If you have questions about the Lib Dems, then have a look at my friend Mark Pack’s website here. I also recommend my Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/robblackie The Lib Dem plan for a Brighter Future can be found on the official party website here: https://www.libdems.org.uk/brighter-future-plan Mark has also answered some common questions about the Manifesto here: …
Do you remember your class wind-up merchant? He says that you fancy the class teacher. You turn to him and shout ‘I don’t fancy the teacher!’ Everyone else overhears. At best they think it’s funny that you are angry. At worst they think that you fancy the teacher. Politics can be very like this. Labour’s …
I’m busy with four things at the moment: 1. Helping local Lib Dem parties around London fight against Brexit. If you’d like me to come and speak to your local party then email me on langleyblackie@gmail.com 2. Campaigning with local Lib Dem parties – you can find photos of some of the places I’ve been …
I’m very busy with my campaign for the London Assembly. But I’m only updating this website very occasionally at the moment. I’m concentrating on the Lib Dem campaign to stop Brexit. This includes: Visiting Lib Dem local parties around London to help them campaign more effectively against Brexit. Get in contact with me if you’d …
Thanks very much to everybody who supported my campaign, including the almost 100 volunteers who helped me. I’m proud of our campaign. We stood up for liberal values – and showed that it’s possible to talk about Brexit in a way that’s relevant to everyone’s lives. I’m going to go have a Nando’s with …
I’ve campaigned to cut crime in London since the early 2000s. Back then I first saw the damage that the crack epidemic was doing to my community in Vauxhall. So I got involved with a campaign to get a drugs treatment centre near my then-home in central Brixton. Local Labour councillors tried to stop us. …
How important is Brexit to London voters? Polling from the Centre for London shows that Brexit is the biggest issue for Londoners. Could it win votes for the Lib Dems? Hope Not Hate and Best for Britain polled this a few months ago across Britain, with a sample of 472 people in London. They asked …
My record of action Caring for the environment has always been an important part of my life. As an aid worker on Namibia I worked on a world-leading community conservation programme, that contributed to 12,000 more Namibian elephants. This programme was based on liberal principle that involving people in conservation is right. It was also …
Air pollution in London is appalling, sometimes at the level of Delhi. Speed up taking dirty taxis off the road Taxis, both black cabs and others, are major contributors to air pollution in London. A combination of changing the licensing rules and incentives can cut pollution in just a few years. Get dirty …
1. Encourage people to travel off-peak Our early bird fares policy, which cuts fares for people travelling before 7:30am rewards people for travelling earlier, and reduces overcrowding straight away. 2. Increase cycling I’ve campaigned for better cycling facilities in London for 25 years, and am a keen cyclist. I’d encourage London boroughs to copy …
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