"Vote for what you believe in… or you will wake up on May 7th facing another five years of more of the same," said the Liberal Democrat Leader in his speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference yesterday afternoon. Below is the full text of his speech:
Proud Braunstone resident and campaigner, Ian Bradwell, is seeking views and ideas on Braunstone Hall, and what the future could hold for the Leicester landmark.
Heather Kidd has slammed proposals by Shropshire's Conservative Council to raise parking fees in Bridgnorth Town to £5.50 for up to four hours. Heather said "This sits along side the Council Tax rising by 3.5%. Other areas whose Council tax is standing still will only have 20p or 30p rises in parking charges and they are at lower levels. Is this really fair? At a time when traders need all the help they can get increasing their trade, Shropshire Council decides to increase the charges on this scale. Shops are still facing fierce competition from internet shopping - the Council must begin to recognise that we may well have to reconsider using parking charges as a cash cow if we are to keep vibrant town centres."
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference today passed plans to clean up politics and urgently create a fairer and more local political system.
Paul Lewis, Chairman of the Constables' Central Committee of the Police Federation for England and Wales has praised the Liberal Democrats for their commitment to put 3,000 extra police on the street.
Chris Bramall, Liberal Democrat candidate for Stourbridge, has signed up to the Get My Vote campaign launched by learning disability charity Mencap. The idea is to enable more people with learning disabilities to take part in the general election and local elections. Mencap has called for all political parties to ensure their election manifestos are accessible to everyone. In a recent survey, Mencap found that more than 90 percent of the population don't understand complicated phrases used in political literature.