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Liberal Youth … the story continues

By The Voice | Published 12th January 2010 - 2:32 pm

LDV yesterday reported that Elaine Bagshaw has resigned as Chair of the party’s Liberal Youth organisation. Well, two quick updates to that story:

First, the Liberal Youth executive has issued a statement thanking Elaine for her contribution as Chair since 2008. You can read it in full here.

Secondly, James Shaddock, Liberal Youth’s Vice-Chair Communications, has today followed Elaine in resigning his post. You can read his statement here.

An eventful 24 hours in the life of Liberal Youth. Feel free to contribute your informed speculation below …

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Elaine Bagshaw resigns as Chair of Liberal Youth

By The Voice | Published 11th January 2010 - 1:23 pm

The news has just this moment broken – via Twitter, where else? – that Elaine Bagshaw, chair of Liberal Youth, has resigned her post. The website carries Elaine’s resignation letter in full. Below is an excerpt:

Dear all,

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have to inform you that I will stepping down as your Chair, effective immediately.

This is not a position I wanted to be in, but unfortunately recent events have meant that I’m no longer able to give this position the attention it deserves, and to give all of you the Chair that

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My first Liberal Youth Conference

By Thomas Hemsley | Published 20th November 2009 - 11:51 am

When I first learned of the location of the 2009 Liberal Youth Autumn Conference, I immediately paid my £15 to register. I had only been to one party conference before – the 2007 South West regional, which included the leadership hustings – so I was unsure of what to expect.

I only knew one person who was going, and I was tired and annoyed at the rain, not to mention the parlous state of the trains that evening. But when I arrived in Portsmouth, there were helpful signs pointing to Conference. This was an excellent omen of what was to …

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Liberal Youth in the spotlight

By The Voice | Published 16th June 2009 - 11:30 pm

There’s an in-depth feature on ‘the next generation’ of politicians by Simon Usborne in today’s Independent, with a particular focus on Liberal Youth, the youth wing of the Lib Dems. Here’s an excerpt:

When I suggest to [Elaine Bagshaw, Liberal Youth's chair] and her colleagues that they are unusual, they pause. “Not unusual as in weird,” I suggest, “just as in uncommon.” Bagshaw looks up and down the row, smiling, and jokes: “No, we’re probably quite weird.” The fact is, few young people care enough about politics to vote (37 per cent of 18-24-year-olds, according to a 2005 Mori poll), much

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