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Families are facing a difficult winter. Rising mortgage bills, the fear of unemployment and high heating costs mean that the shockwaves of the financial crisis are being felt in households across Britain. When the banks were in trouble, they got rescued. Millions of families who are about to find themselves in trouble must be helped too.
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News
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Clegg: Cameron and Brown both offering fake giveawaysMon, 05 Jan 2009Responding to David Cameron’s speech on the economy, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: "Gordon Brown and David Cameron are con-men trying to fool the British public." |
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Baker: Trainspotters and passengers stopped using counter-terrorism powersMon, 05 Jan 2009Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats reveal that nearly 160,000 people were stopped by police officers on railway property in the year between October 2007 and September 2008. |
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Clegg calls for suspension of Israel/EU agreementWed, 31 Dec 2008The European Union should use today's emergency meeting of foreign ministers to suspend a new co-operation agreement between the EU and Israel, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has said. |
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It's time to do things differentlyTue, 30 Dec 20082009 must be a year of real change and of hope says Nick Clegg in his new year message. |
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Gaza raids disproportionate says Ed DaveyMon, 29 Dec 2008Commenting on the continued Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Edward Davey said: "David Miliband may not be prepared to say it, but the Israeli reaction is utterly disproportionate." |
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Teather: Government must protect families from repossessionFri, 19 Dec 2008Commenting on the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast that 75,000 people will have their homes repossessed next year, Liberal Democrat Shadow Housing Minister, Sarah Teather said: "This confirms our worst fears." |
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Nick Clegg launches the Green Road out of the RecessionThu, 18 Dec 2008On his first anniversary as leader, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will today set out plans to put Britain on a Green Road out of the Recession, creating jobs and leaving a legacy that will save energy, put money back into people’s pockets and fight climate change. |
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Laws: Half of children in poverty not getting free school mealsTue, 16 Dec 2008Half of children living in poverty are not entitled to free school meals, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Parliamentary answers have shown that free meals are available to children whose parents are on a variety of benefits, but not to those who claim working tax credits. |
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Video: Ordinary people will pay for the mistakes of the Government and the bankersFri, 05 Dec 2008In our new TV broadcast, Nick Clegg talks to people about how the recession is affecting them and about the Liberal Democrats' solutions, including tax cuts for ordinary people and families. |
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Liberal Democrat Economic Recovery PlanTue, 30 Sep 2008Lib Dem plans to help families include tax cuts for low and middle income households, stopping unnecessary repossessions, action to cut energy bills and big cuts in interest rates. |
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Liberal Democrats call for annulment of wasted VAT cutWed, 17 Dec 2008Liberal Democrats lead opposition to the Government’s VAT reduction in the House of Commons |
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PMQs: Cable warns of housing associations collapseWed, 17 Dec 2008Vince Cable urges the Government to act with repossessions policy reaching fewer than one in ten people in housing arrears |
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Government is not doing enough to tackle pensioner povertyWed, 17 Dec 2008Paul Rowen speaks at second reading of National Insurance Contributions Bill |
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Cable seeks reassurance Government won’t claw back overpaid public pensionsMon, 15 Dec 2008On the final day of debate on the Queen’s Speech, Vince Cable exposes a public pensions blunder, and Lib Dems criticise the government programme for not doing anything to help people struggling in the tough economic situation |
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European Council summit “stronger on words than action”Mon, 15 Dec 2008Nick Clegg responds to Gordon’s Brown’s European Council statement in the House of Commons, and comments on the situations in Afghanistan and Zimbabwe |
Campaigns
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Iraq: Hold Them to AccountTue, 09 Sep 2008Britain only invaded Iraq because MPs voted for it. Liberal Democrat MPs were unanimous in their opposition to this intervention. |
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Save Our Post OfficesTue, 09 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats are campaigning against the Government's plans to close 2,500 post offices across the UK. |
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Green Tax SwitchTue, 09 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats have a firm plan to tackle climate chaos. We will cut income tax and switch to green taxes on pollution instead. Then the more you choose to switch to greener living the more money you will save. |
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Don't keep innocent people's DNATue, 09 Sep 2008The UK has by far the largest DNA database in the world, with 4.5 million people registered. Liberal Democrat MP Jenny Willott has presented the case for removing innocent people’s samples from the DNA database. |
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Citizenship and Pensions for GurkhasFri, 05 Sep 2008Liberal Democrats are campaigning for the rights of Gurkhas who are being denied citizenship and full pensions. |
Why vote Liberal Democrat?
To protect our environment
All our policies have a green thread running through them because damage to our environment damages personal health, impoverishes economies and weakens communities.