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Clegg: All must support the banking rescue packageWed, 08 Oct 2008Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg has called for all political parties to support the Government’s banking rescue package on what he described as a “day of reckoning for the British economy”. |
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Clegg reveals changes to Liberal Democrat Shadow CabinetTue, 07 Oct 2008Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg today announced changes to his shadow cabinet team to reflect the new Government structure. |
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No Choice but Change for Britain’s defence policyFri, 26 Sep 2008Today Sir Menzies Campbell will publish a report into the state of the ‘military covenant’ and Britain’s defence policy. The report, commissioned by Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg, sets out the tough choices required if the ‘military covenant’ is to be honoured. |
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ID cards a 'laminated poll tax'Thu, 25 Sep 2008Today’s unveiling of the design for ID cards is another step towards the Government’s creation of a ‘laminated poll tax’, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne, said today. |
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Shadow Cabinet speeches from Bournemouth 2008Thu, 18 Sep 2008Watch all of the conference speeches by members of the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet, including Nick Clegg's first autumn conference address as Leader, Deputy Leader Vince Cable and the first conference by speech by Tavish Scott, the new Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. |
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Liberal Democrats the only party for a fairer Britain – CleggWed, 17 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats are now the only party that can deliver social justice, and the only choice for anyone who wants a fairer Britain, Nick Clegg said today in his conference speech. |
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Liberal Democrats back Make it HappenMon, 15 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference this afternoon backed the party’s ambitious Make it Happen document, which sets out its vision and values. |
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Parties must work together to halt downward economic spiral - CleggWed, 08 Oct 2008At Prime Minister's Questions, Nick Clegg asks for more detail on plans for coherent EU and international action, and urges tax cuts for struggling families |
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Cable responds to £50 billion bank rescue packageWed, 08 Oct 2008Vince Cable questions the Chancellor over the conditionality of the rescue package, and calls for reposession to be made the very last resort when people are facing difficulties with mortgage repayment. |
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Elderly paying £1.6bn in social care charges - LambWed, 08 Oct 2008Elderly people paid £1.6bn in charges for their social care last year, new figures released today have revealed. These charges, levied on older people by local authorities under the means-tested social care regime, accounted for one fifth of all spending on services for older people, which totalled £8.9bn. |
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Cable: Government must be clearerMon, 06 Oct 2008Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable has called for the Government to be clearer in its response to the financial crisis. Speaking after Alistair Darling pledged to do whatever was necessary to support the banking system, Mr Cable called for all parties to work together in the national interest. |
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Cable: To halt the bank tsunami, slash interest ratesSun, 05 Oct 2008The Chancellor should write to Mervyn King asking that the monetary policy committee assume a temporary central role in countering the economic crisis, thus allowing for large interest rate cuts says Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, Vince Cable. |
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Clegg: Europe has to work together to end this turmoilFri, 03 Oct 2008Writing in the Financial Times, Nick Clegg calls for a Europe-wide response to the financial crisis that is both systemic and consistent. |
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Liberal Democrat Economic Recovery PlanTue, 30 Sep 2008Measures in the Economic Recovery Plan include tax cuts for low and middle income households, stopping unnecessary repossessions, action to cut energy bills and moves to stop reckless banks jeopardising economic security. |
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Clegg: Government must guarantee all bank deposits to protect British saversTue, 30 Sep 2008Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has called for all bank deposits to be protected as the global financial crisis deepened. Speaking in the wake of the failed vote on the American bail-out package in the US Congress, Mr Clegg said the Government must temporarily guarantee for all deposits in the British banking system. |
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Vince Cable: Osborne playing a hopeless game of catch upMon, 29 Sep 2008Vince Cable today accused his Tory counterpart George Osborne of “playing a hopeless game of catch up” over the financial crisis. |
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Darling’s mood swings back to complacency - CableWed, 24 Sep 2008Commenting on Alistair Darling’s speech at the Labour conference, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: "Talk about mood swings. We had a long period of complacency, followed by total despair a couple of weeks ago, only for the Chancellor to return to complacency in front of his party faithful." |
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Liberal Democrats back plans for equality and fairness in mental health careWed, 17 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today backed plans to greatly improve equality and fairness in mental health provision in the NHS. |
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International trade - conference demands actionWed, 17 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats have passed an emergency motion in response to the collapse of world trade negotiations. |
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Liberal Democrats back plans to safeguard personal freedom and privacyWed, 17 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today passed plans to safeguard personal liberty and privacy in the face of unprecedented collection of personal data by central Government, and a number of large-scale failures of data protection. |
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Liberal Democrats approve radical transport reformsTue, 16 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today backed radical plans to transform Britain’s transport system, outlined in the policy paper Fast Track Britain: Building a Transport System for the 21st Century. |
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Russsia condemned over Georgia occupationTue, 16 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats today called on Britain to push for a strong EU response to the Georgian conflict, including the possibility of sanctions if Russian aggression continues. |
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Liberal Democrats back plans for strong Europe to defend British interestsTue, 16 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today backed plans to put Britain in the driving seat of the EU, refocusing the union on measures to protect the global interests and domestic security of the UK and its European partners. |