Fresh from the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference in Bournemouth, Jacqui and Al reflect on our experiences as first time attendees - the highlights, the debates, the speeches, the votes, and the most impactful fringe events.

This year's Lib Dem autumn conference was the first in-person autumn conference since 2019, due to a combination of Covid-19 (2020-21) and then, in 2022, the Queen's funeral. So this was a big one - an opportunity to discuss and debate the policies that will be presented to the British public in the next Lib Dem manifesto, whenever a general election is called.

Between us, we attended incredible discussions on:

• electoral reform,
• industrial strategy,
• prison reform,
• dignity in dying,
• fast fashion legislation,
• global security challenges,
• duty of care in higher education,
• transforming the UK's approach to housing and planning,
• securing a fair deal for the armed forces,
• restoring standards in public life,
• energy and climate change,
• defence, and our commitment to Ukraine

...as well as Ed Davey's powerful Leader's speech.

So, what were our highlights? Listen on.

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Presented by Jacqui Hames & Dr Al Pinkerton

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