• Children must have a fair start in life

    Updated: 2010-04-30 05:36:43
    Kirsty Williams and Jenny Willott yesterday visited Cafe Junior in Cardiff to talk to parents about their key priorities of giving children the best start in life and provide more support for families. Cafe Junior is a place where parents can relax while children are encouraged to play in a creative and imaginative way. Welsh Liberal Democrat priorities include: • Introducing an £80 million fund to increase schools funding for the most disadvantaged children. • Allowing parents to share the full allocation of maternity and parental leave between them. • Tax breaks for working parents would mean £1,400 extra in ...

  • 3rd Debate

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:32
    All Nick had to do was solidify the gains already made - and he did just that, and more. This time next week could be electric.

  • Third debate: The verdict

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:29
    Another score draw for me. Nothing that has happened in the latter two debates has done much to change the picture established in the first. Nick is in the big league and at the top of if for much of the time. The most interesting thing I read on Twitter during the debate was that when Cameron repeatedly attacked Nick Clegg over immigration both their ratings went down. And the Liberal Democrats don't have to convince everybody, just the more liberal 40 per cent of voters. I think Nick put his case well enough to do that. Now we wait ...

  • The third leaders' debate

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:27
    Join me on Twitter.

  • Andover's buses

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:23
    The issue of improvements to Andover's bsues has once again surfaced. Some unjustified and incorrect comments have been logged by Labour's parliamentary candidate about Barbara Carpenter's Sunday bus campaign on both the Labour website and that of Andover Sound. I have logged a response on Andover Sound's talking point page and for completeness also include it here. "Barbara is quite right. It has been her campaign not Lib Dem one and Sarah is wrong to accuse her of trying to portray it as one. In fact Barbara only recently joined the Lib Dems and I was happy to welcome her ...

  • Nick Clegg sets out policies for older people

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:22
    The Liberal Democrats have today set out their policies for older people. The policies include: Restoring the earnings link immediately No-one to pay tax on the first £10,000 of their income Scrapping the default retirement age Fair energy prices A review of social care Keeping Post Offices open Commenting, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: ...

  • The final leaders debate tonight

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:18
    I am looking forward to the final debate between the three leaders tonight on BBC1. Follow me on twitter @chrisLibDemNW1 where I will be commenting throughout the night on the performance of all three.

  • 2010 General Election Diary Day 24: The last week is the longest time in politics

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:17
    You see, this is why more people should be reading my blog. As I noted on Tuesday, when I'd been at the opening of the postal votes here: even if I had seen how people had voted, I'd be committing an offence by telling you how they did So, if Kerry McCarthy had read my blog the ...

  • Debate novelty wears thin

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:54:56
    Thank God it's over! The magic was certainly gone in the last of the three TV debates.

  • Twitter users turn on Brown after “bigot” gaffe

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:54:55
    There was a dramatic surge in anti-Labour sentiment on micro-blogging site Twitter following the PM's confrontation with pensioner Gillian Duffy yesterday.

  • Charles Hawtrey: That Funny Fella with the Glasses

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:38:00
    You have five days left to listen to this Radio 4 programme on Charles Hawtrey: In their first ever interviews Charles Hawtrey's inner-circle share with us compelling anecdotes and memories of the Carry On star, presenting a unique insight into one of Britain's most memorable comedy actors. Charles Hawtrey is one the most recognisable characters from the Carry On film series, but it is his hidden talents and tragic decline that this programme reveals.

  • John Barnett at Dundee West Hustings

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:29:00
    John Barnett, Liberal Democrat candidate for Dundee West, today took part in two hustings meetings - one, tonight, at St Peter's Free Church and the other, this afternoon, at Dundee High School. The audience at Dundee High School voted after the debate and John was the run-away winner with 52% of the poll. John said tonight, "The latest opinion polls in Scotland show the Liberal Democrats second to Labour with the SNP third and Tories last. If you want real change in Dundee West, vote Liberal Democrat next Thursday." John is pictured (right) at St Peter's Free Church before tonight's ...

