About Us
The Radical Association is made up of ordinary Liberal Democrat members and those outside the party who share the party's values. Collectively, we believe that the future for the Liberal Democrats lies in promoting a distinctive, radical and liberal identity for the party which offers a clear vision for a better country.
We are proud of the radical heritage of the party and are working to build upon it to create a future for the Liberal Democrats as one of Britain's leading political parties.
We are working to strengthen grassroots radicalism within the party and to encourage members to get involved in building a serious alternative to the establishment parties and to combat the rise of right-wing populist extremism.
In order to achieve this we will organise and work together to support real membership democracy within the Liberal Democrats, to campaign for party policy which presents a distinctive alternative to the status quo and to support Liberal Democrat candidates who recognise the important of offering bold alternatives to the status quo if the party is to become an effective mass political movement.
What are our core goals?
Although we are an organisation of like-minded members we don't expect our supporters to be unanimous on every issue. However we believe that we can all work together to achieve the following key goals:
Our goals:
- Fight for radical, progressive policies to help define a distinctive liberal identity for the party.
- Research and create a new wave of liberal policy ideas and policy making, doing the bold thinking needed to bring radical liberal principles into the 21st century.
- Modernise Liberal Democrat campaigning techniques and structures from top to bottom, including putting grassroots members in charge of the party and its strategic direction.
- Ensure the party is unashamedly outspoken in defence of pro-European and progressive liberal values in the face of increasingly normalised right-wing extremism and intolerance.
- Make it easier for grassroots members to become involved with their local parties – including by standing up to discrimination and providing tools and resources for members to start campaigning in their communities.
If you agree with these goals then please join us.
Who funds us
Our supporters do! We don't have any big donors or dark money behind us, we have relatively low website operating costs paid for by some of our members, and for everything else we rely on work by volunteers or on donations from supporters.
If you see a professional looking Radical Association publication, or a well-organised event, or an slick social media video, then that's because our supporters either volunteered their time to make it happen or donated to pay for it, or both!
Our Team
The Radical Association is run by a volunteer management committee. Our most recently elected members are:
- Luke Graham
- Natasha Chapman
- Jas Sakura-Rose
- Charley Hastead
- Joe Toovey
- Will Francis
- George Potter
