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Liberal Democrats work for the local community all the year round - not just at election time.
Although we are the minority grouping on Spelthorne Borough Council, we can be very effective when
we work with the local community. This is what we do best - represent the genuine
interests of all local people.
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Mark4Spelthorne
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Mark Chapman's Blog.
Mark has been an active campaigner for many years and is the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal Democrats in Spelthorne
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Sat 6th Feb 2010
"We do not have immunity from prosecution for Parliamentarians in this country," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House.
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Wed 3rd Feb 2010
"When to start cutting public spending and by how much should be based on economic indicators, not political dogma" said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Tue 26th Jan 2010
Liberal Democrat Councillors proposed a motion at the October Council meeting to get Spelthorne to sign up to the 10:10 Campaign - but this was rejected by the Conservative Cabinet. 10:10 is a national campaign to get individuals and organisations to to promise to work towards cutting their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.
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Sat 23rd Jan 2010
"If politicians are to have any credibility with both ordinary people and the markets, they must be honest about where spending cuts will be made," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
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Mon 11th Jan 2010
The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. The Liberal Democrats Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Spelthorne, Mark Chapman, has today set out his campaign priorities: fair taxes; a fair start for every child; fair, clean and local politics and a fair, green economy with jobs that last.
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Fri 8th Jan 2010
South East MEP Catherine Bearder has added her support to the growing campaign against food waste. The "Love Food Hate Waste" Campaign encourages individuals to take more responsibility in reducing their personal waste.
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Wed 6th Jan 2010
Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles will be in charge of the competency hearings for several of the most important European Commissioners.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
"The Tories' much-hyped policy blitz has ended up reducing their own policies to rubble," said Nick Clegg's Chief of Staff.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
• Nick Clegg writes [Times, Jan 05]: IF there is a hung Parliament there will be no under-the-counter deals with either big party
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Sat 2nd Jan 2010
Commenting on Government plans to cut university funding by more than £500m, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Universities Secretary Stephen Williams said: "The Government failed to live up to its commitment to fund extra university places and now it seems to be punishing the universities that went out of their way to help the pupils that had been let down."
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 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg. "
Lord Norman Tebbit
Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan
"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do. "
Vince Cable MP
Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan
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