Manifesto
Liberal Democrats launch manifesto consultation
Monday 5 February 2007
The Liberal Democrats
have launched the most extensive manifesto consultation ever undertaken
by a British political party.
Every party member can
log on to a special website enabling them to contribute to the creation
of the manifesto for the next general election.
Today key party figures,
including party leader Menzies Campbell, Chief of Staff, Edward Davey,
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, David Laws, and Chair of the Liberal
Democrat Election Manifesto Team, Steve Webb will meet to set out the
manifesto’s key themes.
The task of preparing the
manifesto will be headed by Steve Webb, ahead of a possible snap
election in the autumn.
For the next election the
Liberal Democrats will produce a web-based interactive manifesto, which
will use audio-visual communications as its centrepiece rather than the
written word.
Commenting, Steve Webb
said:
“The
site manifesto.libdems.org.uk
is all about giving party members a real say in our manifesto for the
next General Election.
“Unlike
the other parties, we want a genuine conversation, and the manifesto we
produce will be better as a result.
“The
days of the mass-produced print manifesto are over. Our manifesto for
the next election will embrace new technology designed to reach people
who have been excluded from the political process for too long.”
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