  • General Election BBC Live Prime Ministerial Debate in Birmingham

    Updated: 2010-04-28 19:23:32
    On Thursday (29th April) we see the third and final of three Live TV Prime Ministerial debates for the three main parties leaders: Gordon Brown : Labour David Cameron : Conservative Nick Clegg : Liberal Democrat The third Prime Ministerial TV debate is hosted by the BBC with David Dimbleby as the moderator and will be shown on BBC1 [...]

  • Broken Britain, Broken Society and the BIG Society

    Updated: 2010-04-27 19:03:36
    Is it just me or do others find it not only unpatriotic, but also unhelpful to refer to British society as broken, especially coming from a bloody Tory? Britain is not broken. Society is not broken. And while we are at it, Britain is not bankrupt. David Cameron is arguing Britain is not as nice as it used to [...]

  • Compulsory ID Cards, Good or Bad for Britain Poll?

    Updated: 2010-04-26 18:43:47
    From the Labour party manifesto they have a policy to bring in ID cards: The new biometric ID scheme which already covers foreign nationals will be offered to an increasing number of British citizens, but will not be compulsory for them. It will help fight the growing threat of identity theft and fraud, as well as [...]

  • Will a hung parliament create a serious hangover for British business?

    Updated: 2010-04-26 10:42:52
    For the first time since 1974, the UK may be left with a hung parliament. What will this really mean for British business?

  • Politics of the Pope Visiting Britain in 2010 Poll

    Updated: 2010-04-25 18:23:30
    Not exactly general election politics per se, but interesting all the same. Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Britain later this year (September 16th 2010) and with the Catholic priests child abuse controversy it’s expected to be a turbulent visit with groups protesting at the Popes stance on issues like pedophilia priests, abortion and gay rights. Pope [...]

  • Jack Straw rejects plans to cut MPs

    Updated: 2010-04-23 21:51:51
    Justice Secretary Jack Straw explains why he is opposed to Conservative and Liberal Democrat plans to cut the number of members of parliament.

  • Lib Dems Illegal Immigration Amnesty

    Updated: 2010-04-23 05:32:54
    During the SKY live TV debate Nick Clegg said he’d like to give illegal immigrants an amnesty to bring them into the tax system etc… The Liberal Democrats say “We will allow people who have been in Britain without the correct papers for 10 years, but speak English, have a clean record and want to live [...]

  • Party Election Broadcasts 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-22 17:23:54
    This page is for posting and discussing party political broadcasts related to the 2010 general election. Find a PEB online at YouTube and take the actual URL like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDreHPzU94 and add a v after the http to get httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDreHPzU94 The site will add all the right formatting etc… and then visitors can view and discuss the various party political broadcasts. I’ve [...]

  • Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting

    Updated: 2010-04-21 21:34:40
    I’m listening to David Cameron on BBC3 Dermot Meets David Cameron and realised a Conservative ‘untruth’. David Cameron is talking about a Big Society (which is total waffle IMO) and said they want to listen to the people and if they gain power after May 6th they’ll bring in the ability for the British people to [...]

  • Coalition Governments : Can Labour and the Liberal Democrats Play Nice?

    Updated: 2010-04-19 16:23:04
    With this weeks polls it looks like a hung parliament is the most likely outcome with the Labour party and the Conservative party seat numbers uncertain: some polls show Labour with most seats others with the Conservatives with most seats, but in all recent polls what’s clear is neither of the “old parties” (yes I’m [...]

  • General Election SKY Live TV Leaders Debate in Bristol

    Updated: 2010-04-19 16:23:03
    On Thursday (22nd April) we see the second of three Live TV debates for the three main parties leaders: Gordon Brown : Labour David Cameron : Conservative Nick Clegg : Liberal Democrat The second live TV debate is hosted by SKY with Adam Boulton as the moderator and will be shown on SKY News at 8:00pm on Thursday evening. The [...]

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