On Monday 19th September, Newbury entrepreneur and Liberal Democrat supporter, Tony Harris, is chairing an informal discussion event on the Future of Corporation Tax in the UK at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth.

Tony is co chair of the Liberal Democrat Entrepreneurs Network and sits on the Tax Policy working group. He says:

This weekend a record number of our local Liberal Democrats are attending the Party Conference in Bournemouth, which runs from Saturday 16th - Tuesday 19th September.

Twenty one members from West Berkshire are among what is expected to be the largest gathering of Liberal Democrats ever seen from across the UK. Members are here to take part in lively debates, speeches, policy discussions, fringe events and a range of social events.

Today at our Autumn Conference the Liberal Democrats have called on the government to immediately lift the pay cap on the armed forces to address a growing recruitment crisis.

Currently, a newly trained private on £18,488 would see a £351 real-terms pay cut next year once inflation is taken into account. The Liberal Democrats would raise wages in line with inflation, meaning a newly trained private would get a pay rise of £536 up to just over £19,000.

The effects of Brexit are already being felt.

The value of the pound has plummeted.

Inflation has risen. Growth in the economy has slowed, and the government is already borrowing billions more to fill the gap in lost tax revenue.

Growth in the economy has slowed, and the government is already borrowing billions more to fill the gap in lost tax revenue.

The simple fact is that the proposed EU-UK security treaty is likely to fail unless Theresa May drops her opposition to the European Court of Justice.

The government has announced it will seek a new treaty with the EU to preserve vital cooperation against crime and terrorism.

However, access to tools like the European Arrest Warrant, Europol and security databases all require abiding by rulings from the EU Court of Justice, an issue Theresa May has made a red line.

Today at #LDConf we have called for the setting up of a tough new watchdog to protect the environment from threats posed by Brexit.

In a conference motion we called for the creation of an Office for Environmental Responsibility that would ensure laws on air quality or the cleanliness of beaches are properly enforced.

Theresa May must use her speech next week in Florence to change course and unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals, to prevent a 'Brexodus' of thousands of nurses and teachers working in Britain's schools and hospitals.

In a conference motion passed today, we demanded that the government urgently publish a review into the impact its Brexit policies are having on staffing shortfalls in public services.

In a motion passed today at our Autumn conference, we have called on the government to set a global example by bringing forward Britain's climate targets ten years from 2050 to 2040.

As part of the motion, we have also condemned, in the strongest possible terms, President Trump's climate change denial and his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement.

Closing date: Monday 2nd October 2017 at 12.00 noon

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Like many of you, I have just returned from my first break since the General Election, and I hope that you are refreshed and ready for a busy political autumn.

I wrote to you a few weeks ago to let you know that Tim Gordon, our Chief Executive, had announced that he was leaving the party after nearly five years.