There are few politicians like Mohamed Nasheed. The young, charismatic journalist turned statesman endured years of exile, torture and solitary confinement to lead a grassroots and peaceful movement for democracy in the Maldives. His struggle was defined by the most unlikely vision for his island nation, that of a liberal democracy in a deeply conservative, [...]
Welcome to the Lent Term everyone! The Michaelmas term was certainly an exciting one for CSLD: Tim Farron, Vince Cable and Michael Meadowcroft all put in appearances in Cambridge, and the CSLD executive welcomed several new members. We also took on CUCA at the Union in a debate on the Human Rights Act and met [...]
Entrenched in the ideals of the Liberal Democratic Party is a fundamental commitment to the inviolability of human rights, and there are few issues more pressing for members of the party than the preservation of those rights both in the UK and around the world. So it was in that spirit that on the 23rd [...]
On the 27th of October, several members of Cambridge Liberal Democrats and the CSLD executive attended a policy workshop led by Michael Meadowcroft. As much of CSLD’s work involves campaigning – either on behalf of ourselves or working with CLD and their candidates – this was a fantastic opportunity to discuss the writing of campaign [...]
As one of the most prominent voices in the Liberal Democrats, it was with great excitement that CSLD welcomed Tim Farron MP, the President of the party, to Cambridge on the 25th of October. Mr Farron began the evening by sharing drinks at a local pub with members of CLD and a few members of [...]
March 17th, 2012 
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There are few politicians like Mohamed Nasheed. The young, charismatic journalist turned statesman endured years of exile, torture and solitary confinement to lead a grassroots and peaceful movement for democracy in the Maldives. His struggle was defined by the most unlikely vision for his island nation, that of a liberal democracy in a deeply conservative, and Islamic country.
