Talk:English Liberal Democrats

"State party"
The expression "state party" for the Liberal Democrats in England sounds odd in a British context: the UK is generally considered to be four nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) in one state (the United Kingdom) rather than four states – in the American sense – in one nation. But presumably "state party" is, despite this, the expression used in the Liberal Democrats' constitution. Can any member of the party confirm? -- Picapica (talk) 08:00, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Article 2.1 of the federal party constitution uses the term "state parties":

"The Party shall be a federation constituted by the Scottish Liberal Democrats, the Welsh Liberal Democrats/Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru and the Liberal Democrats in England (the State Parties)"

Thinking about it - terms such as "federal party" and "state party" do have an American sound to them. Dn9ahx (talk) 08:38, 21 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that information, Dn9ahx. Your comments rather confirm my suspicion that someone with a trans-Atlantic background must have had a rather large hand in drafting the wording of the LibDems' constitution! -- Picapica (talk) 18:04, 25 February 2012 (UTC)