Monday, July 17, 2006
New Initiative
TAKING POWER - HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT HOW BRITAIN IS RUN
A major new initiative has been launched to engage supporters of all political parties - and none - in the battle to reconnect politics with the people.
Following the May local elections, Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell MP announced the Party's intention to facilitate - but not dominate - a "virtual conference" in the run-up to the traditional autumn Party conference season.
Sir Menzies has appointed one of the Liberal Democrats' new Peers, Lord (Paul) Tyler - a former Shadow Leader of the Commons - to convene the conference which will enable members of the public to have their say on the way the country is run. The Conference will take as its basis the recent report of the Power Inquiry, a thorough exploration and analysis of the features and failures of British democracy.
Paul Tyler says he hopes the conference will attract young people in particular, "It is alarming that so few young people vote. Fewer than 2 in 5 did so at the last general election. Yet we know that this crucial age group - our future - are by no means apathetic. So this conference is about finding out how our politics needs to change to engage their interest in the democratic and parliamentary process."
Citizens of all ages can listen to Paul Tyler's podcast on the Taking Power initiative and register to have their say when the conference gets underway in September at http://www.takingpower.org/.
A major new initiative has been launched to engage supporters of all political parties - and none - in the battle to reconnect politics with the people.
Following the May local elections, Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell MP announced the Party's intention to facilitate - but not dominate - a "virtual conference" in the run-up to the traditional autumn Party conference season.
Sir Menzies has appointed one of the Liberal Democrats' new Peers, Lord (Paul) Tyler - a former Shadow Leader of the Commons - to convene the conference which will enable members of the public to have their say on the way the country is run. The Conference will take as its basis the recent report of the Power Inquiry, a thorough exploration and analysis of the features and failures of British democracy.
Paul Tyler says he hopes the conference will attract young people in particular, "It is alarming that so few young people vote. Fewer than 2 in 5 did so at the last general election. Yet we know that this crucial age group - our future - are by no means apathetic. So this conference is about finding out how our politics needs to change to engage their interest in the democratic and parliamentary process."
Citizens of all ages can listen to Paul Tyler's podcast on the Taking Power initiative and register to have their say when the conference gets underway in September at http://www.takingpower.org/.
# posted by John Beanse @ 6:36 PM 
