LIB DEMS ATTACK BIAS IN COUNCIL NEWSPAPER
Liberal Democrat councillors at North Yorkshire County Council are furious about the way in which the Tory bosses are using taxpayers' money in their campaign for a unitary county council.
12 Jul 2007
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Brown's Housing Promise Too Little Too Late
Speaking at the Defend Council Housing Conference at the TUC Congress House today, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesman Paul Holmes MP said:
12 Jul 2007
4p Income Tax Cut Great For Chesterfield
Welcoming plans unveiled today to reduce the basic rate of income tax to 16p, and scrap the council tax, benefiting millions of people on low and middle incomes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield, Paul Holmes said:
12 Jul 2007
Dundee LibDems call for plans to cut Scotland's roads maintenance budget to be dropped
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Wednesday 11th July) added their voice against the Scottish Executive's new SNP administration's plans to slash funding for roads maintenance to "the bare minimum".
11 Jul 2007
Campbell challenges Brown over Tax Credit system
At Prime Minister's questions, Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ming Campbell challenged Gordon Brown on the tax credit system which had been set up when Mr Brown was still in the Treasury. Sir Ming stressed that the "money wasted" by fraud and error was heading towards £9bn and there were two million families whose lives had been "made miserable" by these errors. The Prime Minister tried to justify the tax credit system by arguing that it was the "most successful" policy for reducing child poverty and that the Labour party had done a lot in government to end child poverty.
11 Jul 2007
Zahid Shah continues his calls for a clean up in St Peters Ward
St. Peter's Liberal Democrat campaigner, Zahid Shah, is continuing his campaigns to get the Ward cleaned up. Now he is highlighting graffiti which disfigures many walls in the ward. Zahid has asked the City Council to organise a clean up and sent them a list of some of the worst places.
11 Jul 2007