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| Liberal Youth Visit to Henley 23rd Jun 2008 |
Liberal Youth's visit to Henley was a great success. |
| Vote Blue, Go Green. By which we mean Blue. 17th Jun 2008 |
The well known Green pressure group, the Conservative Party, have shown they can talk green by coming out against the expansion of Heathrow by adding a third runway. However, as is so common, the Conservatives voting record is consistantly out of touch with their speeches. |
| Shocking State of Education in UK Revealed 10th Jun 2008 |
The BBC reveales Government plans to threaten over 600 schools with closure after systematic failures in education after 10 years. |
| Nick Clegg Congratulates Northampton Council 1st Jun 2008 |
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has congratulated the Liberal Democrats in Northampton on their continuing success with the Borough Council. |
| Andrew Simpson's recent NHS Inquiry paints worrying picture for the Government 22nd May 2008 |
Northampton North Parliamentary Candidate Andrew Simpson has released the results of his recent NHS Inquiry. Over 850 people who use local health services took part. Despite feedback being satisfactory in some areas, the full results paint a very worrying picture of our local NHS. |
| Nick Clegg: Democracy? What a great idea... 20th May 2008 |
In an article in the Independant today, Nick Clegg gives his views on the state of Democracy and Votor Apathy today. |
| Liberal Democrat Success in Filling Council-Owned Homes 17th May 2008 |
The number of days council-owned homes stand empty in Northampton has reached a record low, under the success of the Liberal Democrats, and Cllr. Sally Beardsworth, the Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Housing. |
| Labour in Meltdown 12th May 2008 |
Gordon Brown's New Labour party has gone into meltdown, with Labour MPs openly talking about Brown's resigning. Labour MP Frank Field, an open critic of the Prime Minister, has said "I would be very surprised if he's still leader of the Labour Party then [by 2010]." |
| Labour and Tories to Ignore Experts over Drugs Issue 7th May 2008 |
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is expected to reclassify cannabis as a Class B drug - against the advice of officials. The Tories agree with these proposals, leaving the Liberal Democrats the only party who will listen to the advice of experts and Police, who recommed the drug be left at Class C. Labour (who will undoubtedly use our opposition to these plans to paint the Liberal Democrats as "soft on drugs", etc.) will combine the toughening up of the law with an announcement that Cannabis smokers will be let off twice before they are charged. |
| Sally Keeble has been taken in by Government spin over tax rise - Andrew Simpson 29th Apr 2008 |
Liberal Democrats in Northampton have accused Labour MP Sally Keeble of letting down local people on low and modest incomes, by backing the Government over the doubling of the 10p tax rate without an adequate compensation package. |