People flocking to Exeter Liberal Democrats after General Election triggered
The recent announcement of a snap General Election has been met with enthusiasm by Liberal Democrat supporters in Exeter and around the country.
The recent announcement of a snap General Election has been met with enthusiasm by Liberal Democrat supporters in Exeter and around the country.
Recent years have seen the rise of angry, intolerant and divisive forces in Britain, Europe & the USA. A blow was struck yesterday for the values of tolerance, equality and liberty. On an explicit platform of wishing to strength en our partnership with our international neighbours, Sarah Olney has taken the next step in a remakable journey. Having not been involved in politics just 18 months ago, she has become the ninth Liberal Democrat to become a member of this parliament, eroding the gross under-representation of our national support caused by our obsolete voting system. She also reintroduces some gender balance to our parliamentary team.
Tessa Munt (former MP for Wells) will be joining Exeter Lib Dem members and supporters to discuss the effects of the recent EU referendum.
Someone has joined the Lib Dems every single minute since the referendum result including many in Exeter. Our assumptions about institutionalised British values of equality, freedom, liberty and justice have been rocked as the refendum represented a tipping point to the instincts of fear, insularity and division.
Unlike the other main parties, we are united in our shock at the referendum decision and the advance of fear, intolerance and division.
Exeter Lib Dem activists played a significant part in the campaign to keep Britain working IN partnership with our European neighbours.
Liberal Democrats had another tough set of local elections on 5 May, fought within new larger ward boundaries. We worked hard in more areas than before and fielded a strong slate of candidates in 19 of the 39 seats on offer.
Does Exeter want a new pool or a new theatre? That is the question hotly debated in the Express & Echo over recent weeks. It's a fairly meaningless debate for now as the Labour-dominated Council has already decided on Exeter's behalf.