On Monday 6th February a packed room at the National Liberal Club took part in a forum on Belarus, co-hosted by Liberal Youth and Liberal International British Group.  The event covered a wide range of the problems the country currently faces; such as an oppressive dictatorship, lack of human rights and failing economy. Belarus is often branded the ‘Last Dictatorship in Europe’ and has seen violent crackdowns on opposition protesters, many...

Liberal Youth are proud to announce that The Libertine has launched! Specifically set up for young Liberal Democrats, the blogging platform aims to bring together the many talented young minds in our party into one place. There will be a new post every day for the first week from a different blogger from across the UK. Check it out here: http://lylibertine.wordpress.com/

Our very own International Officer, Harriet Ainscough, has written for Lib Dem Voice to highlight the plight of Mikael Nabil and promote the Postcards for Political Prisoners campaign. It goes into great detail about Mikael’s efforts and is well worth a read, read it here!

There are two opportunities to join the Liberal Youth Executive Committee, both the Campaigns Officer and England Covnenor roles have become vacant. The Campaigns Officer is responsible for overseeing the campaigning activities of the organisation, particularly our Fresher’s campaigns, recruitment of members and outreach to members of the public. Following various concerns surrounding the recent election process for the co-option for...

Liberal Youth are proud to announce that Leeds Liberal Youth have won the bidding process to host the Liberal Youth Spring Conference 2012. Following the resounding success of the Colchester Autumn Conference 2011, the bidding process for the Spring began early and was hotly contested. Liberal Youth Conference Committee have been considering several robust bids for the past week and eventually settled on Leeds earlier today. The event will be...

Liberal Youth have today backed Nick Clegg’s reaction to David Cameron’s “veto”, but have urged the Liberal Democrat leader to ensure that his comments are backed by concrete action that prevents the UK from becoming marginalised in Europe as a result. Liberal Youth believe the decision to veto a treaty change for all 27 members of the EU will lead to a ‘two-tier Europe’, with Britain excluded from the inner...