You are welcome to join Hackney Liberal Democrats at our garden party hosted by Jan Morgan.
We are inviting 3 speakers to speak on the themes around "London, Liberal Democracy and the post-Ken agenda".
So far Caroline Pidgeon (recently elected onto the GLA, Fiyaz Mughal (previously chair of Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats) and Josh Ryan-Collins of the New Economics Foundation (NEF) have agreed to speak at this event.
Josh Ryan-Collins published a book last year presenting a critique of the Olympic games in London and he is an advisor to Camden Borough Council. The NEF is a think tank that advocates economic policies that are ecological and socially sustainable.
If you book in advance the cost is £5, or £10 on the day.
Please send your cheques to Shaun Sanders, 2 Cleveley Road, London E5 9JN. ** YOU CAN NOW BOOK BY PAYPAL ON OUR WEBSITE! **

See http://www.hackneylibdems.org.uk/events.php
As mayor Ken Livingstone looked unasailble as London mayor. Even though his radical policies were sometimes unpopular, he was very effective in mobilising ethnic minorities to shore up his base support.
This time it was not enough, and the kind of politics he brought to London looks as though it is gone forever. Despite having a good candidate, the Liberal Democrats were unable to present a compelling vision in the last London elections. How should Liberal Democrats pitch themselves in London given the next choice is likely to be between and mainstream Labour and Conservative candidates?