Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Saturday, April 20, 2013,
Margaret Thatcher | 1925-2013
This is our final tribute to the Iron Lady. Her passion for
individual freedom and her determination to carry out her vision will continue
to inspire our political philosophy. Like the people of Eastern Europe whose
liberation from totalitarianism she helped to accomplish, we say thank you.
"The full accounting of how my political
work affected the lives of others is something we will only know on Judgement
Day. It is an awesome and unsettling thought....
Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Friday, April 12, 2013,
Our tribute to the Iron Lady
Few political figures in
Britain have provoked such strong reactions –both positive and negative– as former
Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. There are times when confrontation
in a country’s political process is required to generate needed change, whereas
in other occasions compromise is the more convenient path. The former certainly
describes the times in which Margaret Thatcher took the reins of power as the
first female Prime Minister of a...
Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Monday, December 19, 2011,
The dissolution of the Civic Coalition
The 2011 Argentine general election that took place on October 23rd had a significant impact on the political system of this Southern Hemisphere country. The most obvious one was the resounding victory of Cristina Kirchner, who was re-elected with 54% of the vote. Her “Front for Victory” –a political alliance that, at its beginning included members of the always ideologically unpredictable Peronist Party, some members of the Radical Civic Union an...
Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Wednesday, June 9, 2010,
On Wednesday, June 9th, Dutch voters will go the polls to choose a new Parliament. As one of the most progressive and liberal societies in the world, the decision the Netherlands makes today is very important for those of us who care about liberty, openness and human rights. While we believe Dutch voters will, in the end, make a wise choice, there are threats to the values liberals so deeply care about. In this occasion, the major threat comes from the extremist and xenophobic PVV –also (...
Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Monday, May 3, 2010,
Our endorsement for the UK general election 2010
We are in the final days of what has –unexpectedly but fortunately- become the most unpredictable and exciting election campaign in the United Kingdom in decades. Among the most important features of this campaign season is the excitement that the election has produced on British voters. According to different sources, turnout in this election could be as high as it was in 1997, when more than seventy per cent of voters went to the polls to ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alex Honeker on Saturday, September 26, 2009,
German voters are set to choose a new Parliament and, with it, a new governing coalition for the next four years. When analyzing our political endorsement –and due to the nature of the German political system-, RealLibs.com decided to make two endorsements: the first one, to choose our preferred political party and leader; the second one, to choose which kind of governing coalition we’d like to see.
The first endorsement shouldn’t be too difficult to guess. As our name indicates, a...
Posted by Alex Honeker on Wednesday, September 23, 2009,
UK The Liberal Democrat Conference on Tuesday backed the party's programme for the upcoming general election titled "A Fresh Start for Britain: Choosing a Different, Better Future." The main policy items present in the plan are:
- Investing in green jobs and fighting climate change - Cutting taxes for people on low and middle incomes, funded by closing loopholes for the wealthy and green taxes - Breaking up the banks to prevent them taking risks which threaten the whole economy - Investing in ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ALEJANDRO HONEKER on Monday, September 21, 2009,
Edward Davey, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, delivered his speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference on Sunday. "Britain needs to rediscover a foreign policy based on principles. And we should start with the principle of international law. So a full inquiry into all allegations of British complicity in torture and state kidnap. No more dodgy arms deals with the Libyans, the Saudis or anyone else. And, above all, no more Iraqs," Davey said.
Posted by ALEJANDRO HONEKER on Wednesday, June 3, 2009,
Tomorrow, the future of Europe is at stake. As liberals, we support the efforts to make Europe an open area, where goods, services, capitals and people can move freely and safely. We believe that Europe and the United States are the guardians of liberty in the world. To keep it that way, it is essential to advance liberalism in the European Parliament. For this reason, we endorse the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) and its respective member political parties.
Posted by ALEJANDRO HONEKER on Wednesday, June 3, 2009,
Our endorsement for the UK Local and European elections
On Thursday, June 4th, Britons will go to the polls to choose their representatives for the European Parliament as well as local councilors. In deciding our endorsement, we asked ourselves two main questions: Which party has shown a pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach to governing? And finally, which party has consistently stood up for the principles and values of liberalism? Our answer to both questions was very easy: only the Li...
Posted by ALEJANDRO HONEKER on Sunday, May 3, 2009,
The Liberal Convention in Vancouver, Canada, chose yesterday the Liberal party's new leader, Michael Ignatieff, who will carry the party's banner in the next election. Here comes Ignatieff's introductory video and his speech before the Convention:
[realLibs.com considers the Liberal Party as the true voice of Liberalism in Canada | For more information visit www.Liberal.ca]
Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Friday, April 3, 2009,
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage passed a decade ago by the state legislature violates the notion of equal protection under the law and, therefore, is unconstitutional. With this decision, Iowa becomes the third state in the nation (after Massachusetts and Connecticut), but, most importantly, the first mid-western state to legalize same-sex civil marriages. This is a very important victory for gay rights activists in a not necessarily liberal s... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alejandro Honeker on Sunday, March 22, 2009,
Welcome to realLibs.com, the place for real Liberals from around the world. If you believe in free minds, free markets, individual liberty, social inclusion, internationalism and tolerance you are welcome to join us! If you don't, you are also welcome to debate our ideas. After all, that's a really liberal thing to do! You can find links to news of interest for liberals from different news outlets, both from the US and the world. You can also find our opinion on current topics and policies in...
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