foremost, I believe the British people should be given the right to vote on the government's negotiated Brexit deal. Voting for a departure is not the same as voting for a destination. This is not an attempt to re-run the first referendum; we must respect the result. But the British people should be allowed to choose what comes next, to ensure it is right for them, their families, their jobs and our country. Our relationship with Europe affects our economy, our security, climate change, our influence in the world and so much more.
TFMP
8 Sep 2016
The Lib Dem plan for Britain in Europe
It's all very well to criticise when government ministers parrot the empty chant of "Brexit means Brexit" but, on the opposite...
7 Sep 2016