Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics. At the launch, Nick Clegg said: “Every manifesto needs to have an idea at its heart. The basic [...]
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day – for any reason. Applications to vote by post must also be received no later [...]
“At last we have some certainty from this dithering Prime Minister.” Said Scott Collins after confirmation of the date for the General Election on May 6th. “This has to be one of the worst kept secrets in Britain. But following the election that never was at the end of 2008 and countless false starts we [...]
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne. The Channel 4 vote results are at http://tinyurl.com/yza4m6a and place Vince [...]
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour’s Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions. From 7pm on the night, Channel 4 will be hosting a discussion of the debate. You can send questions and [...]
Proposals to go to consultation to reduce County Council subsided bus services throughout Northamptonshire have been approved by NCC’s Cabinet. (See complete list attached) Scot Collins, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for South Northants said: ” I am very concerned about the effect of the reduction of services: · on routes 499 and 508, the Banbury [...]
Local Liberal Democrats have handed in a 1,000 strong petition to Gordon Brown against plans for 40,000 houses to be built around the Northampton. “These housing numbers seem entirely arbitrary and without any sound basis. More worryingly they take no account of the pressure these homes would put on the wider infrastructure across Northamptonshire and [...]
The Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Children and Young People on Northamptonshire County Council, Cllr Jenny Conroy, has today announced that the opposition Liberal Democrat budget will reverse the Conservative administration’s closures to libraries. Cllr Conroy said “Libraries are really important for our young people and communities. The Liberal Democrats are determined to reverse the proposal [...]
Plans by South Northants Council to move their offices from Springfield in Towcester to the heart of a prestigious redevelopment has sparked outrage amongst local people and Councillors. The plans recently agreed by the council in a badly attended meeting have been labelled as ‘unbeleiveable’ by local Liberal Democrats. Parliamentary candidate, Scott Collins said “This [...]
Liberal Democrat analysis of new Government figures show that at over 2000 pensioners across Daventry and South Northants will miss out on cold weather payments this winter. New figures released by the Government show that 2115 pensioners will miss out the cold weather payments triggered by the recent cold weather. They are part of a [...]
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