Essex Liberal Democrats have published a Manifesto calling for change in the forthcoming County Elections. They say that the Tories have wasted their last four years in office, and Labour has lost the trust of the people.
The Liberal Democrats yesterday launched their manifesto for young people with policies promising to reform the New Deal to get more young people into work; focus on vocational and skills training so that young people are helped to achieve their potential; scrap tuition fees and top-up fees - making Higher Education affordable for every student; tackle social exclusion by dealing more effectively with anti-social behaviour and drug abuse and improve health and transport services for young people. The manifesto also highlights the need to give young people a voice in how society is run by encouraging political involvement.
Council Tax payers in Wolverhampton could face significantly higher Council Tax bills as a result of the Government's plans to revalue all properties.
Eleanor Key, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Congleton, has called for the Government to reverse their decision to cut grants for new solar power schemes. The cuts end a grant allocation scheme for solar power, which harnesses sunlight to generate electricity, officially planned to run until 2012. Eleanor Key said:
Brian Eno, one of the most influential men in pop, today launches a campaign to encourage some of Britain's key cultural figures to vote Liberal Democrat. The former Roxy Music member and producer is determined to help break the "rut" of two-party politics.
Parmjit Singh Gill, MP for Leicester South, reaffirmed his active role promoting international development by laying an Early Day Motion commending the recently published Commission for Africa. This follows on from his attendance of the Make Poverty History rally at Trafalgar Square, which was addressed by Nelson Mandela.