Things I’ve learnt from #ldconf: Event Management

At this point, I have just about recovered from Federal Conference at the Sage in Newcastle Gateshead. And what a weekend. As some of you may know, I am Liberal Youth’s Events Officer. As part of my role, I arranged the fringe event, our training & stall. Is it stressful? A bit, but only if […]

Student Council Tax Exemption is safe with the Lib Dems

Today an article in the Daily Telegraph has been published announcing the Liberal Democrat party policy that we are now in favour of removing of the Student exemption to council tax. I’ve just checked in the Conference Agenda for this weekend… I can’t see anything there; maybe Robert Winnett could point it out to me? […]

Votes at 16 – let’s follow the Isle of Man’s example

It is great news to hear that, after extending the franchise to 16 year olds in 2006, the Isle of Man is going to the polls today – and for the first time including 16 & 17 year olds! However, (and it seems almost always) we are rather slow in enriching our democracy, whether it be […]

My Day at Cowley Street

I’m not going to lie – I was rather excited this morning. Not only did I have a ‘fun’ exam (which went well), I was going into London to 4 Cowley Street: Lib Dem HQ. So having finished with my Mechanics exam, rushed back, got changed and headed to the train station to go to […]