The Liberal Democrats are opposing Government proposals to: criminalise “reckless” speech, make it a crime just to travel to certain places, criminalise what you read on the internet, give police more power to hold innocent people’s DNA, and allow officers … read more
The party expects these reforms to raise an additional £15 billion per year, though this is likely to grow as the rate of wealth passed down increases in the coming years. Liberal Democrat members will debate and vote on the proposals … read more
Over a year ago, I started work on making ‘upskirting’, the practice of photographs up a person’s skirt without their consent, a specific criminal offence. Go to Source Author: read more
THE PROPOSITION What are the proposed reforms? The introduction of a supporters’ scheme. This is expected to be free of charge and supporters will have the right to vote in leadership elections. Dropping the requirement for people to have been … read more
We returned this week from Parliament’s long summer recess. I used the break to give some thought as to the role my party should be playing in the British political system. Go to Source Author: read more