Park Ward Liberal Democrats have started to deliver their latest Focus across the Ward. A PDF Version can be found in the download area of this site. The main stories are,: Jonathan Webber welcomes the end of the 'tenants tax', Wolverhampton Labour reject their new leader, End voting Fraud.
Shrewsbury Liberal Democrats will hold a meeting this week with Lorely Burt MP for Solihul.
I am delighted to see that my 100th event is one that has dignity and style. The Mayor of Deal welcomed us into his 'home church' and we robed in the adjoining hall. The response to the invitations was high, and we all squashed into a small room to prepare ourselves and be dressed by Town Sergeants.
The Policy & Conference Committees of South Central Region Lib Dems have agreed to debate a motion calling for LVT at their conference in Oxford on 30 October. The motion was drafted by ALTER committee members Margaret Godden (former Deputy Leader of Oxfordshire County Council) and Dr Tony Vickers, who is currently Lib Dem Housing Spokesman on West Berkshire Council.
Cambridge students have given a resounding vote of thanks to their MP as he stands shoulder to shoulder with them in the fight against increased tuition fees.
The topic for ALTER's Fringe event at this year's Lib Dem Conference, in Liverpool on 18 September, was "Has the Banking Crisis Strengthened the Case for Land Value Taxation?". ALTER committee member Brian Hodgkinson presented the 'for' case; Ben Dyson, from the PositiveMoney campaign (but also a supporter of LVT) agreed - but argued the case for Money Reform to come first.
