Post

Welcome! Thanks for joining!

It's an exciting time to get involved as we being to grow a democratic, member-led region, where different opinions are welcome and debate is encouraged.

I am committed that the governance, structure and constituion of the region should be member-led, so that the LDU is truly democratic. But whilst we're new, I'll need to keep an eye on things initially to ensure the region starts to grow in line with the founding statement. We should be open, without partisanship or ideological groupthink, where freedom of opinion and open debate is encouraged. But that should be underpinned by a commitment to liberal democracy within a market economy, where all people enjoy equal protection of civil rights and political freedoms. So I'll need to ensure we're not taken over by communist or facist dictatorships.

As we grow and begin to organise ourselves, I'll take a step back.

Once again, welcome. It's great to have you with us. Here's to the LDU!