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Rajin Chowdhury

Put People in Power!

By Rajin Chowdhury | Tue 24th October 2017 - 8:26 am

Networked peopleDevolution is boring. Nobody understands it. Nobody knows why it is important. Above all, nobody cares. Why on earth should Liberal Democrats consider put devolution front-and-centre?

At an Autumn Conference event run by a centrist think-tank, Radix, a floor member asked Norman Lamb a question. She said one word that stuck: powerless. The three most successful electoral campaigns in the Anglosphere in the last 10 years are, to my mind: Trump, Vote Leave, Obama.

Agree with them or not, they had two things in common. They were positive campaigns (whether or not …

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George Cunningham

Opinion: Let’s have real “power to the people” for those of us outside the UK

By George Cunningham | Fri 21st March 2014 - 10:40 am

power to the peopleThere is a lot wrong or out-of-date with our current political system. The Lib Dem policy paper “Power to the People” passed at the spring conference in York, addresses those issues in a typically liberal, radical way. It is worthy of our support, as a step forward, even if some find parts of it imperfect.

“Power to the People” aims to explore the viability of overseas constituencies. This would be quite radical for the UK but would – I believe – benefit it a …

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    I never failed to be impressed by the sheer energy of Merlene and hats off for taking a crack at breaching the edifice that is...
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    A wag once commented "It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." In 1798 Thomas Malthus predicted that population growth would bring famine...
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    Democracy needs more consultation and representation of mainstream opinion.
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    Well yes, Mark, but I was thinking of all the work one person had to do as well. radical idea - post them all on...
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    Suzanne, I entirely see your point, but can see an advantage to having them all in one place, especially for non-Liberal Democrat readers and those...
  • User Avatarsuzanne Fletcher 16th Oct - 8:53pm
    Dear Mark, but if the press office sent to people who asked for them ( and I presume someone at HQ is clever enough to...