Liberal Democrat Newswire #158 features Ed Davey's new book, the Lib Dem spring conference, the latest selections and elections and more.
So, this weekend at Liberal Democrat conference I'll be putting forward an amendment to a policy motion that reaffirms and, more importantly, significantly extends the Liberal Democrats' commitment to restorative justice policies – it's a severely under-discussed area with immense potential to be a flagship part of how liberalising justice systems could work, and this [...]
NB: With Russia's unprovoked murderous assault on Ukraine, I am actively looking at alternative hosts for this journal, preferably those which will retain as much content as possible. I am very uncomfortable with being part of the Russian economic system at present, in however small a way. In the meantime: The Nebula Awards final ballot is out, so here are the ratings of the nominated books on Goodreads and LibraryThing. The top number in each column is in bold. Best Novel Goodreads LibraryThing reviewers av rating owners av rating A Desolation Called Peace, Arkady Martine 12821 4.38 489 4.18 A ...
At the time of writing, Ukraine dominates the news, a shocking reminder of how precious and precarious democracy is. As Tom Brake of Unlock Democracy has written, "Whilst we feel enormous sadness at a moment like this, it also reminds us why the work we do matters." The political battle to reform the UK's electoral system is of course incomparable to the very real battle faced by the people in Ukraine. But the terrible events of recent days should motivate us all to defend and fight to extend with renewed vigour democracy in the UK. That aim is the essence ...
As if the consequences of Brexit were not bad enough for the economy, peace and national security, it seems that it is also interfering with the relief effort in Ukraine. Wales-on-line reports that lorry loads of items donated by people across south Wales to help those fleeing the war in Ukraine are being delayed from getting through to those who need them 'because of red tape at customs'. The paper says that the delivery of an 'overwhelming' response to an appeal by a Neath church has stalled due to issues with the paperwork needed for the items to pass through ...
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Over the last few weeks virtually everyone who might be expected to carry weight with Conference delegates has been getting calls from the Party President asking them to come out in favour of the reforms to structure of the Federal Board. There has been a string of LDV and social media articles explaining why we need a smaller board. I imagine on Friday evening we will see a string of Party dignitaries speaking in favour of the reform proposals. There has been a fair amount of circularity in the argument put forward to support this. Mark Pack having convinced the ...
[IMG: Gas burner (https://stock.adobe.com/uk/search/free)] I hugely support giving more support to families for their soaring energy bills at this time. Notices are arriving of eyewatering price increases from 1st April from almost all suppliers, and there is no sign that is going to change in the near future. Households need help, and they are going to need help over months and years, not just one-off payments. However, it has to be said that the Government's mechanism for providing support to households is ridiculous. They've thrown the job to Councils and told them to give £150 to any household in Band ...
The Federal Conference Committee met on Saturday, 5 March to review amendments, emergency motions, and questions to reports submitted for next week's Spring Conference. Spring Conference 2022 will again be held online via the Hopin platform, and we would like to thank the Conference Team and the wider team at HQ for making it happen. As mentioned via email and in an earlier post on Lib Dem Voice and the Federal Conference Facebook Page the FCC has agreed to allow a later deadline on emergency motions on the topic of Ukraine, following the Russian invasion and the evolving situation. You ...
The Friends of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee invite you to 'The Great Holy Work.' Learn about the story of the building of St Paul's and the people who built it. Dr Aileen Black will talk about the extraordinary idea of building a church on the Castle Hill of Dundee. Aileen is a historian and a member of the Cathedral congregation. After the talk there will be an opportunity to explore the Cathedral and look in more detail at some of the artworks and memorials that tell the story. 3.00 pm on Saturday 12th March 2022, with tea and cake.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on Boris Johnson to send in armed forces personnel to speed up safe routes for Ukrainian refugees to reach the UK. It comes as the Home Office has been strongly criticised for failing to get to grips with the crisis, leaving Ukrainian families fleeing war struggling to get appointments and facing long delays to have their visa applications processed. Speaking at PMQs yesterday, Ed Davey challenged the Prime Minister to help resolve the issue by deploying armed forces personnel to supplement Home Office and Border Force staff in Calais and at visa centres ...
