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The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
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Thu 25th Jun 2009
In an editorial today, The Financial Times - not noted for paying much attention to the Liberal Democrats in normal circumstances - observes that the Party is now "prominent in the debate on the financial crisis" and that "they are also leading the debate on the country's fiscal dilemma".
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Fri 12th Jun 2009
In the elections for the European Parliament held on 4 June, the Liberal Democrats' share of the vote was about the same as five years ago, but the party gained a seat, as the result of a fall in the UKIP vote in the East Midlands. In South East Region, the party held its two seats, with Oxfordshire resident Catherine Bearder taking the place of Emma Nicholson, who stood down. The detailed results for the South East can be seen at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_35.stm.
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Sun 7th Jun 2009
In local elections for county councils and some unitary authorities on Thursday, the Liberal Democrats achieved a projected 28% share of the vote nationally, according to the BBC, well ahead of Labour on 23% - which was a fall of about 1% from their record low point of last year. The Conservatives achieved about 38%, say the BBC - comparable with their result in 2004, a year before they failed to win the last General Election.
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Wed 3rd Jun 2009
The Times' Science Editor Mark Henderson pointed out yesterday in his newspaper that the likelihood of smaller parties doing well in the European Parliament elections tomorrow may lead to a stronger Green representation in the European Parliament, which "could be pretty disastrous for science".
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Mon 1st Jun 2009
"Support the Lib Dems next Thursday", says The Observer. As well as its Editorial, an article by Andrew Rawnsley praises Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats in the run-up to the elections for the European Parliament and the County Council as the one party that has consistently advocated Constitutional Reform and the one that has come out of the expenses scandal much less sleazed than either Labour or the Tories.
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Fri 29th May 2009
"Warm words and rhetoric are easy", said Nick Clegg. "Indeed, they are a guarantee that little will happen. So let us bar the gates of Westminster and stop MPs leaving for their summer holidays until this crisis has been sorted out, and every nook and cranny of our political system has been reformed."
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Fri 29th May 2009
The Law Society Gazette reports that the UK could find itself parting company with the European Union if Tory pledges to scrap the Human Rights Act (HRA) are carried through, the head of the Council of Europe has warned Conservative party activists.
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Wed 27th May 2009
The UK Independence Party has claimed repeatedly that European Union membership costs the UK £40 million per day, or around £15 billion a year. This is overblown nonsense. The UK does make a net contribution to the EU, which varies year on year, but this year amounts to around £4 billion. On average, each person in the UK contributes £67 a year, or £1.29 per week, or 18p a day to the EU budget.
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Mon 25th May 2009
Launching their manifesto for the Oxfordshire County Council elections on 4th June, the Liberal Democrats have promised to focus on improving education standards, the roads and having stronger social services if they are elected to run Oxfordshire County Council. Zoé Patrick, leader of the Liberal Democrat group and councillor for Grove and Wantage, said she believes the party could improve services without Council Tax increases as she unveiled the manifesto, Ambitious for Oxfordshire.
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Mon 25th May 2009
At least 24,000 people in Britain are dying prematurely due to air pollution every year, research by the Liberal Democrats based on official EU reports has revealed. Analysis of an EU case study, released by the Liberal Democrats, shows that at least 4,400 Londoners are dying prematurely each year from air pollution - four times greater than previously admitted by the Mayor of London.
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Sat 16th May 2009
Times are tough in Britain. The recession is hitting people and families hard: tens of thousands are losing their jobs, businesses are failing, and every week hundreds are losing their homes. Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg said: "We can only protect British families from crime, the recession and climate change if our country works with other European Union countries."
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Sun 10th May 2009
The Liberal Democrats are determined to resist the slow death by a thousand cuts of our hard-won British liberties. George Orwell's 1984 was a warning, not a blueprint. Yet the Big Brother society that he satirised is growing before our eyes. Our forebears who fought so hard for the rights we have had stripped away would be shocked at what we've lost.
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 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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| Wantage General Election Result |
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Turnout: 51931 (68%)
43%
Conservative: 22354 (+3.4%)
27.6%
Liberal Democrat: 14337 (−0.4%)
24%
Labour: 12464 (−4.2%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different. "
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June
"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable. "
Labour MP Ian Gibson
Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.
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