Two Gains and Two Holds this week
Lymington & Pennington TC, Pennington - 1st September 2016 LD Jack Davies 402 [41.15%]
Lymington & Pennington TC, Pennington - 1st September 2016 LD Jack Davies 402 [41.15%]
Members of the Nuclear Weapons Working Group are presenting their personal views as part of a wider consultation process into the party's future policy on nuclear weapons. The full consultation paper can be found at www.libdems.org.uk/autumn-conference-16-policypapers and the consultation window runs until 28 October. Party members are invited to attend the consultation session at party conference in Brighton, to be held on Saturday 17 September at 1pm in the Balmoral Room of the Hilton. 1945, August 6, 8.15am. Slicing through the clear blue sky, a previously unknown "absolute evil" is unleashed on Hiroshima instantly searing the entire city, Koreans, Chinese, Southeast Asians, American prisoners of war, children, the elderly and other innocent people are slaughtered. By the end of the year 140,000 are dead.
Right now it feels a little like an electoral phoney war. Rumours of a possible snap general election prompted the party, rightly, to do urgent selections of prospective parliamentary candidates over the summer. Will the election happen? Could a possible false alarm be helpful? One answer is to wait and see: a general election in October would point to a different strategy from one early in 2017, and we don't have resources to invest a lot in an election that doesn't happen.
The Stronger In campaign from the European referendum is relaunching as Open Britain: Britain is at its best when open - open minded, open for business, open to trade and investment, open to talent and hard work, open to Europe and to the world. So today we are pleased to launch Open Britain, a new campaign for the best possible relationship with Europe for Britain's future.
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Today is Polling Day in the European Referendum.
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.