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sUMMER2009PartyPoliticalbroadcast10ByNickCleggMPLiberalDemocratLeaderIthasbeenawhilesincetheWhiteHousewasasourceox1dinspirationx1dorotherdemocracies.ButlookingacrosstheAtlanticnowandseeingthex1rstBlackPresidentinox1dx1ceisevidencethattheworldischangingx1dorthebetter.LookingatIcelandwheretheworldx19sx1rstopenlygaypremierhasalsobeenelectedisx1durtherproox1d.WhatislessencouragingisaglanceacrossthebenchesinourownParliament.TheLabourGovernmenthasx1dailedtodeliveronequalityoropportunity.ThedoorstoGovernmentremainx1rmlylockedtothevastmajorityox1dBritishpeoplex1dorwhomourpoliticalsystemisremoteandirrelevant.TheConservativesix1delectedwouldrepresentastepbackwardsratherthananykindox1dmeaningx1dulshix1dttowardsmoreinclusivepolitics.Insteadox1datrulydemocraticsystemthatputsthemosttalentedpeopleinpositionsox1dauthoritypowerinthiscountrystillrestsonprivilege.Itisnocoincidencewestillliveinaprox1doundlyunx1dairsociety.ButBritainisnx19tgoingtochangesolongasthepeoplemakingdecisionsremainthesame.TheLiberalDemocratsexisttomakethatchangehappen.Fairerrepresentationisthekeytobuildingax1dairerBritainwhereeveryonehasaccesstoaqualityeducationwhereourcriminaljusticesystemdoesnotdiscriminatewhereourcivillibertiesaredex1dendedandwherepowerisdecentralisedsothatpeoplehaverealcontrolovertheirownlives.Thatvisionrestsonbreakingdownthemonopolyonpowerheldbythetraditionalpoliticalclassreplacingitwithagenuinelypluralistdemocracy.ForthattohappenBMEcommunitiesmustbeproperlyrepresented.Eightpercentox1dcurrentLiberalDemocratparliamentarycandidatesarex1dromBMEgroupswhichisthesameastheproportionox1dtheUKpopulationmadeupbyBMEgroups.Butitisnotenough.Politicalpartieshaveahugedutytomakethemselvesmorerefectiveox1dBritishsociety.WehaveappointedIssanGhazniasournationaldiversityadviserandheishelpingustodoexactlythat.LastyearIssanledourx18BarrierstoBenex1tsx19reporttoidentix1dyhowthepartycanimproveitsdiversity.Atourlastconx1derencewelaunchedtheDiversityEngagementGroupchairedbyVinceCabletoputthatstrategyintoaction.ItiseasytosayyouareworkinghardtogetmoreBMEcandidateselectedtoparliamentbutitisanemptypledgeunlessyoux19rewillingtoputyourmoneywhereyourmouthis.Thatiswhywehavesetupadiversityx1dundtotargetresourcestothoseseatswherewehaveBMEcandidatesstanding.Itisalsonotenoughtowaitx1dorBMEcandidatestocometoyou.IholdmeetingsacrossthecountrytoengageproactivelywithlocalcommunitiesandtotargetminoritygroupsbecauseIknowthatthereareox1dtenhiddenbarriersthatblocktheirdemocraticparticipation.BritishpoliticsneedsBMEgroupsrepresentedatalllevelsox1dGovernmentx13x1dromParliamentdowntoparishcouncils.Itmakesnosensex1doracountrycharacterisedbyitsmanyrichandvariedtraditionstohavesuchaclosedandunrepresentativepoliticalsystem.AsotherdemocraciesacrosstheworldmoveonwemustmakesuretheUKisnotlex1dtbehind.PoliticsFoReveRycolouRBx1bx16x17dx16ngafax16rx13rBrx16x1aax16nDavidLammyMPEncouragedandwelcomedthecandidatestoWestminsterEuropeanelectionRegionalLabourcandidatesMunirMalikSouthEastShermaBatsonEasternandKeirSinghDhillonSouthWestLabourx19sSoniaKleinIlfordNorthandRushanaraAliBethnalGreenandBowwithEUcandidateZehraZaidix13SouthWestmiddleGeorgeLeeHolbornandStPancrasConservativeandMerleneEmersonHammersmithLiberalDemocratNickCleggMPandcandidates