Roy was one of the oldest members of High Peak Libdems when he was sadly killed in a road accident in September, close to his home in New Mills. He was 86 and had been a Liberal/Libdem member for most of his adult life. He had been a New Mills Town councillor and a High Peak Borough Councillor where he gained the respect of all his colleagues from all parties as a sensible and hard-working man.
With the current state of play politically, and the chance of an impending snap general election, we've had strong feedback from some members and conversations with candidates, that they may not attend the conference as it's a full Saturday that they could spend campaigning - and Saturday is campaign "gold time".
Brexit will only take us further away In the early 1930s Bonnie and Clyde pioneered a new way of making money in Texas: they robbed banks and murdered police. As we know from the cinema, they drove their ill-gotten gains in a rickety car over a state border across which the local police could not pursue them. Faced by this new motorised threat, the Congress in Washington DC created a police force which could cross frontiers. They called it the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI.
Britain has turned against Brexit and would now vote to stay in the European Union, according to the biggest ever poll-of-polls. The YouGov analysis for the Evening Standard of 300 surveys shows "concrete" evidence that the country shifted against quitting the European bloc in the year after the June 2016 referendum and has steadfastly stuck to this position ever since.
Following reports from the IFS that a no-deal Brexit will push UK debt to the highest levels since the 1960s, Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Ed Davey said:
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The Liberal Democrats have long championed proportional representation, advocating for a voting system where every vote truly counts. We believe that reforming our electoral system is crucial for a fairer democracy and better governance.
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The Liberal Democrats have laid out a bold and ambitious plan to restore the UK’s natural environment and ensure that everyone can access a clean, healthy, and thriving green space.
