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Clegg: When did it become a crime to hold the Government to account?Sat, 29 Nov 2008When opposition politicians heard about Damian Green's arrest, many of us asked ourselves the same question: "When did it become a crime to hold the Government to account?" |
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Pre-Budget Report debate: Cable slams unfair taxes and banks that won’t lendThu, 27 Nov 2008The controversial Pre-Budget Report (PBR) became the subject of an emergency debate in the House of Commons, as Liberal Democrat MPs called for a right to vote on the Chancellor’s proposals. |
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PMQs: Clegg tells PM - VAT cut will not benefit low earnersThu, 27 Nov 2008Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg MP, has criticised the Pre-Budget Report, saying the VAT cut will not benefit hard-pressed families. |
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Clegg: Lack of men in childcare denies young children role modelsTue, 25 Nov 2008Too few men are working in childcare because of the stigma attached to men working with young children, Nick Clegg has said in a speech to the Daycare Trust. |
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Pre-Budget Report: Darling's £5bn tax hike will hit low earners and business - CableMon, 24 Nov 2008The Chancellor should have cut income tax to make the tax system permamently fairer, say the Liberal Democrats |
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Cable: Tax cuts must be fully funded and targeted at low and average income earnersMon, 24 Nov 2008Speaking ahead of the Pre-Budget Report, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: |
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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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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. |