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SLF welcomes cancellation of 'Coalition 2.0'
February 01, 2012 3:00 PM
The Social Liberal Forum welcomes confirmation in the Independent on Sunday that there will be no new fixed coalition agreement for the second half of this parliament. There is a lot more work to do on several bills currently passing through parliament - some of which, such as the Health and Social Care Bill, contain elements that we contin -
Ian Swales MP to be guest speaker at SLF North East meeting
January 31, 2012 4:30 PM
Following a successful first meeting before Christmas, the Social Liberal Forum North East branch are delighted to be welcoming Ian Swales, MP for Redcar, as guest speaker at their next meeting. The meeting will take place on Friday 10th February from 6.30pm until 7.45pm at Gateshead Civic Centre. All North East Liberal Democrat members are welcome to join us to discuss with Ian how the party can maintain our distinctive identity within the Coalition Government. Gateshead Civic Centre is eas -
Letter to Nick Clegg on the Welfare Reform Bill
January 27, 2012 11:40 AM
57 leading Liberal Democrats have signed a letter to Nick Clegg, which is reproduced below. Read the Guardian article about this: Welfare reform: Lib Dems urge Nick Clegg to back Lords amendments
Dear Nick As you are aware the House of Lords voted in favour of 3 amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill, protecting important benefits for sick and disabled people. The amendments, regarding contributor -
Nick Clegg rightly calls for the tax system to be made fairer
January 26, 2012 2:30 PM
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told the Resolution Foundation today that Liberal Democrats will seek to aid those on low and middle incomes by raising the personal income tax threshold further and faster than previously assumed. Already a significant example of Lib Dems securing fairness through tax reform, the Coalition Agreement set out the Government's intention to make the first £10,000 of income exempt from tax by 2015. Given the continued squeeze on wages that puts family finances on 'b -
Liberal Democrats should continue to debate whether to support the Health and Social Care Bill
January 26, 2012 12:00 PM
Despite the welcome and significant changes to the Health & Social Care Bill that Lib Dem parliamentarians have secured, there remain serious concerns both within the party, Parliament and the -
Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) Meeting on 21 January
January 21, 2012 1:29 PM
On Saturday past a number of members of the Forum met in Glasgow. In effect this was an enlarged steering committee and its job was to plan the advance of the Forum’s work in Scotland in the coming year and beyond. Two hours of lively discussion ensued, with a wide range of subjects discussed. A rough plan of action was produced and these are the main steps: • We will hold a fringe meeting at Scottish Spring Conference on Friday 2 March. Full details will be available in the final Conferenc -
Lord Smith of Clifton writes: trends and tendencies in contemporary UK politics and the future of the Lib Dems
January 10, 2012 9:50 AM
(Preamble: Trevor Smith joined the Liberal Party in 1955 when it had five MPs; he fears he may die with the LibDems having the same number!)
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Social Liberal Forum: East Midlands
November 23, 2011 2:48 PM
Introduction by Regional Organiser, Cllr Mathew Hulbert. Hello everyone and welcome to the brand new East Midlands page, here on the Social Liberal Forum website. I recently took on setting up and organising the regional branch of SLF here in our region. For those who might live outside the region, the East Midlands comprises Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. Coming up soon we'll be putting on our first event in the reg -
First meeting of East Midlands Social Liberal Forum
November 22, 2011 7:18 PM
The first meeting of the newly-formed East Midlands branch of the Social Liberal Forum will take place on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, at the Leicester Secular Society building, on Humberstone Gate in th
