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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. |
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PMQs: Clegg calls for “big, permanent and fair” tax cutsWed, 12 Nov 2008Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg reiterated calls for immediate tax cuts at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. He criticised government tax increases that are disproportionately penalising Britain’s poorest and urged the Prime Minister to clamp down on tax breaks for the rich. |
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Liberal Democrats call for fairer representation in Regional CommitteesWed, 12 Nov 2008The Liberal Democrats yesterday accused the Government of abusing the opportunity to provide decent regional accountability by imposing its parliamentary majority on new regional Select Committees, even in areas where they have the fewest MPs. |
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Lib Dem MPs challenge Government’s support for Heathrow expansionTue, 11 Nov 2008Liberal Democrat MPs challenged the Government’s support for a third runway at Heathrow in a House of Commons debate yesterday. |
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Baroness Thomas challenges shortening of backdating period for benefitsTue, 11 Nov 2008Baroness Thomas presented a strongly worded motion to the House of Lords yesterday, challenging social security changes that cut the backdating period for a range of benefits from 12 months to 3. |
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Bid to save Post Office Card Account defeatedMon, 10 Nov 2008A Liberal Democrat bid to help ensure the future of the Post Office was defeated yesterday, after Labour MPs voted it down. |
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Lib Dem Income Tax Cut Proposal Rejected by GovernmentMon, 10 Nov 2008A Liberal Democrat motion calling for an immediate substantial cut in income tax for lower and middle income families was rejected by Labour MPs yesterday. |
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Ros Scott elected Liberal Democrat Party PresidentSat, 08 Nov 2008Ros Scott will take over as the party's President on 1st January following a postal ballot of all the party's members. |