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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.
News
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Lib Dems: Getting banks lendingWed, 19 Nov 2008The Government bank bail out isn’t working. Despite billions being pumped into the banking sector and the Government taking large stakes in Britain’s major banks, viable businesses are continuing to go under as banks pull lending from them. |
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Clegg: Conservatives have no solutions to today’s problemsTue, 18 Nov 2008Nick Clegg responding to David Cameron's speech on Conservative spending plans said "The Conservatives clearly can’t be trusted to create a fair society." |
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Brake: Less talk and more action needed to tackle knife crimeMon, 17 Nov 2008The Liberal Democrats have published plans to tackle the growing problem of knife crime in London. |
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Big rise in number of people who declared themselves bankruptFri, 14 Nov 2008The number of people who declared themselves bankrupt in the last three months was more than 13,500, up 7% since 2007. |
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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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Make It HappenThu, 17 Jul 2008Make it Happen is a statement of the party’s vision and values, and the basis for developing both the next General Election Manifesto and campaign messages for the remainder of this Parliament. |
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PMQs: Clegg tells PM “to get tough on banks”Thu, 20 Nov 2008Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg called upon the government to get tougher on banks refusing to lend, as small businesses continue to feel the effects of the economic crisis. |
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Get the financial plumbing working - Vince Cable in the GuardianWed, 19 Nov 2008Tax cuts may help, and after the recession we must get a grip on public debt, but the priority now is to get banks working again. |
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Liberal Democrat Lords challenge telephone and internet record database proposalsMon, 17 Nov 2008Liberal Democrat peers have defended a person’s right to privacy, as the Government continue with plans to compile a huge database, containing records of all telephone calls, emails and text messages. |
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Clegg calls for redirection of wasteful public spending as Brown returns from SummitMon, 17 Nov 2008Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg called upon the Government to redirect public spending towards the things that people really need in a recession, following the Prime Minister’s statement on the G20 Summit in the House of Commons. |
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Willott welcomes government Post Office Card Account u-turnThu, 13 Nov 2008The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the Government’s decision to continue the Post Office Card Account (POCA). In a House of Commons statement yesterday, the Government confirmed it would end the tendering process and allow Post Office Ltd to keep the contract to distribute benefits to 4.3 million claimants until 2015. |
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?
For a stronger economy
We want to cut the red tape that stops businesses from growing. And we will protect all of us from rip-offs by introducing a new legal duty on business to trade fairly.