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AV Referendum Set For May
The referendum on voting reform will take place on the 5th May 2011. The choice is simple – keep the present system or vote for the Alternative Vote (AV) system The AV system is also simple Instead of a single X for one candidate you list as many as you wish in order of preference [...]
26th February 2011
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Robin Studd launches Gallowstree safety petition
Robin Studd has launched a petition to try to get the County Council to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists at the Gallowstree roundabout. “The work the County has done on the roundabout has widened the roads and enabled cars to travel faster through the roundabout,” says Robin. “The result is that it has become [...]
18th May 2010
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Environment
Of all the main parties, the Liberal Democrats have led the way on the Environment. In 2008 the main green campaigning groups said that we were the party that had the best proposals for dealing with the environment. The new green economy will be crucial to developing new quality jobs for ordinary people; we can [...]
25th April 2010
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NHS BUREACRACY
NHS hires 5,000 more managers Figures released last week have revealed that the number of managers in the NHS increased by 4,748 in the last year an increase of 12%, while the number of nurses only increased by 2%. The figures also reveal that: The cost of employing this many extra managers is estimated to [...]
30th March 2010
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Councillor Nigel Jones Selected As Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate For Newcastle
Nigel says: “We Liberal Democrats have a policy to reduce tax for those on low and middle incomes, fully costed even in the present circumstances. Liberal Democrats have always believed in a fairer distribution of wealth; this is embedded in our constitution.” Nigel has lived in Newcastle for 19yrs, elected to the Borough Council for [...]
17th March 2010
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