The Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto for Europe: “Choose a different, better future” Labour’s recession is hurting people badly. – Unemployment is rising every day – People are worried their businesses could go under – Every week people are losing their homes – Ministers are too busy fighting among themselves to govern properly The […]

Nominations have now closed for the elections for the European Parliament on 4 June 2009. This is the full statement of persons nominated. Meanwhile Prestwich residents are being encouraged by Bury Council to “vote early” or vote by post” with the following message: Prestwich residents are being encouraged to vote early, or use a postal […]

Thousands of people in Bury will be taken out of income tax altogether by new tax proposals launched by the Liberal Democrats. And thousands more will see their income tax bill slashed by £700 a year. The plans were launched by Party Leader Nick Clegg on 20th April who said that they would boost family […]

Prestwich Councillors Andrew Garner, Ann Garner and Tim Pickstone – Richard Baum was taking the picture… A (very) early start this morning for some of your local Councillors as we went to help the Liberal Democrats in the Moston area of Manchester who have a local council by-election today. The Liberal Democrat candidate who is […]

I’ve just come back from the Liberal Democrat’s Spring Conference, which was in Harrogate. As my day job involves working for a part of the Party, I don’t get to see as much of the debate and policy making as I might like, but here are some highlights of what happened. Nick Clegg’s speech – […]

The Liberal Democrats have published their Freedom Bill, detailing how the party plans to roll back the authoritarian laws passed by both Labour and Conservative governments which have undermined civil liberties. Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords protest the restrictions on demonstrating outside Parliament during the passage of the Serious and Organised Crime Act. […]

Inevitably the economic circumstances at the time of the next general election will play a large part in determining how, over what timescale, and at what cost, our commitment to giving every child the best chance in life will be delivered. Nonetheless, in the midst of the most severe economic crisis for half a century, […]

PROPOSALS from the Liberal Democrats for big improvements to schools and teaching will see around £11 million of extra cash for schools in Bury to boost the education and life chances of thousands of children say local party members. The plans were launched by Party Leader Nick Clegg and Shadow Secretary of State for Schools, […]

A shocking dossier from the Liberal Democrats has revealed just some of the ways our taxes are being wasted on extravagant and incompetent projects. Despite the hardship many local families and residents face, Labour found £130 million to refurbish the Ministry of Justice’s office, £29 million to build accommodation for asylum seekers which was never […]