Events

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Over the course of 2012 London Liberal Youth will be hosting a series of talks from senior Liberal Democrat MPs at London universities. These talks will be on a range of subjects, looking at Liberal Democrats in government, our ideology and policies. These talks will be free and open to all University of London students. Please RSVP on our Facebook page.

9th February – Simon Hughes MP @ UCL

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Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes will be opening with the first of our talks at University College London. As the government’s advocate for access to education he is well placed to talk about the substantial reforms to Higher Education, not least Tuition Fees, and will be taking part in a Q&A session following his talk. 

http://simonhughes.independent.gov.uk/

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12th March – David Laws MP @ LSE

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Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws will deliver our second talk, at London School of Economics. As one the most prominent intellectual forces in the Liberal Democrats, David Laws played the central role in leading coalition negotiations, and shaping the coalition’s subsequent economic program. His talk will deliver some insights on how, in his words “The Lib Dems… are the party that best fuses social justice and economic liberalism“ 

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21st March – Jeremy Browne MP @ SOAS

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Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will be joining us for the final of our talks this year to discuss human rights, emerging markets and global politics. His Portfolio includes: South East Asia & Far East, the Caribbean, Central & South America, Australasia & Pacific.

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