What are the Liberal Democrats all about?

"The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community and in which no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity."

Extract from the Party's Constitution

How our values inform our policies

Freedom

• 10,000 more police on the streets. Cutting crime and the fear of crime.

• Free doctors and nurses from red tape.

• "For us it is utterly unacceptable for individuals to be incarcerated without charge and without trial." Charles Kennedy

Fairness

• Free personal care for the elderly.

• No tuition fees, no top-up fees.

• Axe the Council tax Local Income tax is both fair and affordable.

Trust

• We should not have gone to war in Iraq. It's time to restore trust in the government.

"For us politics isn't about gimmicky pledge cards with vacuous statements. It's about real solutions to real problems. It's about being straightforward about how you will deliver. And it's about being straightforward also about how much it will all cost." Charles Kennedy

If you join Crosby Lib Dems...

• You can play a part in working for our area. Politics at its best is a community service.

• You have an equal vote with other members in choosing the party leader or the candidates for local elections.

• You can attend national or regional conferences and help shape party policy.

• You can put you name forward to be a candidate or hold office in the Party.

• You will receive periodic newsletters from the Crosby Lib Dems, the Regional Party and from HQ in Westminster.

• You can keep fit delivering our "Focus" newsletters .

• You can make new friends.