Quote Originally Posted by oldcolner View Post
Their conference is happening and in these times of crisis spending time navel (and lower) gazing by debating
"Supporting Trans and Non-Binary People Within the Liberal Democrats"
The motion says the conference believes that "trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are non-binary" and that "people are free to define their gender as they choose and that choice should be respected".

As the economy struggles and millions of people are worrying if they will have a job and pay the bills, we are talking about what to put on a lanyard.

"The party is in a dreadful state and this is the best example of it. It's dire, utterly dire. Of course this stuff matters to some people, so just do it, rather than debating it. It's a sign of a party that's run out of ideas."
Old news there OC. That motion has already been passed.

The spring conference agenda is still to be decided.
I am actually a co-author of a motion on social care (Beveridge 2.0) which is being considered for debate there.

Unlike the other parties, Lib Dem policy can only be made by a vote of the members, and members are able to submit their own motions for consideration.

The trans issue affects a surprising number of people (as did gay marriage, that we brought in during the coalition)

https://www.markpack.org.uk/166271/s...ill-be-online/