Speaking at the Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association
autumn conference in London, he said: «At root, it is not autonomy that really matters, it is what autonomy allows you to do differently that counts.
Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Kirsty Williams AM addressed party members at
their Autumn Conference in Swansea, the most well - attended in the party's history.
Welsh Lib Dem Leader Kirsty Williams AM announced the party's plans in her speech to the Liberal Democrats»
Autumn Conference in September.
Initial statements of support from some general secretaries have disguised union hostility to any major changes, with tensions likely to dominate the party's looming
autumn conference in Brighton.
Labour delegates are not holding back in attacking the bankers at the party's first
autumn conference in opposition for 14 years.
The party's agenda in making reform of the welfare system the centrepiece of
its autumn conference in Manchester is being overshadowed by apparent uncertainty over whether a retrospective referendum on the Lisbon treaty should take place if it is ratified.
In a speech to the Labour
autumn conference in Brighton, the Scottish secretary was vociferous in his criticism of David Cameron's Conservative party.
In a determined 59 - minute speech to the party's
autumn conference in Brighton, the prime minister said the Conservatives had faced the «economic call of the century» and had called it wrong.
The Lib Dems adopted to support fracking and nuclear energy in a policy motion at their party's
autumn conference in Glasgow.
The chief whip and former international development secretary apologised, met members of the Police Federation and avoided the Conservative party's
autumn conference in Birmingham, but was finally forced to resign as public anger about his rant — and what it said about the ruling Conservatives — forced him to quit.
Not much was actually happening at the party's
autumn conference in Glasgow, so it came as quite a surprise to the journalists gathered in the city to find the Lib Dems» secret «lines to take» document emailed around.
It is exactly the same message as that seen in Clegg's speech to his party's
autumn conference in Glasgow: only the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to both provide fairness to ordinary people and deliver on economic trustworthiness.
Not exact matches
Be sure to pick up your tickets to our annual
autumn conference, and we'll see you
in New York!
In the first major act of rebellion at the
autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «
conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition government policy».
The Lib Dems are meeting under grey clouds
in Brighton this week for their
autumn conference — an apt picture given its torrid performance
in recent polling.
Clegg revealed his hand at his
autumn conference last year, making the case for him continuing
in the job long after 2015
in the process.
The health and social care bill returns for its latest stage of parliamentary scrutiny this week
in the Lords, as MPs get back into the swing of the
autumn political season after the
conferences.
It wasn't just the media referring to him as a Treasury spokesperson for the Lib Dems,
in their
Autumn Conference Directory he is listed as being on the «Lib Dem Treasury Team» on page 28 and as «Spokesperson for the Treasury» on page 79: Liberal Democrat
Autumn Conference Directory 2010 (7.6 MB PDF)
Since the 2014 independence referendum, there has always been a section
in Nicola Sturgeon's
autumn conference speech which uses the «I» word — independence.
As things stand it shows that Farage's appeal is not to be underestimated - something activists of all three of the main Westminster parties have displayed a complacent tendency towards doing
in this
autumn's
conference season.
Former Deputy PM Nick Clegg moved first
in the
autumn of 2013 (his penultimate party
conference as leader) and the Labour leader felt compelled to follow.
So just how much difficulty are the SNP
in as they gather
in Glasgow for their
autumn conference?
I've just returned from a remarkable fringe meeting at the party's annual
autumn conference,
in which Ian Dexter, a Ukip member, former candidate
in county and district elections and potential parliamentary candidate for 2015, outlined his strategy for winning over Labour voters.
The differentiation campaign would begin
in April, during the European elections campaign, and continue until September and the Lib Dems» final
autumn conference before next year's general election.
For the first time
in decades there will be no
autumn trip to either Bournemouth, Brighton or Blackpool for the party
conferences.
He has more sympathy with the Lib Dems, who voted for the inclusion of a decarbonisation target for 2030
in their
autumn conference last year but were then confronted with the coalition's compromise only a couple of months later.
All the news, comment and gossip from the run up to Nick Clegg's 2013
autumn conference speech
in Glasgow.
Details of the security arrangements for Labour's annual party
conference in Manchester this
autumn were left
in a hotel
in the city.
He said Labour party officials would continue to «vigorously pursue» their position - which was endorsed at this year's
autumn conference,
in all discussions with Sir Hayden.
Roadshows will take place
in Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Glasgow, Exeter, Newcastle, Cambridge, Cardiff, Leeds and Southampton this summer as the Tories prepare a formal statement of their beliefs, to be approved at the
autumn conference.
So maybe it would be wiser to wait until the moment that discretion no longer forms the better part of valour and challengers are forced to face up to each other
in front of a baying audience at their
autumn conference — until then enjoy the silly season!
But Corbyn must get any rule changes through party
conference in the
autumn and many of the unions are suspicious.
In the run - up to the party
conference and
Autumn Statement, you can expect plenty of Tory backbenchers to make similar points.
But if Labour loses this spring, the first decision could be its most important
in opposition: whether to have an immediate leadership contest or leave it until after the first
autumn conference.
The Labour leader, who said Britain needed a more responsible capitalism
in his party
conference speech last
autumn, revealed details of his party's agenda for reforming the banking sector.
Liberal Democrat members and MPs are now looking ahead to the party's
autumn conference next month,
in which Nick Clegg will defend his decision to join a coalition with the Conservatives.
Speaking on the eve of Labour's
Autumn conference the East Renfrewshire MP, heralded by many
in Labour as one of Ed Miliband's most reliable sentinels, said: «This Government has not prioritised armed forces education, particularly
in the army where 50 per cent of recruits have a reading age 7 — 11.»
The unspent money — which must account for most of the # 275,000 figure given her campaign consisted of just two press
conferences and the aborted hire of an office — will now be transferred to Conservative party coffers, where it will be put to good use should May call a snap election
in the
autumn.
The Committee would find it very helpful to be provided with copies of the legal advice on the scope of the offence given to you
in relation to your review of the Mulcaire case last
autumn: both before and after the 1 October case
conference at which you first learned of the DPP's willingness to test a broader interpretation of the section 1 offence.
Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat energy and climate change secretary's speech
in full to
autumn conference.
We've received a handful of emails complaining about the cost and scarcity of accommodation
in Birmingham for this year's
autumn Party
Conference.
Under Labour's mechanism for deposing a leader, a nomination is required before the
autumn conference,
in just a month's time, and it must be supported by 20 per cent of MPs
in the Parliamentary Labour Party.»
Eric Pickles has responded to ConHome's letter suggesting Dan Hannan address Tory
Conference in the
autumn.
It follows her appearance at the Conservative party
conference in Manchester this
autumn, when she introduced chancellor George Osborne.
The new Lib Dem leader attempted to put clear water between his leadership and the two years under his predecessor Tim Farron, declaring he wanted to re-establish the Lib Dems as a serious party of government,
in his closing address to their
autumn conference.
Although the
Conference went well it will be crime that may make the difference for the Conservatives
in a still - very - possible
autumn election.
In his
autumn conference speech Brown promised a referendum on AV, but at the last minute excised a commitment to pass a law setting a date for a referendum after the election.
The Welsh Liberal Democrat
Conference is a gathering of all party members which takes place twice a year, once
in the spring and once
in the
autumn.
A formal consultation will start next month, with ideas being put to the party
conference in the
autumn.»
At the Labour Party
Conference at Scarborough that
autumn, he lost his place as an elected constituency representative on the Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC), the members of which were increasingly elected by Bevanites
in the constituency parties.