Caron Lindsay

What’s happening in York? Lib Dem Spring Conference agenda now published

By | Sun 8th February 2026 - 11:06 am

It’s less than five weeks to York Spring Conference. Many of us will be looking forward to returning to the beautiful city to debate, be trained and to learn from exhibitors and discuss issues at fringe meetings.

The agenda has now been published. This is your chance to go through it now and work out what motions you might like to amend, to plan out your diary for the weekend and not to just leave it till you’re actually on the train to York.

You can go to debates on access to driving lessons, preserving trial by jury, revitalising town centres, universities, mental health, Donald Trump and Council finance.

There are speeches from MPs Anna Sabine and James MacCleary and Watford Mayor Peter Taylor, as well as Ed, of course.

You can help shape future policy by going to consultative sessions on international security, primary healthcare and defending democracy.

And on the fringe, we have the LGA and ALDC celebrating the achievements of our Lib Dem Councillors, a must see from Compass with Vikki Slade and Bobby Dean asking if we are a progressive party, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on getting big money out of politics the Social Liberal Forum discuss liberalism as an antidote to populism, Lib Dem Women have their usual (and legendary) cocktails and mocktails and LGBT+ Lib Dems are discussing threats to LGBT+ rights here and in the USA.  And, of course, their is the inimitable Glee.

It’s going to be a fantastic weekend, and I’m looking forward to seeing everybody.

Amendments, questions and emergency motions must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 2 March here.

* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings. You can find her on Bluesky at caronmlindsay.bsky.social

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One Comment

  • William Wallace 9th Feb '26 - 12:44pm

    And those coming to the conference may also like to visit the interesting new exhibition in York Minster on Saint William (of York), which has on display a lot of things dug up from around the Minster that were buried at the Reformation. Ecclesiastical, Medieaval and Tudor historians among those coming will particularly enjoy it…

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