Author Archives: Grahame Hudson

Liberal Democrat Friends of the Armed Forces launched

By Grahame Hudson | Sat 15th September 2007 - 9:46 pm

Last year at Federal Conference in Brighton, Liberal Democrats discussed the overstretch of the British Armed Forces in one of the urgent issue slots. Most of the speakers were former members of the services or currently serving members of the reserves.

It was clear from the tone of the debate that many party members were deeply concerned at the demands being placed on our servicemen and women by a Labour Government that clearly had failed to provide the forces with the necessary equipment and support they required.

Liberal Democrat Friends of the Armed Forces is a new group, which is …

Continue reading »
Posted in Conference and News | 4 Comments
Advert

Recent Comments

  • Jeff
    Peter Martin 4th Sep '26 - 2:11pm: I asked Google’s AI, which is an impartial source if nothing else: I find Gemini’s strong left-liberal ...
  • Matt Wardman
    @Simon We are debating Smart Glasses that make POV videos etc, not normal specs....
  • Tristan Ward
    I hear London Lib Dem’s are running action days tomorrow Saturday and Sunday in Holborn and St I’m sure anyone who wants to join them can find a way of...
  • Steve Trevethan
    Might we have a detailed definition of government borrowing? For example, to whom is it owed, by when, and under wuch terms and conditions?...
  • David Raw
    Thanks for the kind words, Katharine. Beveridge was a civil servant up until 1919 when (through the influence of Sidney and Beatrice Webb) he became Director...