Missed Nick Clegg speaking to the Polish community Sunday, November 23, on Radio ORLA at 12:00 (13:00 CET)? You can now LISTEN AGAIN. When this page opens it will play out automatically and you can pause and carry on listening from where you left off. Vary volume from your PC system tray.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP and Radio ORLA FM are keen to hear from the Polish community in the UK about issues that matter to them.

Poles leaving Britain...access to housing and education...employment prospects...discrimination...and how local communities will be affected by the global financial crisis...are just some of the subjects Poles are worried about in Britain today.

The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest party at Westminster and pride themselves on being the party representing grassroot communities and want to hear about your experiences in Britain, which welcomed Poles to work since May 2004.

That is why the Liberal Democrats will meet Polish community representatives at The London Assembly, City Hall, London on November 17 and Radio ORLA FM will broadcast the event.

Meet Nick Clegg MP, as well as Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat Party President. The event is hosted by the Liberal Democrats' London Assembly Group.

Radio ORLA has teamed up with the Liberal Democrats for the broadcast and is giving its listeners a chance to send in their questions for the Liberal Democrats' top brass. A selection of Radio ORLA listeners' questions will be tabled at the event for immediate response. Be part of it.

Please email us your questions to arrive no later than midnight November 16, 2008, to:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Write "Liberal" in the subject line of your email. We hope you will get the answers to your questions and we thank you in advance for taking part.

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Here is what Nick Clegg is writing to the Polish community this week: 

London and the United Kingdom now have a sizeable Polish Community which makes a huge contribution to our society and economy. For too long politicians have failed to recognise this fact. Listening to the concerns of people who have recently moved to Britain has been too far down their list of priorities. I want to change this. 

I am starting by offering London’s Polish Community an opportunity to come and meet me, as a national party leader, at City Hall on 17 November. I will be there with some of my senior colleagues at a special Question and Answer event where those in attendance can raise any issue and ask any question. I am very proud that the UK’s first Polish Mayor, Stefan Kasprzyk in Islington, is a Liberal Democrat and will be joining me.

It is very important to me that minority communities in London are listened to and are better represented by our elected politicians. Without opportunities to speak out, the Polish community is too often the victim of media stereotyping and prejudice. Better representation and a stronger democratic voice will go some way to end this. 

It would be great to meet you at City Hall on 17 November, so that we can discuss further the issues that especially matter to Polish people living in Britain. There are no tickets, so everyone is welcome and I hope to be able to speak personally to as many of you as possible.

All my best wishes and many thanks,

Nick Clegg MP

Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party