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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 7yrs, served the last four as Chair of Audit.
He has also done much for the people of the area as a teacher, local preacher and musician.
Policing Our Streets
Mon 22nd Feb 2010
Research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that since 2005, Staffordshire police have reduced the number of officers by 33 (that is 6%), including a 1.5% decrease in 2009. Similar has happened across the country in about half of all police authorities.
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Education Can Still Be Improved
Fri 12th Feb 2010
In spite of the difficult financial circumstances Nigel Jones, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Newcastle-under-Lyme says "we could still have £32million a year more for Education in Staffordshire and £20million for Stoke-on-Trent":
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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