In his speech to the Liberal Democrats' spring conference, Ming Campbell has set five tests for Gordon Brown about his likely government in a few months time:

"First, end Labour’s authoritarian attack on civil liberties. Identity cards will not stop terrorism. They won’t stop illegal immigration. They won’t stop fraud. And they won’t stop crime. Don’t spend billions of pounds on an expensive, ineffective, and unworkable identity card scheme. Spend the money on our police and security services instead.

"Second, grasp the challenge posed by climate change. The environmental efforts in the Chancellor’s budgets have been risible. Make the green tax switch so that we tax pollution more and earnings less.

"Third, break open the poverty trap. How can it be fair that over two and a half million pensioners live in poverty? How can it be fair that over one and a half million families are on waiting lists for social housing? And I want to ask Gordon Brown how can it be fair that in 21st century Britain six out ten children in Glasgow – the city where I was born – live in poverty? Give pensioners a proper income without the humiliation of the means test. Give families the opportunity for decent housing. Give our children a proper chance in life. End the dependency culture. Give people a hand up, not a hand out.

"And my fourth test, trust the people. Since 1997 Labour has accumulated power, when it ought to have dispersed it. Take localism seriously and free local communities from the shackles of Whitehall. Scrap the unfair Council Tax which penalises pensioners and poorer families and hamstrings local communities.

"And fifth, Britain’s foreign policy should not be set in Washington. What do we know about Iraq? I’ll tell you what we know. The President made the decisions, the Prime Minister argued the case, the Chancellor signed the cheques and the Tories voted it through.

"The British-American relationship needs to be rebalanced. And sooner rather than later. There are ominous signs that some in the United States might consider military action against Iran. But strikes against Iran would buttress the regime, destabilise the regiona and put British forces in Iraq at risk.

"So, Mr Brown, announce now that Britain will not support and will not play any part in an attack on Iran. And while you are at it, repudiate the Prime Minister’s desperate efforts to lock us into the United States plan for a ‘son of star wars’ missile defence system.

"So, these are the five tests for Mr Brown if he is going to make the change of direction that Britain needs."

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