Most people feel cut off from politics – left out or even ignored most of the time. They don’t have a voice to influence what happens in our country.

Since becoming leader of the Liberal Democrats, I have held public meetings up and down the country where I meet ordinary people, for an open discussion. No scripted questions, no pre-prepared answers – just a frank talk between me and local people, on issues, problems, and how we can solve them.

On the 30th October I will be in York, continuing my series of public meetings.

It’s no use politicians waiting in Westminster and assuming they know everything. If you want to understand how issues like the credit crunch really affect people, you’ve got to be out meeting people and listening.

The public meetings are a great way to do that - to keep in touch with what matters to real people, outside the Westminster bubble.  Politics is so often about schoolboy fighting in the House of Commons – and far too little about listening. These meetings are about doing things differently, so I can champion the causes that people really care about.

I hope to see you there.

Nick

The details are:

Lecture Theatre TB/056/057

Alcuin College
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD