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The official youtube home of the 'Social Liberalist Party'

The Social Liberalist Party is a liberal party. It's about freedom and social progress. We were set up because we want the fundamental reforms needed to make Britain a better country to live in.

We are all about setting out practical policy for Britain, and then making it a reality.
Read these policies at: http://voteliberalist.org/S...

We also want to make politics fun and engaging again - so we're informal and open-minded, letting everyone get involved with free membership.

Join now online at http://www.voteliberalist.org
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Liberal politics, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Social Reform, Free market economics, NHS Reform, Monetary Reform, Environmentalism, Penal Reform, Rehabilitation before punishment.
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Channel Comments (17)
onlineliberalism (7 months ago)
Great point about the insurance system and the P-plates - it's about time someone commented properly on transport policy. Had loads saying it was good, but nothing constructive. My answer is that free markets also require perfect information. With P-plates, I suspect people aren't responding to the market incentive to have one simply because they don't know. Perhaps a better system would be for an opt-out of them but with the default of having them "compulsory" (you know what I mean - I can't think of the right word right now)?
onlineliberalism (7 months ago)
In business terms, we're filling a gap in the market for a socially and economically liberal party, with the LDs unable to move to there because of a significant socialist faction, and the Cons likewise unable to because of their socially conservative base.
Heh we're open to suggestions for EU reform. I'm sure you get our point about the EU Parliament - the EU's a club of nations, not a superstate! (Although I suspect many LibDems wish it were!)
Hmm unlike many other small parties, we've expanded rapidly in the mere 9 months of our existence, have achieved national media coverage more than once, and are still growing! It bodes well for the future, and we'll most likely be contesting a GE in 6 years (e.g. one after next) with a view to actually winning something. In short, we've got a fairly good brand as a political party, and we've got some great policies that are proving to be fairly popular - it's now just a matter of raising awareness and working hard.
onlineliberalism (7 months ago)
Cheers for getting in touch!

When you can't convince your own party of certain policies, and you've been working like hell to get them to, then there's probably something wrong with that party. Your description sounds like you're shouting at someone who just doesn't want to listen!
Here's the thing - parties ought to be open to new ideas (and that applies to the leadership more than anything else), and they ought to be fully open to discussing those policies in full with the people proposing them.
angryyld (7 months ago)
...Though the current leadership and myself would probably have a huge row over what "liberalising" schools and hospitals means which to the SLP seems to translate to central government cash hand-outs. Various other centrally-imposed solutions/restrictions in the manifesto. I mean isn't liberalism about empowering people and society without government where possible? The insurance system already supports newly-passed drivers with cheaper premiums for P-plates; no need for legislation there when the market has helped first.

You do get mega props for your unadulterated Hayek love though =D.


Sorry, that was far too long, but I always enjoy your comments in the liberal blogosphere, and just wanted to give some feedback.
angryyld (7 months ago)
....Don't get me wrong - I'm sure none of you harbour the kind of contempt for democracy that possessed David Owen, except perhaps when you want to abolish the EU Parliament and not the trade nightmare that is the Commission! I just find it a bit hard to understand what you hope to achieve as an outside grouping when it seems clear to me that the best bet for a radical policy to be passed by Liberal Democrat conferences is to be one first passed by Liberal Youth.

We currently support (among other things) land value taxation as a replacement for the broken council tax; better support for the armed forces over the more ominous savings proposed by Clegg's crew; the protection of free trade in Europe by predatory multi-nationals by establishing a proportional national minimum wage; and a host of other radical policies that should become clear when we re-launch our website on May 31st....
angryyld (7 months ago)
There are certainly some factions in the Lib Dems, as in any other major political party that encompasses a broad church. What better example than Labour, who have significantly well-established factions including Compass, Independent Labour, the Fabians, the Grassroots Alliance, IPPR, Progress... many of whom appear completely disconnected from the leadership but are still willing to work their backs off convincing union leaders and branches that their ideas are best and ultimately find some way to submit policy to a conference. While I don't like how slow it can be, or how radical policies appear to be put on the backburner at a national level, it is democracy. If I cannot convince enough people that radical policies and actions are the solutions to problems, then it means that either I am wrong, I am not working hard enough, or I have not allowed enough time for people to warm to the idea....

(splitting up because YT is giving me aggro over length)
hippydude89 (9 months ago)
A real political party!
rinka33 (10 months ago)
Hi ! I'll keep an eye on your channel but having wasted years with the so-called "continuing" Liberal Party I want to see things happen.
onlineliberalism (10 months ago)
rinka33:
There are certainly some liberals in the LibDems, but the ridiculous number of factions, the often soppy, un-radical and uninspiring policies mean that although they appear to be the best chance due to their size, in actual fact it's like trying to teach an old dog new tricks - the option with the best chance of all is to bring up a puppy with those new tricks being actively learnt all the time - that means supporting the SLP.
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