Steve Webb predicts how the Chancellor will change - and reduce - pension tax relief When a government is in the early stages of thinking about an issue it often publishes a Green Paper. This is a discussion document, usually asking more questions than it answers, designed to test ideas and seek feedback.
Why not join us for our regular Liberal Drinks monthly get together in Leicester City Centre at The Ale Wagon, 27 Rutland Street, Leicester. The third Thursday each month has been chosen as a fixed date.
It's a nice problem to have. It's an unexpected problem to have. But it's still a problem: quite what should local parties do with all the new members flooding in since polling day, the vast majority of whom are new to political parties. Party HQ itself is getting much right that it hasn't with previous bursts of new members: prompt member surveys, new member packs, welcome calls and getting people signed up to direct debit (much easier to renew) are all things done a bit in the past but now happening much more systematically.
The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.
No child should ever have to experience sexual abuse. These are horrifying crimes that cause so much harm to the children who are victims. We will keep up the pressure so that the action needed to make our communities safe all children finally happens.
Government must deliver the change people are yearning for
