City of Nottingham Liberal Democrats

Nottingham Liberal Democrats
Monthly Policy Discussion Group

One of the things that is great about being a Liberal Democrat is that many of our policies, those you see our MPs discussing on the news, at some point start out as an idea from a party member in a local party, someone like you!

Our policy discussion group focuses on identifying and developing policies - support is given in a friendly environment to individual members as part of the group to help craft effective policy motions from scratch that are more likely to get picked up at Local, Regional and hopefully Federal level.

Nottingham City Liberal Democrats
Pizza & Politics

Come and join us for a friendly afternoon to generally chat about politics (no agenda, all discussions/subjects welcome). Meet fellow liberals while enjoying pizza - Vegetarian / Halal / Kosher / Gluten free etc. can be catered for.

Travel: Good public transport links; stops BR05/06/07/12/13/14 & ST01/02/06/22 nearby being served by NCT buses: Orange 35/35B (every 10 mins), Turquoise 77/77C/78 (every 6 mins)

Nottingham City Liberal Democrats
City Conference & AGM

Details to be confirmed

Nottingham Liberal Democrats
Monthly Policy Discussion Group

One of the things that is great about being a Liberal Democrat is that many of our policies, those you see our MPs discussing on the news, at some point start out as an idea from a party member in a local party, someone like you!

Our policy discussion group focuses on identifying and developing policies - support is given in a friendly environment to individual members as part of the group to help craft effective policy motions from scratch that are more likely to get picked up at Local, Regional and hopefully Federal level.

Nottingham City Liberal Democrats
LibDem Lunch

Come and join us for a friendly lunch to generally chat about politics (no agenda, all discussions/subjects welcome). Meet fellow liberals at The Sherwood Manor for an enjoyable pub lunch - to find us just look for LibDem Bear!

Everyone welcome!

Feel free to contact barry.holliday@googlemail.com or call on 07766 275 229
For more information or just to let us know you are popping along!

UK government arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful, the High Court has ruled, after seeing secret evidence. Commenting on the news, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said:

"The government might be acting lawfully but in the court of public opinion they are guilty of selling weapons that are being used against civilians in a brutal and bloody civil war.

Theresa May will this week mark her anniversary of becoming Prime Minister by making a speech which seems to suggest that she needs the help of Jeremy Corbyn and Labour to deliver Brexit. Commenting on the speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Brexit secretary Tom Brake said:

"A call for Labour to contribute is superfluous. On the single biggest issue of our generation, Brexit, Corbyn isn't contributing, he is cheerleading. He has already swallowed the PMs line hook, line and sinker. But at least Theresa May knows where to find Jeremy Corbyn, it's in the same voting lobby as her, helping her, like he has before, to deliver this divisive, hard Brexit.

"The PM is promising to take big decisions in the long-term interests of Britain. Her first such decision must be to negotiate to keep the UK in the Single Market and the Customs Union. This is in the long term interests of British prosperity, jobs and families.

Research from Churchill Car Insurance has revealed that drivers across the UK are wasting nearly £2.2bn every year because they don't have the right change to pay for parking,

According to the study, the average amount overpaid is £2.68 per week, working out as £139.36 every year per driver.

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Baroness Randerson said:

Department for International Trade (DIT) figures on Foreign Direct Investment show that the number of new jobs created by foreign investment fell by 9% last year, with the number of company expansions also falling. Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has blasted Liam Fox's department as a 'disaster'.

Government plans to axe free school lunches have been dropped in another humiliating u-turn. Commenting on the news, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary Layla Moran said:

"Theresa May was worried that she would go down in history as the lunch snatcher. Dropping these plans is just another humiliating climb down, in what seems to becoming a long list for the Prime Minister.

One in four social care services are failing on safety, the care regulator has said. Analysis by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows that 23% of care homes, nursing homes and services providing care in people's homes require improvement on safety while a further 2% are inadequate.

Commenting on the news, Shadow Health Secretary Norman Lamb said:

A National Audit Office investigation into NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) for patients with significant ongoing healthcare needs has found the number of people receiving CHC funding is rising, and is a significant cost pressure on CCGs' spending.

NHS England wants CCGs to make £855 million of savings on CHC and NHS-funded nursing care by 2020-21.

There were 5,391 newly recorded cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) reported in England during 2016-17, according to NHS Digital.

Women and girls born in Somalia account for more than one third (35 per cent or 875 cases) of newly recorded cases of FGM with a known country of birth (2,504). Of the newly recorded cases, 112 involved women and girls who were born in the United Kingdom.

9 hospitals where flammable cladding identified must be made public

The Liberal Democrats have called for a list of nine hospitals with the highest fire risks due to the use of cladding to be made public.

According to the Health Service Journal, 9 hospital sites have been identified by NHS Improvement as being at the highest risk and in need of intensive support. These are understood to be mainly high-rise hospitals where potentially combustible cladding has been used.