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North West SLF launched
September 08, 2011 2:35 PM
Following a brief recent history of the national Social Liberal Forum from Kat Dadswell, John Commons, the Chair of the Manchester party, spoke on why he felt that Social Liberalism and by extension the Social Liberal Forum were particularly needed in the North West region. Former MP for Rochdale Paul Rowen made the point that we shouldn't be made to feel that opposing Conservative policies is a bad thing - we need to be on the side of our neighbours and residents in the North West. John Leech -
SLF fringe meetings
September 06, 2011 9:07 PM
Policy Forum: Open Public Services: Another fine mess they'll get us into?
Saturday 20.15-22.15 ICC Hall 5
What should we support and what should we oppose in the Open Public Services White Paper?
Chris Nicholson, CentreForum, Linda Jack, Social Liberal Forum Mark Serwotka, PCS union, Lord Matthew Oakeshott
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Sign here for appeal and emergency motion on health reforms
September 04, 2011 10:59 PM
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An appeal to allow Conference to debate NHS reforms
September 04, 2011 8:52 PM
Below is the text of a motion on the NHS reforms that wasn't accepted for debate by Conference Committee, including two short update paragraphs. Dr. Charles West is appealing this rejection, if you'd like to support this appeal please click here to sign up.Conference Motion on Heath
Conference… A) notes 1) the long-standing supp -
Emergency Motion on Health Reforms
September 04, 2011 8:52 PM
Dr. Charles West is submitting an Emergency Motion on the NHS reforms. If you would like to support this motion please click here to sign up.Reforming the NHS
Conference notes that the March 2011 Conference clearly rejected several aspects of the Health and Social Care Bill (“the Bill”), which breached the agreed Coalition Programm -
Green Investment Bank amendment
September 02, 2011 8:54 PM
Please support this amendment to F38: A Green Stimulus for Economic Recovery, which you will find on pages 43-44 of the Conference Agenda. If you are a conference representative, then please add your ‘signature’ by filling in the form below. Thank you! Note: strong as this motion is, it doesn't go far enough on the matter of green financial investment. Crucial to both the rebalancing and de-carbonisation of the UK economy, innovative investment in green industry should form the backbone of Lib -
IT Government Department amendment
August 30, 2011 8:38 PM
Please support this amendment to F28: Stimulating Growth in the Digital Economy, which you will find on pages 33-35 of the Conference Agenda. If you are a conference representative, then please add your 'signature' by filling in the form below. Thank you!Amendment to F28
Insert after line 9 Conference notes that successive Governments have failed to recognise the critical significance of IT in maintaining security, democracy and a healthy economy, and that this lack -
Internet Free Expression amendment
August 30, 2011 11:35 AM
Please support this amendment to F28: Stimulating Growth in the Digital Economy, which you will find on pages 33-35 of the Conference Agenda. If you are a conference representative, then please add your 'signature' by filling in the form below. Thank you!Amendment to F28
Lines 28-29 a) Putting in place additional safeguards for online freedom of speech insert including * additional protection in libel law for those merely hosting th -
Responding to the Riots: Emergency motion to conference
August 25, 2011 4:11 PM
Sue Doughty has put together this emergency motion to conference. It is the most recent version and any amendments which improve but don’t lengthen it should be sent to her on [email protected]. Conference- Condemns without reservation the August riots as unjustified and unjustified criminality
- Understands the deep trauma caused to residents and businesses affected and in particular the families of those who have died.
- Appreciates with gratitude the
