STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES » National Liberal Party | LIBERTY: INDEPENDENCE: DEMOCRACY: ECOLOGY Thursday, 23 April 2026 BLOG STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES NEW HORIZON POSTS JOIN the NLP LIBERTY WALL St George’s Committee Nations without States English Green National Liberal Trade Unionist Fourth World Review Total Democracy Free Speech: How Do We Protect It? Liberal Future PARTY ORGANISATION National Council Campaigns Urge India and UN to send UN Peacekeepers to Kashmir and carry out a plebiscite Vote NLP 2021 European Election 2014 WHO ARE THE NATIONAL LIBERALS? WILLS & BEQUESTS POLICY BRIEF GOALS RESOURCES ELECTIONS HISTORICAL RECOMMENDED READING DONATE Old Campaigns AV CAMPAIGN Referendum News Campaign News SELF-DETERMINATION FOR ALL NATIONAL LIBERALISM Head & Heart HISTORY Historical Figures NATIONALISM VS LIBERALISM? THE THREE PILLARS OF NATIONAL LIBERALISM NATIONAL LIBERALS VS LIBERAL DEMOCRATS NATIONAL LIBERALS WORLDWIDE NLP Overseas NL Associations/Parties Country Report/Turkey National Liberals in Turkish parliamentary election Country Report/Russia Country Report/Lebanon For Economic Self-Determination Self-Determination is a human right Referendums Categories Recent Blog Posts Back To The Future? March 16 SUSTAIN WILTSHIRE is an initiative founded by Crapper and Sons Landfill Ltd.  It’s a family ru [...] Iran Has Been Attacked By US And Israel When Peace Was Within Reach March 9 WHAT ARE WE to make of the unprovoked attack on Iran by Israel at the end of last month – espec [...] Some Climate Change Deniers Are Like The Flat Earth Brigade! February 9 MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE that politics simply consists of making as much noise as possible via demonst [...] Electoral Reform In Westminster January 26 THE ELECTORAL Reform Society (ERS) describes itself as ‘an independent organisation leading the [...] 'Might Is Right' Is Wrong January 12 WHAT SHOULD WE make of the latest headline grabbing adventure brought to us by the US military– [...] Tweets by NationalLibera4 STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES National Liberals believe that the personal liberty of a nation’s citizens is vital and that this freedom is best preserved within the framework of a democratic nation state. A National Liberal will therefore support measures protecting and promoting personal liberty, greater democracy and national independence. The two main achievements of the 19th century were the proliferation of Nation States and Civil Liberties. Today these achievements are under threat. Supra-national bodies such as the European Union seek to destabilise existing nation states whilst ‘Globalisation’ is undermining national interests, by rapidly increasing the movement of people and capital around the world in the interests of Big Business. Personal liberties are being restricted in an increasingly regulated ‘surveillance society’. ‘Big Brother’ Governments are beginning to intrude into many aspects of citizens lives e.g. Public Order Acts, ID Cards and political correctness, without any appreciable benefit i.e. winning any so-called war on crime/terror. Whilst we can identify the threats to our freedoms and identity we also have a clear idea of the principles that underpin a healthy society. We use these principles in guiding us in determining policy: • Protect the political and civic freedoms of the individual • Promote Direct Democracy, including greater use of referenda • Support the decentralisation of power to the lowest practical level(s) i.e. ‘subsidiarity’ • Support the widespread ownership of property, both business and personal • Support for the ‘Third’ economic sector i.e. the Independent Small Trader, Self-Employed and Co-operatives • Preservation of the nation state • Support the right of all nations to become one i.e. self-determination. • Recognising the importance of the Family, Community and Nation as building blocks that construct a healthy and stable society whilst accepting those who choose a different lifestyle or outlook • Support measures to keep the land and environment ‘Green and Pleasant’. Copyright to: NLP, PO Box 4217, Hornchurch RM12 4PJ – 2008 Share: Date: April 1, 2008 By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this. Close