We currently have three vacancies on the national Executive and several Regional Chair vacancies (following a constitutional amendment at Autumn Conference 2011). If you are enthusiastic about the party and believe you have the skills to help drive Liberal Youth forward, this is your chance to get involved.
Joint-Letter to Workers' Youth League
The following joint-letter is to be sent to the Workers’ Youth League (Norway) on behalf of Conservative Future, Young Labour and Liberal Youth.
Liberal Youth broadly welcomes HE White Paper
Liberal Youth broadly welcomes the introduction of the Government’s Higher Education White Paper. While it looks forward to the debate moving from fees to the other important issues of HE policy, it will track developments closely to ensure the paper’s intentions are implemented.
Liberal Youth urge Nick Clegg to promote intergenerational fairness for Bank Shares
Liberal Youth strongly supports the Liberal Democrat scheme announced today by the Depurty Prime Minister, RT Hon Nick Clegg MP, of allocating shares in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group but are calling for the scheme to include those aged under 18.
Willetts should stop faffing on Universities
Responding to David Willetts plans reported in the Guardian today Martin Shapland, Liberal Youth Chair commented: “These plans are totally unacceptable. Access to higher education must be based on academic ability, not ability to pay. We’ve already seen that 70% of…
Liberal Youth Welcome Lib Dem Budget Wins For Young People
Liberal Youth were pleased to see measures in today’s budget that will directly help hundreds of thousands of young people. Commenting Chair, Martin Shapland said: “I am delighted to see a strong Liberal Democrat influence in this budget, particularly in…
Liberal Youth demand full consultation on post-16 education funding
In a lively debate this morning, Liberal Youth members delivered speeches to try and ensure that Liberal Democrat post-16 education policy was not changed as part of a motion on spending cuts. The ‘Ensuring Fairness in a Time of Austerity’…
Nick Clegg’s pledge for the future-Liberal Youth respond to the Leader’s speech
Making his historic speech to Liberal Democrat conference yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg laid out his vision for the future of Britain. Responding, National Chair of Liberal Youth Martin Shapland said: “Nick has done us all proud, putting Liberal…
Liberal Youth endorse Tim Farron for Lib Dem President
The Liberal Youth Executive have today voted to support Tim Farron in his bid to become the next President of the Liberal Democrats. Tim’s campaign was launched in the wake of the announcement by current President Baroness Ros Scott that…