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• Nick Clegg's tax cut speech at the Resolution Foundation January 26, 2012
  Today I want to make clear that I want the Coalition to go further and faster in delivering the full £10,000 allowance. Because the pressure on family finances is reaching boiling point. Yesterday's GDP figures remind us that the road to the UK’s economic recovery will be long and progress will be uneven. Those GDP figures remind us that we cannot simpl […]
• More money back in your pocket January 26, 2012
  Between now and the Budget, Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats in Government will be arguing for faster tax cuts for hard-working families, promoting work and growth, and rewarding innovation, paid for by increasing the amount paid by the richest. And the Liberal Democrats in Coalition are already making the difference: More than 800,000 working people no […]
• Don Foster: BBC should not harm local and regional broadcasting January 25, 2012
  “Lord Patten gets the final word and with it he says what we’ve all been thinking. “The BBC won’t improve itself by stripping away some of its most valued work. Seven million people listen to BBC local radio across the UK and it is a lifeline for older people and the disabled. “We can’t expect easy solutions to the BBC’s challenges but it should be possible […]
• Lorely Burt: Post Office deal will secure its future January 24, 2012
  “This is very welcome news for both the Post Office and Royal Mail and demonstrates our commitment to ensure a sustainable future for both. “Post Offices are a vital part of our communities and are the lynchpin of our towns and villages. More than 20m people visit a Post Office every week to send letters to loved ones, to manage their finances or to renew pa […]
• Liberal Democrats right to shine light on executive pay January 23, 2012
  “This announcement shows the Liberal Democrats’ commitment to tackle out of control executive pay. “Liberal Democrats have no problem with people being highly paid but there should not be rewards for failure. “This problem can only be solved by companies and their shareholders.  It’s not government’s role to micro-manage company pay but there are things we c […]
• Nick Clegg: Re-election of Sharon Bowles MEP welcome news January 23, 2012
  “Sharon is one of the most influential thinkers and legislators in Europe on financial services and the Eurozone crisis. Her re-election is good news for Europe and the UK. “As party leader, I am proud that we have a leading Liberal Democrat in such a prominent and powerful position on the international scene. As UK Deputy Prime Minister, I am delighted and […]
• Don Foster: Live music licensing regulation will strengthen the British music scene. January 20, 2012
  “Private members’ bills are rarely passed, and it’s even rarer that they do so with the unanimous support of every MP as happened today. “The current system has had a deadening effect on the performance of live music in small venues. At the moment, the landlord of a small pub could face a big fine and imprisonment for letting a customer play a piano without […]
• Liberal Democrat News 20th January 2012 January 20, 2012
  A more liberal capitalism In a major speech on the economy at the Mansion House on Monday, Nick Clegg set out a “liberal diagnosis of what’s wrong; and then a liberal remedy.” The UK’s capitalism is in crisis, Nick argued, because there is a crisis of power. “We now have an economy driven by immensely powerful vested interests that politicians have abjectly […]
• Local Euro MP announces her resignation January 19, 2012
  “I have been in the European Parliament twelve years and I think that is time enough. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time and it was truly a huge privilege; especially to serve as a Vice President of Parliament for the last five years. However, I think all of us, whatever our professions, need to turn a new page from time to time. “At the mid-term of parliamen […]
• Euro-MPs tighten e-waste rules January 19, 2012
  TVs, mobile phones, computers and other electrical equipment are the UK's fastest growing waste stream, with more than one million tonnes generated annually. Despite already existing EU laws, only about one third of e-waste is currently disposed of in an accountable and sustainable way. The rest is either dumped in landfills or shipped - often illegally […]

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