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Conference Accreditation Consultation – what Liberal Democrat bloggers are saying

By Caron Lindsay | Thu 19th April 2012 - 5:53 pm

Last Saturday, Federal Conference Committee chair Andrew Wiseman invited responses in an article on Liberal Democrat Voice from members on the controversial issue of an accreditation system for Conference. Sussex Police had requested that party members would have to submit their identity details and past addresses so that they could be checked out by the Police to keep out people who might cause security issues.

Unsurprisingly, the Liberal Democrat blogosphere has been vocal in response. If there has been a post out there in favour of such a system, then I’ve not been able to find it.

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Posted in Conference and News | Also tagged 2012 Brighton Conference, andrew wiseman, caron lindsay, conference accreditation, dave page, elephant, FCC, gareth epps, lgbt+ lib dems, liberal england, millennium dome and the widow's world | 5 Comments

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