As this first hits your doormats, Liberal Democrats will be making their annual pilgrimage to the south coast for five days of policy and politics.
What a celebration this year’s autumn conference will be, with the highest number of Lib Dem councils in more than a decade and the most Liberal Democrat MPs ever elected! We have a packed agenda, with a number of opportunities for us to firm up our rightful status as not only the true party of local government, but also the party of social care, while fighting against the abuse of our environment, too.
I hope colleagues will join us in supporting motions calling for a rise in the carers’ allowance and reform of Sunday trading laws, and condemning the cruel decision of the Labour Government to refuse to scrap the two-child benefit cap – isn’t it amazing how quickly the shine wore off?
We will be the ‘Liberal conscience’ of this Parliament as it is very clear no one else will be.
I also encourage colleagues to join us for the LGA and Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors conference fringes on community energy and local government funding, and our local government reception.
“Conference is not just a celebration; it is a chance to regroup, recharge and re-energise”
Conference this year is not just a celebration; it is a chance to regroup, recharge and re-energise ahead of a bumper set of local elections in 2025.
Throughout the last Parliament, the Liberal Democrats chipped away at the ‘blue wall’. At the general election, we smashed it. At the local elections, we intend to sweep away the remaining rubble.
