March meeting: The Rights and Wrongs of Building on the Green Belt

Sefton Democracy Club will be discussing the rights and wrongs of building on Green Belt at its March meeting.

The current government wants to relax the building laws to allow developments on the country's Green Belt land - including in Sefton - in order to ease the housing shortage.

Come along and have your say.

The meeting is free to attend and is held at Maghull Town Hall on Tuesday, March 29 starting at 7pm.

Sefton Democracy Club is an apolitical group which meets on the last Tuesday of every month.

Europe comes under the spotlight at February's meeting

Sefton Democracy Club's February meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 22 at 7pm at Maghull Town Hall.

The topic up for discussion at the meeting will be Europe.

There will be two guest speakers attending, one pro-Europe and one anti-Europe and both will be given the chance to state their positions before members engage in the discussion.

As usual the meetings are free to attend and all are welcome to come along.

Future meetings will now be held on the last Tuesday of the month starting at 7pm.

Look forward to seeing you there.

The NHS: Britain's jewel in the crown or a 60 year mistake?

Sefton Democracy Club will be meeting on Wednesday (January 12) when the topic of discussion will be the NHS.

The first debate of 2011 will focus on the NHS and will discuss the question: Is the NHS Britain's jewel in the crown or a 60 year mistake?

Health service professionals will attend the meeting giving their first-hand experience of working within the NHS.

Between 40 and 50 people attend the club's regular meetings with issues ranging from Privatisation v Nationalisation to Education.

The meeting is free to attend and will be held at Maghull Town Hall starting at 7pm.

Sefton Democracy Club December meeting postponed

Unfortunately we have been contacted by Maghull Town Hall regarding a double booking for the December meeting.

The December meeting has now unfortunately been postponed.

The planned debate for December - The NHS Debate - will now be held on January 12 at 7pm and will include contributions from health service professionals from right here within Sefton Democracy Club.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

That just leaves us to wish all Sefton Democracy Club members a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We look forward to seeing you all in January.

Privatisation v Nationalisation: The Debate

Sefton Democracy Club held a heated debate on Privatisation v Nationalisation at its November meeting.

General secretary of the Communication Workers Union Billy Hayes put the case for Nationalisation while Conservative David Sudworth put the case for Privatisation.

Privatisation v Nationalisation: CWU general secretary Billy Hayes and Conservative David Sudworth put their cases

This month's Sefton Democracy Club has some very special guest speakers with Communications Workers Union general secretary Billy Hayes going head to head with Conservative David Sudworth to debate Privatisation v Nationalisation.

The premise for the debate will centre around the following arguments:

“Nationalisation leads to inefficiency and greater cost to the tax-payer. While privatisation ensures services are competitive and quality-driven.”

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“Privatisation puts power in the hands of the rich with profits put before people. While nationalisation ensures market forces do not compromise on service.”

Education debated by Sefton Democracy Club

Sefton Democracy Club's September meeting saw members discuss the issue of Education.

Members gathered at Maghull Town Hall where they heard short presentations from retired deputy head teacher Maurice Byrne and further and higher education expert Patrick McKinley.