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  Liberal Party General Election Manifesto 2019 – The Environment
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-24-2019, 06:02 PM - Forum: NEC Press Releases - No Replies

The Liberal Party would end 'fracking' now. We believe that the risks of fracking are not yet fully researched or understood and the potential for damage to the environment is enormous.
 
We believe that still further reductions can be made in the amount of 'landfill' waste by making greater use of local authority administered recycling schemes.
 
We call for greater investment in environmentally friendly technology and sustainable energy generation. We want Britain to become a world leader in sustainable and renewable technology.
 
There must be no more production for production’s sake, no more “planned obsolescence”. We would implement a policy which supports producing only what we need and that such products should be as durable, repairable, and of as good a quality as is possible, designed with recycling and reduction of pollution during manufacture and disposal in mind.

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  Liberal Party General Election Manifesto – Britain and Brexit
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-23-2019, 06:01 PM - Forum: NEC Press Releases - No Replies

Liberals call for the referendum vote to be respected and for all to work to make Brexit a success.
 
We would guarantee the rights of EU nationals already working in the UK. These workers need certainty in their lives and the UK would benefit by their skills remaining in the British economy.
 
We want to see the processes and procedures for applying for settled status to be simplified and made accessible.
 
We want to see access to the EU Single Market to be as free as is possible, but within the context of the UK negotiating trade deals with other countries.
 
We want to see a fairer deal for countries of the Commonwealth, both in terms of immigration and trade.
 
For future immigration needs we would introduce a preference in favour of candidates from former Commonwealth countries, who have shared our culture, language, customs and who have long established communities in the UK to encourage integration.
 
Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party, 12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR

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  Liberal Party response to climate change lobbying
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-22-2019, 08:58 PM - Forum: Local Association Press Releases - No Replies

The Liberal Party encourages all candidates and supporters to consider using this draft letter to respond to climate changel obbying and the Friend of the Earth(FoE) Climate Action Pledge:

Thank you for your email regarding the FoE Climate Action Pledge.

I have signed the pledge and will encourage other Liberal Party candidates to do likewise.

Climate protection, damage reduction and repair will certainly influence how I use my vote on the many issues that
impact climate and which will be on the political agenda.

Special interest groups like FoE are so important in helping us keep our focus, thank you for keeping the climate
issue high on the political agenda.   Beyond this election we will continue as a party to develop policies and would
welcome FoE input into our policy development process.

For your information I am attaching a motion which was carried by a special Liberal Party assembly in June this year.

Climate Emergency - Motion carried at the Liberal Party Special Assembly 22nd June 2019

The Liberal Party accepts there is sufficient scientific evidence of climate damage, for a Climate Emergency to be
declared and actions taken to reduce the impact humans are having on our planet.

We therefore open up the Liberal Party policy set to scrutiny and resolve to review and edit any policy which is
demonstrated to cause or exacerbate climate damage.

We also encourage our elected representatives and wider membership to ensure a request is submitted to local
authorities in their area, to debate and consider a Climate Emergency motion.

Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party, 12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR

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  Response from BBC on election coverage and info-graphics.
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-22-2019, 07:55 PM - Forum: Local Association Press Releases - No Replies

Response from BBC on election coverage and info-graphics.
 
Thank you for your email and request. The BBC is required, under the terms of its charter and agreement, to ensure political issues are covered with due accuracy and due impartiality. It has election guidelines that help govern this:


 The issue of coverage and prominence given to parties, is covered in section 3 of the guidelines which states:

3. Due Impartiality in coverage of parties and issues
3.1 Coverage of the Parties

To achieve due impartiality, each bulletin, programme or programme strand, as well as online and social media channels, must ensure that the parties are covered proportionately over an appropriate period and overall across the Election Period.

Determining appropriate levels of coverage should take into account levels of past and current electoral support, as consistent with the approach set out in Ofcom’s Digest (and see Appendix).



Electoral support in the most recent equivalent elections (that is, the 2017 and 2015 General Elections) is the starting point for making those judgements.

However, other factors should be taken into account where appropriate, including evidence of variation in levels of support in other sorts of elections, changed political circumstances (e.g. new parties or party splits) as well as other evidence of current support. The number of candidates a party is standing may also be a factor.

 How does this work in practice? For the website Policy Guide, for example, we have clearly set out the methodology that governs how parties were chosen and ordered:

Linked from this, we also have a page of all parties taking part in the election:
[url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50381819][/url]
 With regards, BBC News online

Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party, 12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR

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  The Liberal Party Manifesto 2019 – Key Liberal Party Policies
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-21-2019, 09:33 PM - Forum: NEC Press Releases - No Replies

Respect the EU Referendum result and work towards making 'Brexit' a success.

Guarantee the rights of EU citizens already working in the UK, simplifying residency qualification rights,
thereby ensuring that key skills stay in the UK economy.

Increase skills training and vocational education and lessen the need for immigrant workers.

Leverage preventive healthcare and public promotion to avoid long term costs to the NHS and restore
democratic accountability to the NHS.

Move from a punitive to a harm reducing approach to drug legislation.

Simplify the tax system by raising personal allowances, taking more of the low paid out of taxation
altogether and allowing those who are moderately paid to keep more of their earned income.

Radical reform of inheritance tax. Reduce the level of taxation but abolish the extensive exemptions
and allowances which mean the wealthiest pay little by way of inheritance tax. Provide for a
Universal Inheritance' to give everyone a tax fee lump sum at the age of 25, which can be used to pay
university tuition fees or towards a business start-up.

