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Open letter to Nick Clegg MP, Danny Alexander MP and Vince Cable on economic policy
June 22, 2012 10:16 AM
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Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) - Conference 23rd June
May 25, 2012 10:21 AM
The Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) is holding a Conference in Glasgow on Saturday June 23. We are delighted to confirm that we have secured Willie Rennie as Keynote speaker.
Other sessions will include: Social Liberal Values: Ben Colburn and Paul Coleshill Tackling the Policy Problem: Robert Brown Social Media and our Message: Caron Lindsay Towards a Coalition Agreement 2.0: Nigel Lindsay -
Can we tax banks and promote growth?
May 21, 2012 8:40 PM
The day after tomorrow, European leaders are due to sit down together at a hastily arranged informal summit, called by the EU president Herman Van Rompuy to discuss the question of the times: How do we create growth? One of only three items on the agenda is the Financial Transactions Tax. Better known now as the Robin Hood Tax this is the proposal for a small tax on a wide range of financial transactions – mostly taking place between financial institutions. -
Statement following May 2012 local election results
May 04, 2012 3:58 PM
Despite a strong showing in some held councils, Liberal Democrats are today reflecting on another bitterly disappointing set of local election results with the number of Lib Dem councillors likely to fall below 3000 for the first time ever. It is a travesty that so many excellent councillors and campaigners will no longer be able to serve the communities that they have represented with such distinction. The results emphasise that the party is struggling to set out a distinctive vision for how -
Safeguarding, not eroding, our civil liberties
April 04, 2012 10:00 AM
Initial reports that the Government wants to change how private communications data can be stored and accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all seek to safeguard civil liberties from eros -
2012 Coalition Budget: SLF Response
March 21, 2012 8:42 PM
There are elements of this budget we as social liberals, and of course Liberal Democrats, can be proud of, though the removal of the 50p rate of income tax is something we would clearly never endorse; those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden. But the single state pension, at £140, is an excellent example of successful Lib Dem influence, as is the establishment of the green investment bank - neither would have happened in an exclusively Tory government. Raising the inco -
Statement on the 2012 budget: making tax fairer
March 16, 2012 10:19 AM
"With Chancellor George Osborne finalising next week's budget, the Social Liberal Forum reaffirms the Liberal Democrat commitment to fair taxation and urges the government to consider the political implications of cutting taxes on income for the highest earners.Of course we welcome moves to further raise the income tax threshold, to tax property more -
Lib Dem Pensions proposals - authored by SLF - are big news in the industry
March 12, 2012 3:41 PM
Janice Turner's pensions motion, passed at Lib Dem Conference in Newcastle Gateshead last weekend, is causing a stir in the pensions industry. In an article last Friday, the Profesional Pensions news site posted an article saying:Liberal Democrat and experienced member-nominated trustee Janice Turner will deliver a policy motion on Sa
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Social Liberal Forum Update
March 12, 2012 1:39 PM
You can download the Kindle version of Prateek Buch’s pamplet on Plan C. It can be found here Also registration for our own SLF conference is now open. Please book early – it will help us enormously with the planning. Date : July 14th Venue: Kings College Waterloo campus Main speakers: Nick Clegg,
