ENG: The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a centrist to centre-left social liberal political party in the United Kingdom. The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party. The two parties had formed the electoral SDP–Liberal Alliance for seven years before then. The current leader of the party is Nick Clegg. At the 2010 general election, 57 Lib Dem MPs were elected, making them the third-largest party in the House of Commons, behind the Conservative Party with 306 and the Labour Party with 258. The Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party, with Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister and other Liberal Democrats in the cabinet.
Promoting social liberalism, the Liberal Democrats voice strong ...
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People should be wary of relying on conventional wisdom too readily. Particularly in politics, where the accepted truth often gets turned on its head. We were told that coalitions were inherently a bad thing. We were told that a "hung parliament" would lead to political instability, public service paralysis and economic meltdown.Now this myth has been well and truly busted, the latest received wisdom is that the Liberal Democrats will suffer a hammer blow at the next general election, because we are taking all the blame for the cuts while the Tories get all the credit.This may take a little ...
London -Rabi Martins, an Indian-origin spokesman for the Liberal Democrats party has been appointed advisor to the party's executive on race equality and diversity issue.
Born in Goa and educated in Pune, Martins has been a prominent figure in the Goan circuit in Britain. He has held several positions in politics and community affairs, including on race equality and diversity issues.
Liberal Democrats chief executive Chris Fox said, "Rabi Martins has been a key member of the party for many years and has served well on various boards including the Federal Executive and the Ethnic Minority ...
Commenting on the continued Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Edward Davey said: "David Miliband may not be prepared to say it, but the Israeli reaction is utterly disproportionate."He went on to comment that, "From the standpoint of ordinary people in Gaza this is a full-scale attack, which is leaving women and children dead and thousands of innocent people suffering."The rocket attacks by Hamas are totally unacceptable, but Israel ought to have learnt from its attack on Lebanon which only served to strengthen the cause of extremism."If David ...
Liberal Democrat News 11th May 2012 Long lasting reforms
Key Liberal Democrat initiatives were announced in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday including banking reform, a single tier pension, energy reform, strengthening shareholder power and House of Lords reform.
The Coalition government’s next term will focus on helping families, supporting growth and jobs, and delivering long-standing reform to our banking sector. Long lasting reforms are proposed to put the UK on a stable footing and offer help and support to families, small businesses and communities, protect the environment, as well as reaffirming the commitment to helping the poorest nations.
The key themes from the 2012 Queen’s Speech are economic growth, justice and constitutional reform.
Main Lib Dem initiatives include:
Banking Reform
Single tier pension
Shared parental leave and more help for SEN children
Energy reform
Social Care
House of Lords Reform
Other Lib Dem led initiatives:
Green Investment Bank
Strengtheni
Stephen Williams: Give RBS and Lloyds shares to the public Commenting, Stephen Williams said:
“This is a very popular idea which would give the public something back for bailing out the banks.
“I welcome the Treasury Select Committee’s review into what to do with the Government’s holding in RBS and Lloyds and hope that it furthers the case for giving the public their share.”
Liberal Democrat News 18th May 2012 £10m to boost literacy – Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced on Monday that there will be up to £10m additional support for Pupil Premium children who leave primary school without Level 4 literacy – the expected level.
In a keynote speech to teachers and school leaders, he said that the Education Endowment Foundation will be awarding the money to pilot projects to help disadvantaged pupils make the transition from primary to secondary school. The money will be targeted at struggling Year 7s from deprived homes.
“How can a child start secondary school unable to read with confidence?” declared Nick. “That is a basic building block of a good education and no child should begin the race so far behind the starting line. We need to do everything we can to help these children through this transition to get them up to speed.
“That is a responsibility the government takes extremely seriously. And I can confirm that the Education Endowment Foundat
State Opening of Parliament: The Queen’s Speech 2012 These reforms will help build a sustainable future for our country. The Coalition Government’s plans will offer help and support to families, small businesses and communities, protect the environment, as well as reaffirming our commitment to helping the poorest nations.
In 2010, Liberal Democrats joined the Coalition Government to act in the long-term national interest. Our most urgent task was to tackle the record deficit left to us by Labour and we’re continuing this work today.
We have already made some tough choices, and we will continue to make sure we keep spending down so, unlike the rest of Europe, families can benefit from low interest rates and Britain is protected from the global debt storm.
The key themes from the 2012 Queen’s Speech are:
Economic Growth
Justice
Constitutional reform
1. Banking Reform
This Bill reflects a longstanding record of Liberal Democrat action to refor
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