Comments on: Who We Are http://socialliberal.net Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter English http://socialliberal.net/about/who-we-are/comment-page-1/#comment-15505 Peter English Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:00:55 +0000 http://socialliberal.net/?page_id=6#comment-15505 Having joined the SLF when I was a LD party member, I am not clear whether I am still welcome now I've quit. I continue to feel that I am a liberal; but I am appalled by the leadership's approach to coalition government. The failure to oppose the health bill - which is already doing irreparable harm to the NHS, and which will cost nearly all of us a a great deal in the future - was the last straw for me. I have blogged occasionally about these issues - see e.g. http://peterenglish.blogspot.com/2011/04/can-we-learn-coalition-politics.html. In the meantime I am no longer a member of the Lib Dem party, and I cannot see myself rejoining it while we have the current leadership. (A Social Liberal party, on the other hand... ) Having joined the SLF when I was a LD party member, I am not clear whether I am still welcome now I’ve quit.

I continue to feel that I am a liberal; but I am appalled by the leadership’s approach to coalition government. The failure to oppose the health bill – which is already doing irreparable harm to the NHS, and which will cost nearly all of us a a great deal in the future – was the last straw for me. I have blogged occasionally about these issues – see e.g. http://peterenglish.blogspot.com/2011/04/can-we-learn-coalition-politics.html.

In the meantime I am no longer a member of the Lib Dem party, and I cannot see myself rejoining it while we have the current leadership. (A Social Liberal party, on the other hand… )

]]> By: Geoffrey Payne http://socialliberal.net/about/who-we-are/comment-page-1/#comment-11952 Geoffrey Payne Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:11:09 +0000 http://socialliberal.net/?page_id=6#comment-11952 Hi John, we would like to keep in touch with the Social Liberal diaspora, but as far as SLF membership is concerned we want our members to stay in the party and support our campaigns for social liberalism. The progress we have made on changing the NHS reforms was made possible by members staying in the party and voting at conference for our amendment. Hi John, we would like to keep in touch with the Social Liberal diaspora, but as far as SLF membership is concerned we want our members to stay in the party and support our campaigns for social liberalism. The progress we have made on changing the NHS reforms was made possible by members staying in the party and voting at conference for our amendment.

]]> By: John Smith http://socialliberal.net/about/who-we-are/comment-page-1/#comment-10286 John Smith Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:53:51 +0000 http://socialliberal.net/?page_id=6#comment-10286 Given that your movement might have a greater appeal, and a potentially unifying influence with people who share your political ideals but who do not belong to the Lib Dems, why is it a pre prerequisite that people have to be Lib Dem members. Before people start getting worried about attempts to destroy the Lib Dems from within which it could be argued members who subscribe to the "Orange Book" have inadvertently already made a start on, I used to be a Lib Councillor. But I feel not able to rejoin the Lib Dems at this moment in time. By the way if it is the same Paula Keaveney I used to know when we belonged to the same Youth Movement i am a great admirer. Given that your movement might have a greater appeal, and a potentially unifying influence with people who share your political ideals but who do not belong to the Lib Dems, why is it a pre prerequisite that people have to be Lib Dem members. Before people start getting worried about attempts to destroy the Lib Dems from within which it could be argued members who subscribe to the “Orange Book” have inadvertently already made a start on, I used to be a Lib Councillor. But I feel not able to rejoin the Lib Dems at this moment in time.
By the way if it is the same Paula Keaveney I used to know when we belonged to the same Youth Movement i am a great admirer.

]]> By: The liberal ‘modernisers’ at Labour, Libdems and Tories have failed | Liberal Conspiracy http://socialliberal.net/about/who-we-are/comment-page-1/#comment-9488 The liberal ‘modernisers’ at Labour, Libdems and Tories have failed | Liberal Conspiracy Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:55:35 +0000 http://socialliberal.net/?page_id=6#comment-9488 [...] Neal Lawson is the chair of Compass. Prateek Buch is on the Executive for the Social Liberal Forum [...] [...] Neal Lawson is the chair of Compass. Prateek Buch is on the Executive for the Social Liberal Forum [...]

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