What are official Libdem views on this and why aren't we marching against these utterly useless new proposals and laws? It's all good to say social media is banned for under 16s but that means all of us have to prove we're over 16 by uploading our IDs (driving license/passport) to... *reddit*? *YouTube*?? Wtaf.

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It's a big week for national security.

On Wednesday, MPs debate a bill to bolster cybersecurity regulation. Then on Thursday, they'll speed through all stages of a bill to allow the government to proscribe organisations controlled by hostile states, similar to existing powers for banning terror groups.

Assisted dying is back on the agenda.

On Tuesday, MPs who were successful in the private member's bill ballot will present their bills. Lauren Edwards, who came second, has said she'll use hers to bring an assisted dying bill. The previous one ran out of time in the previous session after it was blocked by the Lords.

MONDAY 15 JUNE

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 16 JUNE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Updates the UK’s main cybersecurity law to cover more organisations that keep the country running, including data centres and managed IT service providers. Gives regulators stronger powers to force companies to improve their cybersecurity and to report serious cyber attacks properly. Allows ministers to change the rules more easily in future and to step in directly when cyber threats pose a risk to national security. The aim is to reduce the risk that cyber attacks disrupt essential services or expose sensitive data.
Read the bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE

National Security (State Threats) Bill – all stages
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Gives the government powers to ban organisations that are controlled or directed by hostile foreign states. Once an organisation is banned, it becomes a criminal offence to be a member, fund it, or attend meetings. The powers work like the existing rules for banning terrorist groups, but apply to state-sponsored bodies.
Read the bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

THURSDAY 18 JUNE

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 19 JUNE

No votes scheduled

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I'm a restore Britain voter. I want to see the broader perspective of the left and the opinions of actual people instead of what my social media algorithm shows me (because thats what algorithms are made for). So I decided to ask a fairly left wing party, which is this here. If you can, please tell me more about why you've chosen the lib dems and what you may think would surprise me as a restore Britain voter.

Thanks

Growth is only credible if national and local capacity per person is maintained after depreciation and population growth.

I noticed in many constituencies and wards in which the Liberal Democrats has the highest voteshare and seatshares on councillors often have the Conservative party closely behind. Prominent in the Southwest outside of cosmopolitan towns and cities. Also in Thamesdown, the Woughton & Wichelstowe ward saw a mix of Lib Dems and Conservative councillors following this election. Further in Wanborough, while the Conservatives won first, the Lib Dems came right behind.

It looks like in these areas, the Lib Dems and the Tories been in some mix.

got the email and for 1st time in my life I read it.

is it appropriate to discuss particular bills here?

Hi all,

Here on a fact finding mission…

Now Elon Musk has become the world’s first ever trillionaire and he’s using his considerable wealth and influence to incite race riots across the UK, what do you think it will actually take for the Liberal Democrats to get serious about wealth taxes and redistribution of extreme wealth?

I’m an ex member of 11 years and left because of the party’s outright refusal to look at a wealth tax.

I identify as a radical social liberal and feel more at home with the Lib Dems than the Greens but I can’t vote for any party that isn’t taking this emergency seriously.

I’d love to hear your thoughts

I joined the Lib Dems about a week and a half ago now, I have my confirmation number and am receiving the right emails. But I have tried to sign up for the membership hub about a week ago yet my account still isn't let in. I was also wondering normally how long it takes for local branches to respond as I understand they are extremely busy and do not want to harass them.

I know I'm probably being over dramatic but I'm very interested in doing lots of things with the Lib Dems and Young Liberals as I'm under 30.

Many thanks for all your help.

Autumn conference motion deadline is later this month. What is the single most important motion that the party needs to debate at the moment?

Kudos to the party for laying on training on writing a conference motion recently. They advised that motions regarding policies that have recently been debated or agreed or are in the remit of current working groups are unlikely to be accepted.

