http://manifesto.libdems.org.uk Shape the campaign for the next UK general election Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:31:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en © 2003-2006 w.howells@libdems.org.uk () w.howells@libdems.org.uk Tell us what should be in and what should be out w.howells@libdems.org.uk No no http://www.petitions.libdems.org.uk/manifesto/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://manifesto.libdems.org.uk 144 144 http://manifesto.libdems.org.uk/category/consultation/narrative-11/ http://manifesto.libdems.org.uk/category/consultation/narrative-11/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:29:09 +0000 Steve Webb http://manifesto.libdems.org.uk/category/consultation/narrative-11/ http://manifesto.libdems.org.uk/category/consultation/narrative-11/feed/ Thanks to all for feedback on the first stab at a narrative. It's clear that the narrative needs a mixture of 'global' / big ... Thanks to all for feedback on the first stab at a narrative. It's clear that the narrative needs a mixture of 'global' / big picture stuff as well as more parochial / local / bread-and-butter themes. How about the following: 1. Overarching story / meta-narrative The other two parties are basically the same, the Lib Dems have different values, do things differently. The other two parties are the old politics, we are the new politics. They are illiberal, we are liberal. They are parochial and backward looking, we are internationalist and forward-looking. Under both Labour and Tories, the world, our country and our communities have become less free, less fair, less green. Only the Lib Dems will reverse this. 2. Manifesto structure [intro from Ming] a) Lib Dem strategy for a free, fair and green world - building on themes in narrative 1.0 above; b) Lib Dem strategy for free, fair and green communities - we're the "local" party, more say for local people over local services, less Whitehall/Westminster control interference; c) Lib Dem strategy for a free, fair and green Britain - at national level our policies on tax and benefits, criminal justice and the other things that are appropriately done at a national level will make our country more free, fair and green; Comment away! Consultation, Narrative w.howells@libdems.org.uk no No