No such thing as Superheroes? Meet our Councillors and Activists!
This May the Liberal Democrats have one mission – make Britain a fairer, greener, more caring country. And we’ve been doing an amazing job!
Watch our new video to find out more about the achievements of our superhero Lib Dem Councillors and activists!
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Today the Liberal Democrats have launched our campaign for the local elections in England on 6 May.
Vote Liberal Democrat on 6 May and you’ll get a local champion who will get things done in your community. You’ll get a cleaner, greener neighbourhood where recovery comes first and local people are listened to.
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As the Black Lives Matter protests highlighted so powerfully, too many people’s lives both in the UK and across the world are blighted by discrimination, inequality and injustice. It is unacceptable.
There is still so much to do to tackle racial injustice in our country.
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This motion called not just for support, but for acceptance for autistic people.
This Autism Acceptance Month comes soon after a Young Liberals motion, Autism Support, was passed at Liberal Democrat conference.
This motion called not just for support, but for acceptance for autistic people.
Autistic people are more likely than the general population to have other learning difficulties, mental health illnesses and even physical disabilities.
These create a large amount of barriers for our community.
We also face huge problems in other areas of life.
Only 16% of diagnosed autistic individuals are in full time employment, and 32% in part time employment.
Only 16% of diagnosed autistic individuals are in full time employment, and 32% in part time employment. Yet 77% of unemployed autistic people want to work. We need real action, now.
Only 8% of autistic people feel that their lives have improved in the decade since the 2009 “Autism Act” was passed into law – it doesn’t go far enough.
I’m so pleased that Young Liberals’ Autism Support policy being passed means that the Liberal Democrats will be calling for changes that autistic people have been fighting for for too long.
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to provide better guidance on supporting autistic people in the workplace; to cut waiting lists for autism diagnosis by providing more funding; and increase training for teachers about autism.
The motion also calls for a wide range of changes across society. You can find the full motion as passed at conference here.
This Autism Acceptance Month, I’m excited for the road ahead. The road to autism acceptance is long, but it is liberal.
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FCEC met last week, immediately after conference and for the final time before the run-in to May elections.
In short, from now to Thursday 8th April, the nominations of thousands of Liberal Democrat candidates are being collected and submitted to local councils across the UK in the biggest round of elections in recent years.
FCEC wishes good fortune to every one of you who is standing and ensuring that everyone in England, Scotland and Wales has at least one opportunity to vote Liberal Democrat this May.
For our part we are learning the lessons of 2019 and, following a significant piece of work looking at how people respond to our messaging, we are developing campaigns promoting those of our policies that will attract more voters to our cause, whilst continuing to champion the causes for which we are already known.
This does not mean that we stop saying what we believe, it just means that we say more about the things we believe that will encourage more people to vote for us.
The problems we have faced with IT Systems were discussed and whilst things will not be perfect for May, there have been significant improvements.
Discussion around how we support local teams with suitable systems is ongoing and consultations with party members and bodies are under way.
The tiering of local parties will be reviewed following the local elections and any changes will be agreed by July.
The tiering of seats is a qualitative assessment of the electoral success of local parties. It will be reviewed each year after the local elections and is the foundation on which our local, regional and federal development plans are built.
We discussed and agreed that, if a seat is being moved into or out of Tier 1 there will be consultation with the Regional Party and clear communications with the local team.
This close to polling day, what really matters is more campaigning.
I have been particularly pleased, with restrictions easing near me (always check your local advice) to be able to get back out knocking on doors. Meeting the public really works.
The doorsteps await!
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