Encourage growth by reducing the huge regulatory and bureaucratic burdens on the small business sector.

Encourage local authorities to build and maintain more affordable homes for rent and give them greater
powers to combat derelict houses and waste land sites.

Increase defence spending to pre-2010 levels to increase the manpower and equipment of UK forces.
British forces deserve the best. This can be funded by scrapping Britain's nuclear weapons immediately.

Restore Police funding to pre-2010 levels adjusted in line with population growth, whilst tackling the
problems associated with criminal reoffending and overcrowded prisons.
 
Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party, 12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR

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  Open letter to the BBC - BBC's election coverage and info-graphics.
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-20-2019, 07:38 PM - Forum: Local Association Press Releases - No Replies

"To whom it may concern,
 
We note with interest that Change UK: The Independent Group is listed among the parties mentioned in much of the BBC’selection coverage and info-graphics.
 
TIG is fielding 3 candidates and has had no members directly elected into any chamber in the United Kingdom. While it
has held 5 seats in Westminster during the last Parliamentary session, none of these MPs had been elected by the
public on a TIG platform and therefore do not have a proven mandate.  
 
The Liberal Party which has existed since 1859 (or 1989, depending on your viewpoint), is fielding candidates in 19
parliamentary seats and holds 9 district / unitary council seats and 15 Parish seats. We believe the Liberal Party
has substantially greater reason to be represented in your parliamentary election coverage than the TIG and urge
the BBC - in the interests of fairness and political neutrality (representing a 'Remainer' party while not
representing a substantially larger and longer standing pro-leave party may be construed as biased, for example)
- to include the Liberal Party in it’s content and info-graphics.
 
I hope very much that this matter is given the serious and measured attention it deserves.
 
I thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,
Farès K Moussa
Liberal Party parliamentary candidate for Bridgwater & West Somerset
on behalf of The Liberal Party"

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  Letter to the Guardian - The Liberal Party at the 2019 General Election
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-20-2019, 07:35 PM - Forum: Local Association Press Releases - No Replies

To offer voters a party which respects the LEAVE vote and wants a socially just UK the Liberal Party has 19 Parliamentary
Candidates standing for election from Liverpool West Derby to Bridgewater and West Somerset, from the City of Lincoln
to the Cities of Westminster and London, from Cornwall to Calder Valley.

It is an old principle of Liberalism that governments should 'put trust in the people'. The 2016 European Referendum
result and how we go about leaving the EU is plainly one of the principle issues in this General Election.

The party wishes to put a clear emphasis on negotiated compromise and the relationship with the EU that will evolve.

It is time Government moved beyond Brexit and tackled the real issues like working people living in poverty, break
down in communities   leasehold reform, steps to save the environment, reform of the House of Lords to an elected
Senate, help for small businesses and community charities.
 
Let us as Liberals focus on issues of social justice, strengthening small businesses, strengthening local and public
services, fighting crime by community policing and proactive youth services and addressing wealth inequality.
 
This is in line with our party constitution which plainly states the Liberal Party exists to build a Liberal Society
in which every citizen shall possess liberty, property and security, and none shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance
or conformity. Its chief care is for the rights and opportunities of the individual and in all spheres, it sets freedom first.
 
Stephen Graham
Elections Nominating Officer for The Liberal Party

Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party,
12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR

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  Liberal Party Candidates at the 2019 General Election
Posted by: ReadingLib - 11-15-2019, 08:34 PM - Forum: NEC Press Releases - No Replies

Many thanks to our candidates and party officers for their patience and support as I present a confirmed list of parliamentary candidates.

There are 19 confirmed candidates:

Liverpool West Derby -                                        Cllr Steve Radford
Liverpool Walton -                                                Cllr Billy lake
Liverpool Wavertree –                                          Mike Coyne
Garston and Halewood                                          Hazel Williams
Knowsley -                                                            Raymond Catesby
Sefton Central Constituency                                 Angela Preston

Calder Valley -                                                        Cllr Richard Phillips

Altrincham & Sale West Constituency in Trafford -  Neil Taylor
Stalybridge and Hyde in Manchester -                    John Edge

Bridgwater and West Somerset -                           Farès K Moussa

Blaydon, Gateshead -                                            Kathy King

City of London and Westminster -                        Dirk van Heck

Lincoln City Constituency -                                   Cllr Charles Shaw

St. Ives and The Isles of Scilly -                             Dr. Robert Smith
Camborne/Redruth/Hayle -                                  Cllr. Paul Holmes
Truro /Falmouth -                                                Paul Nicholson
Newquay/St. Austell -                                           Richard Byrne
North Cornwall -                                                  Elmars Liepins
South East Cornwall -                                          Jay Latham
 
 
Parish Council By-election – ballet to be confirmed 15th Nov
Pentewan Valley, Cornwall - Elmars Liepins

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  Liberal Party FB Page
Posted by: shropshireliberal - 10-31-2019, 04:06 PM - Forum: General Discussion - News and Views - No Replies

If you haven't already, please like the official Liberal Party Facebook page: 

And don't forget to like and share posts. A great way to promote the party to friends and family!

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  December General Election is on!
Posted by: shropshireliberal - 10-29-2019, 03:02 PM - Forum: General Discussion - News and Views - Replies (1)

According to the BBC: 

My question is this: if there is no Liberal Party candidate in your area, who do you vote for?

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