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South Suffolk: The Rise and Rise of the Liberal Democrats
Change that works for you
Fairer Taxes: Cut income tax for low and middle incomes. People earning under £10,000 would not pay income tax.
A fair start for every child: An extra £2.5bn to schools to help disadvantaged children, to reduce class sizes and give one to one tuition.
Reform the banks and invest in a green economy: Introduce a 10% levy on bank profits and invest in public transport, renewables and energy efficiency.
Political Reform: Clean up politics. Give you the ability to recall your MP, a PR system so every vote counts, remove big donors, fixed term Parliaments and an elected House of Lords.
Nigel Bennett Councillor website.
Kathy Pollard Councillor website.
East of England Lib Dems website.
Andrew Duff welcomes setting up of new EU Diplomatic Service, and calls for 'Active Common Policy'
Wed 7th Jul 2010
Welcoming the decision of the European Parliament today to set up the new European External Action Service, Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat MEP for the East of England, called for the EU to start a real debate on the content of foreign policy. "Now we have Europe speaking with one voice, we have to decide precisely what it is we want to say", he told the Parliament's plenary sitting in Strasbourg. "What we now need is an argument. If we fail to compare, contrast and contest each other's national foreign policies there will never be a common foreign, security and defence policy."
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The Brussels Office
Written by Andrew Duff MEP and published in East Anglian Daily Times on Wed 30th Jun 2010
Coalition politics brings good news and bad news. For our region, it is good that a second runway at Stansted has been cancelled. It is bad that the cuts considered to be unavoidable by the new government have stalled the A14 improvements scheme around Cambridge, forcing everyone to endure for more years that slow and dangerous road. It is good, in my view, that we are to have a chance in a referendum to decide to move to a fairer voting system for the House of Commons. It is bad, again in my view, that EEDA, our regional development agency, is to be scrapped in favour of patchy, vague and uncoordinated 'local enterprise partnerships'. It is good, of course, that the Lib Dem presence in government has obliged the Tories to drop their visceral anti-Europeanism.
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| Suffolk South General Election Result |
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Turnout: 51416 (71%)
47.7%
Conservative: 24550 (+5.7%)
30.8%
Liberal Democrats: 15861 (+2.4%)
14.3%
Labour: 7368 (−10.1%)
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| Suffolk South General Election Result |
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Turnout: 48707 (72%)
42%
Conservative: 20471 (+0.6%)
28.5%
Liberal Democrats: 13865 (+3.6%)
24.5%
Labour: 11917 (−5.7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Cyril Smith was a larger-than-life character and one of the most recognisable and likeable politicians of his day. He was a true Liberal, dedicated to his constituency, always showing great passion and determination. Rochdale and Britain have sadly lost one of their great MPs, and I think we can safely say there will never be an MP quite like Cyril Smith again. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Commenting on the death of Sir Cyril Smith, for 20 years Liberal (then Liberal Democrat) MP for Rochdale, who has passed away - 3 September
"Tackling the deficit is our immediate priority. But is it not our be-all and end-all. This Government is about much more than cuts. This Government is committed to the long term - to making decisions today that will promote a better future: a more prosperous economy, and a fairer society. Our determination to fix the deficit is matched by our determination to create a more socially mobile society. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Speech on social mobility - 18 August
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