Liberal Future is a British market liberal think tank dedicated to the pursuit of encouraging new thinking amongst liberals both within and without the Liberal Democrats party. The think tank believes that the Liberal Democrats benefits from a clear understanding of its liberal heritage and principles so that these may be used as a guiding force in policy development, constructive opposition and ultimately national government. As a market-emphasized descendant of classical liberalism, market liberalism advocates full freedom of markets, without e. ... This article is about the institution. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Liberal Future publishes a newsletter and arranges events, such as debates, and participates to the Liberal Democrats conferences.

Liberal Future's formation has led to some controversy within the Liberal Democrats, and has encouraged the development of informal 'social liberal' groups like the Beveridge Group. Social liberalism is either a synonym for new liberalism or a label used by progressive liberal parties in order to differentiate themselves from the more conservative liberal parties, especially when there are two or more liberal parties in a country. ...

The director of Liberal Future is Andy Mayer, and the chair of the Advisory Board is Chris Fox. The Advisory Board also includes Mark Oaten MP, one of the contributors of the Orange Book. Mark Oaten Mark Oaten (born 8 March 1964) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament for Winchester constituency. ... The Orange Book - Reclaiming Liberalism (ISBN 1861977972) is a book written by a group of prominent British Liberal Democrat politicians and edited by David Laws and Paul Marshall in 2004. ...

External links

Liberal Future official site