Hello!
We are the newly formed Winchester Liberal Democrat Youth & Students, we were formed on the basis that young people here in Winchester and Hampshire deserve the right to speak out on local and national issues.
All to often our government and representatives at Westminster are implementing policies on youth issues which are sometimes completely unsuitable and highlight the real lack of awareness they have. This is why we need to show are feelings and thoughts so such policies as the top up fees and such like, are not repeated.
You may see politics as boring, but it's not just about joining a party and wearing a rosette, its about standing up for matters which will effect you. Everyone has opinions about everything, politics is where you productively voice them through effective campaigning and demonstrating- and with us, The Winchester Liberal Democrat Youth & Students, YOU can do just that!
The Liberal Democrats are the only real mainstream party which the youth can really trust and relate too. The Liberal Democrats are pushing for a complete scrap of tuition fees here in England, a proposal they successfully issued in Scotland where they share the power base within a Labour-Lib Dem coalition. In the case of the Iraq war the Lib Dems from the very start opposed any military combat or intervention with Iraq, with environment the Lib Dems have focused it around many of their policies including their taxes where they argue that the polluters should pay more, they believe the council tax is unfair and unecessary and would replace it with an income tax, whereby the tax you recieve is determined by how much income the household gets, making much more easier for young first time buyers. These are just a few cases which show that the Liberal Democrats really are looking out for the people; especially the youth.
Labour and the Conservatives have shown a real lack of awareness when it comes to young people, the embarrassing "Hug a Hoody" saga from the Tories, and Labour's deceitful U-turn on their proposal to scrap tuition fees.
With your membership you will also be entitled to all our events we put on. At least once a month the WLDYS endeavour to put on an event wherby issues and topics that are politically controversial locally or nationally are debated and/or explained by a relevant speaker or one of our own councillors. Recently we held a film screening of "The Inconvenient Truth" at Peter Symonds College for students of all stages. This was very successful and many were grateful that such an event was put on. The film had such an impact on the audience we decided that we would offer a free donation of the DVD to all secondary school in Winchester, as we feel that all young people need to undeerstand the serious issue of global warming. As the Liberal Democrat Youth & Students is a national organisation as well, we can offer you the chance to go to national conferences which are staged all around the UK.
You will also be able to help out your local councillors in their election campaigns through leafleting or door to door surveying and canvassing.
You can also be active with the local Liberal Democrat campaigns, and can help display petitions and search for signatures as well as take part in demonstrations. The WLDYS can be an active voice within the local party and a welcomed aid to our local party's campagins.
Such local issues that the local party have campaigned for include, "Twenty's Plenty" where our local councillors ask for a 20 mile speed limit in roads near and by local primary schools, "Enough is a Enough" where we have campagned against the unfair NHS cuts towards Winchester's and Eastleigh's hospitals plus many more.
With the WLDYS we will not just help out local party but we will also create campaigns of our own over local issues.
We will focus on matters which our members feel important and relevant to our cause; national issues such as the environment, Britains relationship with the U.S, and education to name but a few. One of LDYS's most prominent campaigns is for the scrap of tutiotn fees, a campaign we feel very strongly for here in Winchester, also "Votes at 16" is another issue we want to address (www.votesat16.org.uk)
If you wish to join our branch, you will have to join the national Liberal Democrats, costing you £6, this will immediately make you a member of the national and local Liberal Democrat Youth & Students. Please inform either of us and we will ensure you get your membership.
Thankyou for visiting our blog.
Best Wishes.
Sam Butterworth & Amanda Crane (Co-chairs of WLDYS)
sam_in_goal@hotmail.co.uk (sam_in_goal)
a.s.crane@winchester.ac.uk
info@winld.org.uk - local lib dem website email address
We are the newly formed Winchester Liberal Democrat Youth & Students, we were formed on the basis that young people here in Winchester and Hampshire deserve the right to speak out on local and national issues.
All to often our government and representatives at Westminster are implementing policies on youth issues which are sometimes completely unsuitable and highlight the real lack of awareness they have. This is why we need to show are feelings and thoughts so such policies as the top up fees and such like, are not repeated.
You may see politics as boring, but it's not just about joining a party and wearing a rosette, its about standing up for matters which will effect you. Everyone has opinions about everything, politics is where you productively voice them through effective campaigning and demonstrating- and with us, The Winchester Liberal Democrat Youth & Students, YOU can do just that!
The Liberal Democrats are the only real mainstream party which the youth can really trust and relate too. The Liberal Democrats are pushing for a complete scrap of tuition fees here in England, a proposal they successfully issued in Scotland where they share the power base within a Labour-Lib Dem coalition. In the case of the Iraq war the Lib Dems from the very start opposed any military combat or intervention with Iraq, with environment the Lib Dems have focused it around many of their policies including their taxes where they argue that the polluters should pay more, they believe the council tax is unfair and unecessary and would replace it with an income tax, whereby the tax you recieve is determined by how much income the household gets, making much more easier for young first time buyers. These are just a few cases which show that the Liberal Democrats really are looking out for the people; especially the youth.
Labour and the Conservatives have shown a real lack of awareness when it comes to young people, the embarrassing "Hug a Hoody" saga from the Tories, and Labour's deceitful U-turn on their proposal to scrap tuition fees.
With your membership you will also be entitled to all our events we put on. At least once a month the WLDYS endeavour to put on an event wherby issues and topics that are politically controversial locally or nationally are debated and/or explained by a relevant speaker or one of our own councillors. Recently we held a film screening of "The Inconvenient Truth" at Peter Symonds College for students of all stages. This was very successful and many were grateful that such an event was put on. The film had such an impact on the audience we decided that we would offer a free donation of the DVD to all secondary school in Winchester, as we feel that all young people need to undeerstand the serious issue of global warming. As the Liberal Democrat Youth & Students is a national organisation as well, we can offer you the chance to go to national conferences which are staged all around the UK.
You will also be able to help out your local councillors in their election campaigns through leafleting or door to door surveying and canvassing.
You can also be active with the local Liberal Democrat campaigns, and can help display petitions and search for signatures as well as take part in demonstrations. The WLDYS can be an active voice within the local party and a welcomed aid to our local party's campagins.
Such local issues that the local party have campaigned for include, "Twenty's Plenty" where our local councillors ask for a 20 mile speed limit in roads near and by local primary schools, "Enough is a Enough" where we have campagned against the unfair NHS cuts towards Winchester's and Eastleigh's hospitals plus many more.
With the WLDYS we will not just help out local party but we will also create campaigns of our own over local issues.
We will focus on matters which our members feel important and relevant to our cause; national issues such as the environment, Britains relationship with the U.S, and education to name but a few. One of LDYS's most prominent campaigns is for the scrap of tutiotn fees, a campaign we feel very strongly for here in Winchester, also "Votes at 16" is another issue we want to address (www.votesat16.org.uk)
If you wish to join our branch, you will have to join the national Liberal Democrats, costing you £6, this will immediately make you a member of the national and local Liberal Democrat Youth & Students. Please inform either of us and we will ensure you get your membership.
Thankyou for visiting our blog.
Best Wishes.
Sam Butterworth & Amanda Crane (Co-chairs of WLDYS)
sam_in_goal@hotmail.co.uk (sam_in_goal)
a.s.crane@winchester.ac.uk
info@winld.org.uk - local lib dem website email address
http://winld.org.uk/- local lib dem website
