As far as I know, there have been two explicitly Libertarian parties formed in the UK in recent history. The first one was the Independent Libertarian Party, formed by Antoine Clarke and Paul Marks in 1998, and since disbanded. I know very little about the history of this organisation, and nothing about why it...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Organisation ’
Designing a New Libertarian Party
Free Association
Ever since the Libertarian Party collapsed amid much rancor and passion at the centre and an equal amount of head-scratching amongst the ordinary members, those of us libertarians who have been meeting in Southwark, under the auspices of the Party but never limited to Party members, being open to all-comers, have been pondering; what...
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Party reform round up
The first short-term goal of Libertarian Home was, and for the time being remains, to facilitate discussion of a specific set of proposals put forward by Max Andronichuk and Gavin Webb and Party re-organisation in general. Time has moved along and those articles are falling slowing off of the front page and down into...
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Breaking up the Party
Just as we cannot paper over the cracks and deny we have differences, we should not reject the values we have to offer one another over differences which do not relate to our purpose. The key, in my view is remaining focused on that purpose while choosing how to organise ourselves. We shouldn't impose...
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The Fear of Freedom
Having libertarian views and living according to libertarian principles are two quite different things. The first is relatively easy, the second, much less so. There are many people who object to others exercising power over them and interfering with how they wish to live their lives, but it is much more difficult to allow...
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The Webb-Andronichuk proposal IV
An opportunity to discuss the final sections of the proposal, dealing with Financial transparency & accountability; and Dealing with the media.
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The Webb-Andronichuk proposal III
An opportunity to discuss the details of two sections of the Webb-Andronichuk proposal: Debate, policy formation & the manifesto; and Public perception online, in print & in person
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The Webb-Andronichuk proposal II
The second area of the Webb-Andronichuk proposal up for discussion is perhaps the most controversial section of the proposal, it describes the supporters base and internal party structure. Membership & supporters At present, an individual can sign up to become a member of the party by paying £10 or £15 membership subscription. This gives...
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A fresh start? The Webb-Andronichuk proposal I
In a part of my pitch yesterday I promised an opportunity to discuss, openly, the merits of the Webb-Andronichuk fresh-start proposal. The document details a set of reforms that promise to "make The Libertarian Party fit for purpose". The proposal was published on a snazzy new site and a great deal more work went...
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