Tag: citizens-initiatives
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I’m attempting to get a motion on the agenda of the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth this autumn. The motion itself speaks for itself (see below). If you support it, and are a voting representative for conference this autumn, please can you email me (to semajmaharg[at]gmail[dot]com) the following details: Your name Your address Your membership…
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Bad law is often passed when people encounter a problem, seize on a solution and wed themselves to it regardless of the unintended consequences. It’s the sort of kneejerk reaction we see from our Labour and Tory rivals all the time. Sadly, Antony Hook and Duncan Borrowman have done this over the “solution” of recall…
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I’ve added another comment on my Lib Dem Voice article on citizen’s initiatives, petitioning and referendums. Feedback please!
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Over at Lib Dem Voice, I’ve penned a rather long article about citizen’s initiatives, and why the Lib Dems ought to embrace them. I’m keen to kickstart a debate on this issue, so please do read it and add your own comments.
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Well done to anti-road user charging campaigners for getting a million petition signatures on their Downing Street petition. As someone who has railed against this proposal, not from a motorist perspective but from an environmental and civil libertarian one, it is gratifying to see such a disastrous policy being given such a rough ride. It…