LI Cape Town executive meeting report
By Robert Woodthorpe-Browne
16 Nov 2010
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Shirin Ebadi awarded LI Prize for Freedom
Liberal International has awarded its 2010 Prize for Freedom to Dr Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
11 Dec 2010
LIBG Forum hears of Sudan referendum fears
Rebecca Tinsley, founder of Waging Peace, which works with survivors of war, genocide and rape in central Africa, spoke to an LIBG forum on the impending referendum that could see southern Sudan secede as a separate country.
11 Dec 2010
Report of Liberal International Congress, Cairo, October 2009, by Robert Woodthorpe Browne
Some 300 liberals from around the globe met in Cairo from 29-31 October for the latest congress and executive meeting. The event is held every 18 months.
10 Nov 2009
Lib Dem policy as basis for Treasury discussions
A "Ten Point Plan" prepared for the Lib Dem Tax Commission in 2006 and largely incorporated in the subsequent policy papers endorsed by Party Conference is being dusted off for recycling, as ALTER's New Year Offer to Government. It will form the basis for a Discussion Paper being prepared in response to a request from HM Treasury Property Tax officials for ideas on how a land value tax might be introduced in Britain in current political and economic circumstances. ALTER Chair Dr Tony Vickers has drafted the paper Transitional Issues for the all-party Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) to consider over the New Year break.
22 Dec 2010
ALTER to respond to Commons Treasury Select Committee inquiry on Tax
ALTER is preparing a response to the Treasury Select Committee's invitation for evidence on the effectiveness of the current tax system. Brian Hodgkinson, author of The New Model of the Economy, has drafted a 3000-word Memorandum to be sent to MPs on the Committee in January.
22 Dec 2010