Welcome to the inauguration of the Torch, the official blog of the University College London Libertarian Society. We’ll be written by student libertarians, and providing free opinion and free debate, from our own backgrounds, courtesy of the Free Society.

Obviously, we’ll be keeping on top of current affairs, both British and international, and providing our opinions on the issues of the day from a non-party political, but always libertarian-biased, point of view.

However, we’ll also be adding to that a mix of other posts. Local issues are particularly important to this, whether on a London basis or from our own contributors’ respective hometowns. Furthermore, as students, we’ll add to the mix goings-on at UCL: in the Society, in the Student’s Union, and in the university generally.

On top of that, we’ll be discussing issues related to the philosophy of libertarianism and to its advocacy in the UK and around the world. In particular, watch out for the ‘This Day in Liberty’ sections, dedicated to commemorating particular events in history important to the advance of freedom, wherever or whenever they have been made.

With all that happening and more, consider Lady Liberty’s Torch well and truly lit. Long may it enlighten the world.