West Dorset
Liberal Democrats

Let down by Labour

In 1997 when Tony Blair won power Labour was full of promises but they have failed to keep them. Despite pledging not to, Tony Blair introduced student tuition fees and top-up fees - a tax on learning. Labour has attacked our civil rights with their expensive ID card plans. ID Cards will not cut terrorism, crime or prevent fraud but there will be an increase in the number of black and Asian people who will be stopped and searched by the police simply because of their skin colour.

7 Apr 2007
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Tories tell tall tales

The local Tories are making up tales about the Liberal Democrats on the City Council. They claim the Lib Dem councillors always vote with Labour. This is just not true. Liberal Democrat councillors oppose Labour when they disagree with them and vote with Labour when they agree with them. That's called grown up politics, not just opposition for the sake of it.

6 Apr 2007
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'Chancellor abandons Rochdale's lowest paid' says Rochdale MP

Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has accused Chancellor Gordon Brown of 'abandoning Rochdale's poorest' by the doubling of the starting rate of income tax rate. This means in real terms that anyone earning less than around £15,000 will pay more in income tax. Cutting the basic rate of income tax and axing the 10p lower tax rate means in reality that many people in Rochdale, where an above the national average percentage of the population earn below £15,000 will be affected.

6 Apr 2007
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Time To Get A Grip - Talking Politics by Councillor Mark Birkett

You know as well as I do that we have a youth-nuisance problem in our town. Whilst most of our youngsters want to enjoy life and allow others to do the same, a tiny handful of our youngsters are choosing to make life an absolute misery for their neighbours. Vandalism, graffiti, litter, verbal abuse, under-age drinking and often far worse.

6 Apr 2007
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