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 Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats

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The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.

South East MEP Sharon Bowles calls for ban on dangerous wire-built sky lanterns New!

Mon 8th Feb 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has called for a ban on wire-built sky lanterns, also known as Chinese lanterns, after farmers in her constituency of South East England complained that the wire could cause injury to livestock.

 Sharon Bowles with lantern in field

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£63bn PFI bill for the NHS says Lamb New!

Mon 8th Feb 2010

“The Liberal Democrats will change the way the NHS works so that money goes further and patients come first.," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary.

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Tories put neo-con ideology above national interest on defence said Harvey New!

Mon 8th Feb 2010

“Liam Fox’s brand of neo-con, anti-European thinking puts ideology above the national interest," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Defence Secretary.

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Brown and Cameron are the real roadblocks to reform says Clegg New!

Mon 8th Feb 2010

Nick Clegg will today challenge the other two party leaders to agree an emergency programme of political reform.

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Free theatre tickets scheme is an absolute shambles says Foster New!

Mon 8th Feb 2010

Despite the Government’s pledge to give away 1 million free theatre tickets over 2 years, 10 months into the scheme just 177,000 tickets have been made available, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

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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