In recent years, the Lib Dems have been the font of many interesting policy proposals. As Vince Cable, Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor said at one of our fringe meetings, ideas put forward by the Lib Dems at their conferences have a habit of reappearing at Labour and Conservative party gatherings twelve months later.

Tax has been very much the topic for the Lib Dems in Bournemouth - from proposals to cut taxes for low earners to new policies on how to tackle tax avoidance. Francesca Lagerberg, chair of the Tax Faculty’s technical committee spoke on the subject of “How to make tax fair” alongside Kate Green of the Child Poverty Action Group and Vince Cable. It was standing room only which gives you some idea of the importance and engagement of conference delegates on this subject.

Our policy breakfast on “Building a competitive and sustainable European economy: British business and the 2009 Euro-elections” was an opportunity for me to talk about the issues we believe will be important for business in the forthcoming European elections with some of the Lib Dems senior Europeans.

As one said, its great to see a body that represents business in the UK engaging in this way.

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