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Job shares for MPs?

reformIt seems that journalists in the national media now make time to read Liberal Democrat policy consultation papers, even before they are discussed at Conference.

Following the Mail’s rant about the so-called ‘jewelry tax‘ (from the Tax Policy consultation paper), we now have a more reasoned appraisal by the Guardian of one of the proposals in the consultation paper on Political and Constitutional Reform.

This major consultation is very wide ranging, and begins thus:

Our recent policy on constitutional and political reform has tended to focus on altering the democratic structures of the United Kingdom. We have sought pluralism in our electoral system, strength and legitimacy in our Parliament, and radical decentralisation of power to national, regional and local institutions.

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  • Sarah
    We’ll see if there’s a challenge but it’s clear MPs and members are frustrated with the lack of vision and failure to grow as a party under Ed and Mike Di...
  • Sarah
    This article says exactly what many of us think. I like Ed, I’d like to see him go with dignity(maybe to Lords as an elder statesman for the party and country...
  • Neil Sandison
    Nick Baird article and the subsequent comments on this piece and Caron Lindsey follow up article shows their is a ground swell for radical liberal leadership . ...
  • Robert Hale
    Me too, Layla Moran!...
  • Rose Runswick
    @Richard have you read Roz Savage's ...