Benjamin Ramm
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Benjamin Ramm FRSA is editor of The Liberal
and author of Citizens: A Manifesto.
Ramm is a prominent critic of the role of the Liberal Democrats
in the UK coalition government. He argues that the Lib Dem influence in government is minor, and provides cover – as "the cloak that hides the dagger" – for policies that damage liberalism; he has criticised the coalition on spending cuts, the rise in VAT, and the increase in tuition fees.
Ramm is a regular contributor to Sky News
and BBC
television & radio. In May 2011, he published Citizens: A Manifesto, featuring endorsements from Naomi Wolf
, Philip Pullman
, Ariel Dorfman
and Peter Tatchell
.
The Liberal
The Liberal is a UK-based online magazine "dedicated to promoting liberalism around the world". The publication explores liberal attitudes to a range of cultural issues, and encourages a dialogue between liberal politics and the liberal arts...
and author of Citizens: A Manifesto.
Ramm is a prominent critic of the role of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
in the UK coalition government. He argues that the Lib Dem influence in government is minor, and provides cover – as "the cloak that hides the dagger" – for policies that damage liberalism; he has criticised the coalition on spending cuts, the rise in VAT, and the increase in tuition fees.
Ramm is a regular contributor to Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
and BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television & radio. In May 2011, he published Citizens: A Manifesto, featuring endorsements from Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf is an American author and political consultant. With the publication of The Beauty Myth, she became a leading spokesperson of what was later described as the third wave of the feminist movement.-Biography:...
, Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
, Ariel Dorfman
Ariel Dorfman
Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman is an Argentine-Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin American Studies at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina since 1985.-Personal...
and Peter Tatchell
Peter Tatchell
Peter Gary Tatchell is an Australian-born British political campaigner best known for his work with LGBT social movements...
.