What's next for the Liberal Democrats?
More than 17,500 new members have joined the Liberal Democrats in the three weeks following the referendum. So what's next for...
17 Jul 2016
National News
A Win for LibDems on Academies
In April of this year Councillor Julia Cherrett launched a petition to prevent local schools in the Stockton area being forced to become academies. In May, Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for education backed down on her plans. Our thanks to all those people from across Stockton and across the political divide that signed the petition.
17 Jul 2016
Welcome to the new age
Welcome to the new age. This is the age of drink sodden throwers of plastic chairs across foreign town squares; this is the age of those who pronounce England with one too many syllables; the age of those who cannot discriminate - Pole from Czech, Muslim from Hindu, or Jamaican from Nigerian; but believe them all inferior and think they should leave. This the age of those 'armed with a can of lager and a limited vocabulary' (as Alan Bleasdale once put it). This is the age of the flag-wavers, emboldened by numbers, singing 'No Surrender' and longing for conflict. This is the age of those who glory in the Second World War but fail to understand that theirs was the side that lost it. This is the age of those who believe the Saint George was English, of those who honour the Queen but would have denied entry to her ancestors, along with the real St George. This is the age of those who believe that a foreign retirement is theirs by right but that foreigners have no place here. This is the age of those who salute th
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17 Jul 2016
Lib Dems select candidates ready for early general election
Alongside the preparations for an early general election this year covered in Liberal Democrat Newswire #82 the Liberal Democrats have been putting in place Parliamentary candidates at super-quick speed in the party's best prospects. In choosing the best prospects, there has been a heavy focus on last time's election results, but also the welcome first signs of the pivot which is necessary for the party's long term strength.
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17 Jul 2016
Norwich Pride - would you like to join the LD group?
Norwich Pride 2016 is almost upon us, and local Liberal Democrats will be there joining in this celebration of the LGBT community that is for everyone.
17 Jul 2016
What the Liberal Democrats are all about
With so many new members having joined Suffolk Coastal Liberal Democrats in the past three (tumultuous) weeks since the...
16 Jul 2016