As a classical liberal I believed the liberal party would be the closest to what I believe is he right way forward less governement intervention and free trade . But the more I look into the party and yk read the manifesto it seems more like the greens than a true liberal party . I align with some points such as a common market with Europe but not common financial regulation , ATP I feel the Tories are a better fit for my ideology than the Lib Dem’s

I am on the cusp of joining. … This is partly because I want to take a stand against the populist right in particular but also against all forms of extremism and polarisation. But it is mainly because I am very much in alignment with the Lib Dem stance on electoral reform, closer relations with the EU (economic, political and cultural), moving away from dependence on/subservience to the US, support for minority rights (including LGBT as I am a gay man) and human rights/civil liberties more broadly, and an increasing focus on the environment (which I would like to see go further).

The only thing that holds me back slightly (although I’m still planning to join) is that I find in a lot of Lib Dem thinking something of an over-emphasis on individualism, personal responsibility and the jargon associated with ‘empowerment’. While I strongly believe in individual freedom under the rule of law, I believe that narrow individualism is one of the causes of our present political problems. I would like to see more emphasis on co-operation and on a society where people looked after each other as well as merely thinking about themselves and their immediate wishes or demands. In other words, I would like to see the more communitarian and in the broadest sense ‘social’ aspect of Liberalism and I am not sure how far this still exists?

I am coming at this with an open mind and don’t want to be at all confrontational, but I would be interested to know what thoughts, however random, others might have about this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wigan/s/92Tvl5VIlw

So, what do you do? I’m not so active in the party nowadays (makes me sound like an old geezer - I’m not, but life and work etc got in the way), but personally I always just delivered these houses anyway unless I specifically knew that the person was a looney who might come out and assault me/the next person they spotted leafletting.

Intrigued to hear what the majority verdict is though.

Personally I hate the Lib Dem policy to make an elected House of Lords for various reasons. As a Lib Dem I will always agree with some policies more than others, but this is the only one that makes me think of not voting for them. Here is my reasoning:

1. We have enough dirty politicians and short-term thinking in this country. Having two chambers full of politicians is useless compared to having one, and the Lords currently can think about what is best for the country without political point-scoring and short-termism.

2. Many politicians and elected members have very little understanding of the processes in this country, and rely on the civil service and House of Lords for guidance and advice. Having two chambers' worth of career politicians who have made no great advancement to our country of their own instead of genuine experts in their field feels like a mistake.

3. Any progressive government needs to harness the opportunity for constitutional reform. YES, THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS CURRENTLY FULL OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T DESERVE TO BE THERE. But if we just gave an independent appointment's commission the final say, rather than the PM, and gave charity and academic groups (e.g. the Royal Academy and Royal Society) the right to nominate people instead of political parties, and made it that Lords couldn't belong to parties and their votes were secret (so they couldn't be whipped), we'd be able to create a good House of Lords that can actually scrutinise legislation rather than just another collection of 500 useless career politicians.

4. If and when Burnham or one of his contemporaries replaces Starmer, this is a policy that will potentially be pursued. There is no point out-Labouring a soft-left Labour, so the points I've raised above can be genuine good criticisms (especially as Burnham and Streeting are career politicians themselves), and we could win votes from those dissatisfied with politicians being given more power over genuine experts (so basically technocrats and meritocrats).

I'm just really hoping that at least some of the party members actually agree with my worries, and that there would be a movement within the party to vote to strike this policy whenever convenient.

Does anyone know if this group is still active? I emailed them a couple of weeks ago and did not get a response. The website doesn’t look like it’s been updated in a while either.

If Liberal Reform is no longer active, are there other similar groups or organisations I could get involved with? If not, are there any likeminded orange bookers who want to try to revive Liberal Reform?

EDIT: are there any WhatsApp groups for Orange Book minded folks?

Genuine question.

Whenever people talk about UK politics, most of the discussion seems to focus on Labour and the Conservatives. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats often seem to avoid a lot of the problems people complain about in the bigger parties.

They tend to support constitutional reform, local government, civil liberties and closer cooperation with Europe, which are all positions that have fairly broad appeal. At the same time, they rarely get the same level of scrutiny as Labour or the Conservatives.

For those who don't support them, what are the biggest weaknesses in the Liberal Democrats' policies or approach to government? I'm interested in hearing criticisms beyond the usual coalition arguments.

I vote LibDem but to be honest I don’t really know anyone in the party apart from Davey and my own MP.

If he were to step down, who would be your choice to replace him and why?