The Orange Book - Reclaiming Liberalism

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The Orange Book - Reclaiming Liberalism (ISBN 1-86197-797-2) is a book written by a group of prominent British Liberal Democrat politicians and edited by David Laws and Paul Marshall in 2004. Beside Laws and Marshall, the contributors include Vincent Cable, Nicholas Clegg, Edward Davey, Chris Huhne, Susan Kramer, Mark Oaten and Steve Webb.

In the book the group offers free market solutions to several societal issues, such as health, pensions, environment, globalisation, social and agricultural policy, European Union and prisons. It is usually seen as the most economically liberal book the Liberal Democrats have produced in recent times. Such, along with its impact upon the party, it has helped cause the dividing line within the party: those who advocate a market observing social democratic values and those (such as authors, contributors and supporters of the 'Orange Book') who advocate a free market obeying the principles of economic liberalism.

The book has attracted a lot of attention and stirred debate on the policy of the Liberal Democrats.

As of April 2006 it is back in print.

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