Liberal Britain: can you help a pilot?

A group of Liberal Democrat members is pioneering a new way of engaging with members and supporters about what the party believes and why. Here one of their number, new member Jim Williams, explains their approach:

My Liberal Britain is a country where immigration would be celebrated and refugees welcome. What's yours?

I'm one of eight Liberal Democrat members designing a simple event format for local party groups to get together and debate our vision for a Liberal Britain.

We want to help the #LibDemFightback by asking the entire party one question: if we could build a truly liberal society in today's Britain, what would it look like? We know there could be as many answers as there are members of this party, and we want to hear them. If everyone tells us, then we can tell everyone.

To make sure we get the format right, we want to test it thoroughly first: we want it to be inclusive, fun, simple and useful.

We've got a couple of pilots planned in London, and would like to try it more broadly across the country. Can you help?

You'd simply have to find a venue, pick three speakers, print a bunch of answer cards, and let people know about the event. We've got a pack laying out every step, and giving you complete guidance. Simple! You'd then be able to tell us what worked and what didn't, and how you think we can improve the event.

We want to know what you think, what members in your area think - and, just as importantly, what liberals in your area think, even if they're not yet members of the party.

If you would like to organise one of these events in your area, please contact me at jim.williams@liberalbritain.org.