Liberal Democrats Aim to End Child Illiteracy by 2025
Liberal Democrat manifesto plans will include a commitment to end child illiteracy by 2025, Nick Clegg announced on Sunday 18 January.
19 Jan 2015
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David Cameron is "technologically illiterate" on Encryption Ban
Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert said the Prime Minister's plans to ban encryption technology are "technologically illiterate".
19 Jan 2015
Should We Pull the Plug on Russia's World Cup?
Lib Dem Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has raised the question on whether Russia should host the World Cup in 2018, considering the events taking place in Ukraine.
1 Aug 2014
UK On Track to be the Fastest Growing G7 Economy
Newly released GDP figures shows that Britain's economy is growing. Quarterly growth of 0.5 per cent puts the UK in pole position to be the fastest growing economy in 2015. Liberal Democrats have anchored economic policy in the centre ground.
30 Jan 2015
Greener Journeys Back to Work
An old news report from before Christmas has just caught my eye. Greener Journeys - a campaign to promote greener travel - was set up in 2009 by Arriva, FirstGroup, Go-Ahead and Stagecoach. In January 2013 some 80,000 unemployed jobseekers were offered free bus travel for the month. The scheme covered holders of a JobCentre Plus Travel Discount Card. Those eligible for this card are people claiming JobSeekers Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment & Support Allowance or Income Support and who are actively engaged with a JobCentre Plus advisor. So, well done to those bus companies for helping to set up Greener Journeys.
22 Oct 2013
An independent liberal manifesto from an independent liberal party
Nick Clegg has outlined the process by which Liberal Democrats will unveil their 2015 General Election manifesto and the key values that will inform the policies in it. In his speech Nick called it "an independent, liberal manifesto from an independent, liberal party" and said it "will not be written with an eye to what Labour or the Conservatives think or might sign up to." Put simply, the Liberal Democrat manifesto will be: "written as an answer to one, simple question: how can we build opportunity for all?"
17 Jun 2014