Election of a treasurer / Handover to the new exec / Society Awards night / Election night party

All of this is kicking off on Thursday (6th May) from 7pm in the Dirty Duck and then from 8pm onwards in the Union. All members are invited to come along. More details on facebook.

As we’ve reached the end of term two I’d like to thank to everyone that has got involved over the past two terms. Our formative year has been action-packed and a lot of fun. We may have a couple more socials next term, but our calender of speaker events have come to an end. I know most of you will have important exams to deal with!

We had our exec elections a couple of weeks ago and I am very happy to say that the following executive will take over part way through next term:

PRESIDENT: Simon Rigelsford
TREASURER: (Unfilled)
SECRETARY: Laveen Ladharam
SOCIAL SECRETARY: Melissa Abraham
PR OFFICER: Latoya Mistral Ferns
RESEARCH OFFICER: Sammy Dennison

The only role that wasn’t filled at the meeting is that of Treasurer. It was decided that we will appoint this position some time in the coming term so if you are at all interested in this role then please get in touch with me for more information (email the society or get in touch on Facebook). It’s a very rewarding role and great use on the CV as well! There has already been some interest, and we may even open up another role on the exec if there is a lot of people interested in a role on the exec.

Other than that, I hope that you have a relaxing Easter break and see many of you again next term.

Tom
President (for a few more weeks )

In an increasingly interconnected world, perhaps emphasised at Warwick by the multiculturalism we can see on campus, are old-fashioned notions of the Nation State still applicable? Has economic globalisation made redundant the role Government as a whole? Steven Davies will use his extensive knowledge of the history of economics and politics to argue his case. The event is free for all to attend and will last no longer than an hour and a half including Q&As. Hope to see you there.

When: Wed wk9, 6.30pm

Where: SO.09 (Social studies)

More Details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=341068633774


AGM, Exec elections  and curry night

Our talk is followed (Thursday, 6.30pm) by our AGM, elections and curry night. Open to all members of our Facebook group. Come along if you are interested in standing for an exec position or simply to come to our final social of the year!

When: Thurs wk9, 6.30pm

Where: MS.B3.03 in Maths & Stats (meet us in lobby if you can’t find the room) and then onto Leamington

More details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=371708176634

ID cards are already being rolled out, with international students being forced to have them, money wasted on advertising them online (you’ve probably seen them advertised on Facebook) and new passport holders forced to join the National Identity Register.

I hope you can join us for the event and learn more about the way in which the database state will dramatically reduce our liberties!

WHEN: Thursday, 04 March 2010. 6.30pm till 8pm
WHERE: Ramphal, R0.03/4

The event is totally FREE for all to attend and followed by an informal social to Warwick’s Real Ale Festival! For more details, see the Facebook event.

He is a left-libertarian and will be presenting a paper in which he derives a land value tax from the Harm Principle and will also be talking about the theory of freedom which underpins it.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A and is free for all to attend! Hope to see you there.

DATE & TIME: Thurs 25th of

VENUE: B2.04/05 (science concourse, across the bridge)

Further details on Facebook

We’ve still got talks from NO2ID, The Taxpayer’s Alliance and the Institute for Humane studies planned (as well as another secret extra talk in the pipeline, shh!).

Finally, we’ve got to have an exec election soon! So we will likely do this soon followed by a night out on the town. Watch this space and make sure you’re either in our Facebook group or on our email list to get further details.

Hope to see you there. The facebook event is here.

Hope to see you there. For more information check out the Facebook event here.

You may have heard the news of the Government’s decision to ban the radical Islamist group Islam4UK. This ban will make it a criminal offence to be a member of the group, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The group, which wishes to impose Shariah Law across the UK and recently attracted controversy for wishing to march through Wooton Bassett has committed no greater crime than holding and expressing extremely offensive views.

I’m sure I speak for the entire exec when I echo the words attributed to Voltaire that “I may disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” This radical group holds some incredibly repugnant views, but it is their right to express them within a democracy.

The Labour Government has taken many of our freedoms away through legislation it has used in the alleged fight against domestic “terrorism”, but this is a clear case, one of many, in which terrorist legislation is not being used against terrorists at all. The Terrorism Act 2000, used to perpetrate this attack on freedom is one of many acts that erodes our basic right to free expression and association.

We cannot defeat groups that publicly announce that “Freedom can go to hell” by destroying the basic freedoms that the British people have fought so hard to defend. That is the very essence of hypocrisy. The society will keep its eye on the issue in the coming weeks and will look at ways that it can oppose the Government’s anti-democratic move. In the meantime, it would be great to hear the views of members of this group on the topic.

Tom Wales
President, Warwick Libertarians