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Compass want Lib Dems at its conference

By Gavin Hayes | Tue 2nd June 2009 - 3:43 pm

As a visitor to LibDemVoice you may or may not be aware of the work of Compass – the influential pressure group that campaigns for a more democratic, equal and sustainable world. Compass is about building a broadly based Liberal Left politics and as a Liberal Democrat activist we wanted to introduce you to our important work and to invite you to attend our National Conference on Saturday 13 June.

We believe that both the Tory and Labour leaderships want to turn back as soon as possible to the failed politics of the pre-crash – both in terms of the old economy …

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Posted in The Independent View | Tagged amnesty international, compass, constitutional reform, demos, electoral reform, electoral reform society, evan harris, fawcett society, helena kennedy, john harris, jubilee debt campaign, make votes count, neal lawson, oxfam, polly toynbee, richard grayson and social liberal forum | 14 Comments

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