It is almost certainly a complete coincidence but, having published some thoughts on how the Party might develop policy in future, news reaches us that Federal Policy Committee are looking for volunteers (Party members only, I’m afraid) to form Policy Working Groups on the following subjects;
- Transition to a Zero Carbon Britain
A Balanced Working Life (focussing on low-to-middle earners)
Defence
Taxation
Skills and Post-16 Education
Political and Constitutional Reform
Europe
One might almost suspect that work on the 2015 Manifesto has begun…
For an application form for these working groups, please contact the Party’s Policy Unit on 020 7340 4989, or e-mail lucy[dot]mcdonald[at]libdems[dot]org[dot]uk.
The deadline for applications is 14 April.
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6 Comments
What a lovely selection…
Kill all carbon life forms that produce CO2.
Get the NEETs out to work
The Illegitimate Projection of Imperialist Aggression
Why bother with that again? It’s all theft and we forget it all as soon as we have a chance of implementing it – e.g. everyone agrees NNDR needs to change, we’re the only ones with policy to do so and the SoS responsible for the implementation of it yet not a peep.
I nominate Ivan Illich for this one.
Abolish the lot.
Sort out our own little mess first before imposing on 430 million benighted furners!
Got out of bed the right side then Jock!
This is not fortuitous at all, but the next stage in the programme of detailed policy work arising from the Facing the Future process, for working groups to report to Conference in 2013.
I think Jock’s remarkably unambitious, with a title like that we should be seeking to completely eliminate carbon itself from our entire EEZ…
I’m very interested in the working group on Transition to a Zero Carbon Britain, particularly since I have current and relevant experience in terms of improving the energy efficiency of our housing stock and trying to encourage behaviour change to reduce energy in the home.
However, the group is going to meet fortnightly, in London. As I live and work in Edinburgh that’s a bit of a deal breaker. Why, given all the new technology at our disposal, have we not yet progressed into the 21st century in terms of policy development? Moreover, how many tonnes of carbon is that going to consume?!!
Nikki is absolutely right. Inefficient and environmentally noxious. And by discouraging people who live far from London, the groups’ results might be unrepresentative, even out of touch, or claimed to be.
So will the Party be paying transport costs (as a minimum), and providing lunch etc, or is this policy formulation by those who can afford to take part and happen to live near London.?