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Christmas 2024 – Support Your Local Shops!
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YES, it’s that time of year again – Christmas is coming! But in your haste to do the shopping, don’t forget the local shops and businesses in your area. Give them an early Christmas present by shopping locally today.
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The National Liberal Party knows that times are hard, and price considerations are obviously very important, but many small shops depend on their Christmas trade to see them through much of the following year.  And this is particularly true of the money they make in the fortnight just before Christmas itself.
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Many shopkeepers recall the recession of the late 2000s – which was brought on by ‘casino capitalism’ – a mixture of greed and mistakes made by the politicians, bankers, ‘fat cats’ and speculators.  To add insult to injury, shopkeepers are also hit hard by high interest rates, the criminal bank debt-system, out-of-town outlet centres and on-line shopping.
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The shopkeeper, as a self-employed businessman or woman, plays a vital role in the local economy. (And don’t forget that these small shops collectively employ hundreds of thousands of workers throughout the length and breadth of Britain). Local shops are not only important for the elderly and young mothers but are part of the glue that helps to maintain community spirit – a place to bump into friends, neighbours and relatives.
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If we don’t support our local shops and businesses today, we may lose them forever. Then people will have no other choice to travel directly into the nearest city or town centre for the smallest of items. This may be ok if you have your own transport and are fit and healthy. However, the elderly or young mothers wouldn’t really look forward to beating a path through the massive Saturday shopping crowds found in our large towns and cities.
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The message is clear. For the community spirit to survive and prosper, we must give local shops as much trade as possible. The National Liberal Party says support your local shops, shopkeepers and shop workers. Shop locally this Christmas!
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Euro-Elections: Can You Help Build Our Campaign?

We need money to promote Self-Determination For All! Can you help?

THE NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY’S European-Election campaign is in full flow! As we’re such a small – and new – organisation, we’re obviously having to rely heavily on Social Media to promote our views. Such on-line work (especially via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) is absolutely vital. As we’ve already noted:

When Barack Obama became American President in 2008 it was said that he was the first politician to use Social Media to achieve major success in a political campaign.” (1)

Despite this, however, the National Liberal Party believes that face-to-face communication with the electors is absolutely key to winning elections.

One way we can do this is by leafleting and postering. We’ve already printed and distributed thousands of leaflets. And soon the Royal Mail will be delivering around one million Vote National Liberal Party – Self-Determination For All! standardised European-Election leaflets to housholds in London. Read more »
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Support These Trade Union Demos!
SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER will see three massive demonstrations organised by the Trades Union Congress – TUC.
Calling for A Future That Works, they will take place in Belfast, Glasgow and London. It’s anticipated that the main march and demo – to be held in Central London – will be as large as last year’s March for the Alternative. It too was organised by the TUC and it attracted over 500,000 people.

The demos scheduled for later this month are to protest at the Con-Dem Government’s continuing Austerity programme, which has seen thousands of jobs slashed and essential services cut to the bone.

Members and supporters of the National Liberal Party are encouraged to support their nearest march and demonstration.

For further details and updates check out the TUC web-site – www.tuc.org.uk – or the National Liberal Trade Unionist Facebook group – http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/277840098977231/?fref=ts
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DEMOCRATIC REFORM: WELL OVERDUE!
National Liberals believe in democratic reform. Although we profess to live in a democratic country our institutions leave a lot to be desired. A Parliament largely neutered by a powerful Executive (Cabinet), voting dictated by party whips, MPs happy to flout the wishes of the ‘majority’ believing that they ‘know best’. A second (reforming or blocking?) chamber that is appointed by birth or as a political favour. Rather than seeing power decentralised downwards, we have in recent times seen it taken from Councils and transfered up to Parliament or appointed quangos. An electoral system that largely clings onto the old fashioned and least democratic First-past-the-post voting method, limiting representation and entrenching existing interests.
As National Liberals, we support the decentralisation of power to the national Assemblies (including potentially England) and Councils from Westminster, we support a (partially) elected second house, representatives elected via Proportional Representation whilst ‘controlling’ them by Recall. Fundamentally, we support the introduction of Referendums as a constitutional measure whereby major issues will be decided by a popular vote, as in Switzerland. Thus, we support movements that seek to change our present system(s) towards a more democratic future.
One new, emerging, force is the cross-party (and no-party) Democratic Reform MovementThey have their first conference this Thursday evening. If you are free why not read their advert below?:
Are you interested in democratic reform and/or the state of the economy? If so a conference and debate will be held for you on:

Facing an Economy in Crisis, December 8th – 7.00 PM

Henry VIII Hotel
23 Leinster Gardens
London W2 3AN
Underground : Queensway or Lancaster Gate

The event is the first one organised by the Democratic Reform Movement (DRM). The DRM is an international organisation, being designed to promote democratic reform around the world. It acts as a platform for cooperation between different organisations on specific campaigns; thus for example if it had existed before the May Referendum it could have coordinated campaigning actions between all the different ‘yes to av’ groups. It is being established at the moment. Thus its identity will be shaped by the organisations and people who get involved in the coming years. Our aims are to: promote democracy and progressive reforms; support systems of sharing and cooperation; create a better education system for all; encourage the removal of artificial barriers between peoples; and empower people at every level of governance.

If you would like any further details please comment on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Democratic-Reform-Movement/208241245874549?sk=info

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‘The Patriotic conscience of Liberalism’ – National Liberal activists meet in London

Last weekend National Liberal activists met at a prestigious venue in Central London to discuss the way forward.

A full agenda discussed Ideology, Recruitment, Promotion, Literature, Policies and Campaigns. Delegates agreed that our first aim is to point out that there has always been a patriotic liberal tradition, represented by figures such as Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Roseberry and Sir John Simon. The NLP is here to breath life back into that tradition and to act as the ‘Patriotic conscience of Liberalism’. The meeting agreed to continue to highlight our anteceedents and to develop the National Liberal tradition. We would re-launch the Target 10 campaign and aim to target Liberal Democrat marginals highlighting those MP’s betrayal of Liberal and National values.

Recruitment was discussed. We should be appealling to a broad church of Liberals, Independents and the non-aligned. Greater effort would be put into Facebook promotion and reaching out to new sympathisers. More effort was required than before into turning supporters into actual members. The meeting agreed to producing ‘An Introduction to the National Liberal Party’ booklet and a leaflet focussing on just five key policies. A Policy Team and forum would ultimately look at policy in detail.

In the meantime delegates were urged to promote the National Liberal ‘Yes to AV’ campaign based on a ‘shake up the system’ theme. Our leaflet has recently been updated (copies can be obtained by sending £10 to NLP, PO BOX 4217, Hornchurch RM12 4PJ or by going to the Resources section under the Party Organisation drop bar). Councillor (and National Secretary) David Durant said “We haven’t had any meaningful electoral reform of how we elect our MPs for 100 years. We need to shake up the system. AV is just the start!”.

Elections were discussed and hopes were expressed for our candidate in the forthcoming local elections in Cuffley, Hertfordshire. Finally delegates agreed to promote the concept of the campaigning and cross-party Peoples Alliance. The latter is designed to allow small centrist parties to organise and promote themselves more efectively via this co-operative body rather than alone. The meeting ended with delegates agreeing to meet again later in the year to discuss progress. Everyone came away enthused and confident that National Liberalism would begin to influence UK politics. Anyone wishing to get involved should get in touch via natliberal@aol.com.

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