Our place to talk – an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK.

The most-read independent website by and for Lib Dem supporters. Not paid for by trade unions or millionaires.

Advert

Tag Archives: demonstrations

Opinion: Lib Demonstrating – Let’s be bold, loud and visible!

By Jonathan Brown | Thu 11th June 2015 - 9:10 am

Saturday 30^th May was one of the best political days I’ve had in years. Not only was I demonstrating in support of the Human Rights Act but I was doing so with hundreds of other Liberal Democrats. Too much of our protesting in recent years has been behind the scenes. I wasn’t a member of the party when Charles Kennedy was proudly leading Liberal Democrats in opposition to the Iraq war, but it meant a lot to me and stuck with me. I think it’s time to get out there again – make sure our fellow citizens can see the #fightback!

The human rights demonstration was so inspiring for me not just because we were out there in force again – with our leaders, our activists, our banners, and so on, but because we were there with our supporters too. I spoke with lots of people who were not party members, but many of whom were thinking about joining and were taking the opportunity to chat with our leadership contenders as well as activists like me. They appreciated us being there. And it was really nice to be there with them.

Continue reading »

Posted in Op-eds | 19 Comments

Most Read

Op-eds

Britain’s gas gamble: Why Jackdaw is a bad bet for our energy future (Mark Hofman)
Vince Cable writes: The endless hunt for painless taxes (Vince Cable)
Jane Dodds to step down as Welsh Lib Dem Leader (Caron Lindsay)
The silent scandal of ME…and in praise of Tessa Munt (Paul Walter)
The Lib Dems should be bolder. Here’s how…. (James Hill)

Advert

Recent Comments

Mick Taylor
John Shipley was never a Liverpool councillor, but he was leader of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne city council...
David Evans
It's profoundly sad to see how easily greenwash is accepted by so many good Lib Dems when it comes to the UK extracting oil and gas from the North Sea rather th...
Jana
“ There is a better use for what is left under the North Sea: leave it there” I’m afraid this is an extremist position to take at a time when there is ...
PM
@ Roland, "There is one potential “painless” tax. Change the BoE Base Rate into a duty on borrowing." This won't work. The point of any int...
David Raw
@ Cllr James Moore, "A serious Liberal party would allow people to keep more of their money". A siren voice from the Home Counties of Middle England ? Back...