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What is "Agenda 2020"?
The "Agenda 2020" consultation process aims to build a framework for the Liberal Democrats' policy-making for the duration of this parliament. It seeks to: describe the core beliefs and…
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Fighting cyber-crime - locally, nationally and across Europe
Sources: * http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/twenty_charged_in_cyber_fraud_probe_which_includes_suffolk_1million_victim_1_4443234 [accessed 08 March 2016] **…
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International Women's Day: How the EU has improved working conditions for women
We can thank European Union legislation for the following legislation surrounding the working conditions of women (amongst other benefits)*: A man and a woman doing the same work, or work of…
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A topic for International Women's Day: all-women shortlists
Sources: * http://www.libdemvoice.org/tim-farron-mp-we-must-show-the-world-we-mean-business-on-diversity-49703.html **…
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Coming up at the Liberal Democrats' Spring Conference
The Liberal Democrats' Spring Conference is being held in York next weekend. This is a shorter conference than the main one in the autumn, but a lot is crammed into the agenda. From the opening…
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Internationalism - a key Liberal Democrat value
Sources: * The preamble to the Liberal Democrats constitution: http://www.libdems.org.uk/constitution ** David John Manning, Liberalism (1976), quoted in The Dictionary of Liberal Quotations,…
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Missed the East of England EU campaign launch? Catch the video here.
The Liberal Democrat European Referendum campaign, #INtogether, is headed by Catherine Bearder MEP. Her website at www.bearder.eu contains news relevant to the referendum campaign (along with…
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EU funding for infrastructure projects in Suffolk Coastal
Sources: With thanks to the East of England European Partnership in Brussels, for providing information and links. …
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What has the EU done for us? It has subsidised our farming.
Sources: * http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7213 [accessed 03 March 2016] ** What does the EU mean for the countryside?, published by European Commission…
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Suffolk is "relatively eurosceptic", according to YouGov
Source: https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/02/28/eurosceptic-map-britain/ https://yougov.co.uk/yougov-8545/ A "Eurosceptic map of Britain" has been created by YouGov, based on a survey of…
