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  1. Lib Dems call for £16bn of tax rises for wealthy finance income tax exemption for minimum wage earners : Les Bonner
    UK Poli Blogs logo UK Poli Blogs 1 hour ago

    Conservatives support the idea of raising the 50p tax rate for those earning over £150,000 to 60p. This week the Liberal Democrats will start a major campaign to persuade the Chancellor, Goerge Osborne, to agree to a significant increase in the allowance.

  2. Liberal Democrats should oppose this latest threat to privacy : Peter Black
    UK Poli Blogs logo UK Poli Blogs 1 hour ago

    Direct messages between subscribers to websites such as Twitter would also be stored, as well as communications between players in online video games. Frankly, this scheme is as flawed as it was when it was first mooted. It is a major threat to our...

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago
    Nick Clegg, left, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and the Liberal Democrats leader, shakes hands with Ed Davey, the newly appointed energy secretary, outside the cabinet office, in central London, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Davey is replacing Chris Huhne, a...

    Nick Clegg, left, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and the Liberal Democrats leader, shakes hands with Ed Davey, the newly appointed energy secretary, outside the cabinet office, in central London, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Davey is replacing Chris Huhne, a... View Photo »

  4. The overwhelming majority of Liberal Democrats are fully supportive of the Coalition's plans to reform welfare to make work pay.
    – Nick Clegg SOURCE: This Is London 1 month ago
  5. The tax debate at the heart of the Budget
    Spectator Magazine logo Spectator Magazine 1 hour ago

    Jonathan Jones 1:47pm If Osborne does relent and give the Lib Dems their income tax cut this time round, Clegg and Alexander will rightfully claim the credit. But expect Balls to claim that it was really the pressure from him that brought the Chancellor...

  6. The Lib Dems' poll woes continue
    New Statesman logo New Statesman 3 hours ago
    One poll puts the Lib Dems on just seven per cent, their joint lowest rating since the general election.

    Nick Clegg may have enjoyed a more favourable press recently but the Sunday polls make grim reading for the Lib Dem leader. A ComRes poll puts Clegg's party on 10 per cent, while the latest YouGov poll has them on just seven per cent (their joint lowest...

  7. John Prescott: Ed Miliband Should Show 'Grit' And Keep His Suit Jacket On
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 4 hours ago

    Support for the Tories stands at 39%, up a percentage point on last month, while that for Labour is unchanged on 38%, the ComRes survey for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror found. The Liberal Democrats were down one on 10%. The Labour peer...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago
    EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg leaves the Hydro Hotel on February 2, 2012 in London, England. The Liberal Democrat energy secretary Chris Huhne resgined today after an...

    EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg leaves the Hydro Hotel on February 2, 2012 in London, England. The Liberal Democrat energy secretary Chris Huhne resgined today after an... View Photo »

  9. If the Liberal Democrats were in power, we would have moved on this much, much more quickly
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 1 month ago
  10. Russian revolution project (Liberal Democrats)
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  11. Quote on the day: Keep your jacket on, Ed
    Labour List 4 hours ago

    This is an issue that Paul Richards has already highlighted on these pages (see here) a few days ago. We know that the Liberal Democrats have decided (so far) not to run a central selection and campaign and have said “Individual Liberal Democrats may...

  12. FANCY A JOB AT TESCO? DESPERATE TO WORK? THEN DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS ONE. : Swinton South Green Party
    UK Poli Blogs logo UK Poli Blogs 4 hours ago

    It makes you weep, work at a major company for what in reality is sod all,I wonder would any one on Salford Tories fancy having a go? Companies will not hire when they can get an ever lasting list of people for nothing,has the scheme worked? The Tory...

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About Liberal Democrats

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The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had been in alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP. The party's leader is Nick Clegg. Full Article

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EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg leaves the Hydro Hotel on February 2, 2012 in London, England. The Liberal Democrat energy secretary Chris Huhne resgined today after an announcement that he will be charged with...
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  1. EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg leaves the Hydro Hotel on February 2, 2012 in London, England. The Liberal Democrat energy secretary Chris Huhne resgined today after an announcement that he will be charged with... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg leaves the Hydro Hotel on February 2, 2012 in London, England. The Liberal Democrat energy secretary Chris Huhne resgined today after an announcement that he will be charged with...

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  2. Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats party Nick Clegg inspects a window frame during a visit to window and door manufacturers C R Smith's plant in Dunfermline, Scotland January 6, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats party Nick Clegg inspects a window frame during a visit to window and door manufacturers C R Smith's plant in Dunfermline, Scotland January 6, 2012.

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  3. Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England, September 21, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England, September 21, 2011.

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  4. Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, addresses the Liberal Democrats annual party conference at the international conference centre, ICC, in Birmingham, England, Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011. British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the government will... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, addresses the Liberal Democrats annual party conference at the international conference centre, ICC, in Birmingham, England, Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011. British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the government will...

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  5. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg gesticulates as he makes his leaders speech at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. ... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg gesticulates as he makes his leaders speech at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. ...

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  6. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg embraces Danny Alexander before leaving with his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez after the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg embraces Danny Alexander before leaving with his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez after the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on...

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  7. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg delivers his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Today is the last... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg delivers his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Today is the last...

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  8. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Liberal Democrats Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander MP speaks to a TV crew at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Today is the last day of the 5-day conference which will culminate in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Liberal Democrats Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander MP speaks to a TV crew at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Today is the last day of the 5-day conference which will culminate in...

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  9. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg (C), listens as Rt Hon Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, (not pictured) speaks at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg (C), listens as Rt Hon Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, (not pictured) speaks at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International...

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  10. Britain's deputy prime minister, and Liberal Democrats leader, Nick Clegg, applauds a speech from Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 20, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Britain's deputy prime minister, and Liberal Democrats leader, Nick Clegg, applauds a speech from Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 20, 2011.

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  11. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg speaks during a question and answer session at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 19, 2011 in Birmingham, England. ... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg speaks during a question and answer session at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 19, 2011 in Birmingham, England. ...

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  12. Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats waves after speaking to delegates at their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats waves after speaking to delegates at their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011.

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  13. Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats takes questions from delegates during their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats takes questions from delegates during their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011.

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  14. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg speaks during a Question and answer session at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 19, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Mr... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg speaks during a Question and answer session at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 19, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Mr...

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  15. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg applauds Business Secretary Vince Cable as he is kissed by his wife Rachel after he speaks during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg applauds Business Secretary Vince Cable as he is kissed by his wife Rachel after he speaks during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre...

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  16. Nick Clegg (R), leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats sits with party president Tim Farron as they listen to a speech during their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Nick Clegg (R), leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats sits with party president Tim Farron as they listen to a speech during their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011.

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  17. Nick Clegg, leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats listens to a speech from Business Secretary Vince Cable during their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Nick Clegg, leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats listens to a speech from Business Secretary Vince Cable during their annual autumn conference, in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011.

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  18. Britain's Business Secretary Vince Cable speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Britain's Business Secretary Vince Cable speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 19, 2011.

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  19. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats is mobbed by members of the press during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg yesterday stated that he will... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats is mobbed by members of the press during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg yesterday stated that he will...

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  20. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg interacts with a Darts game on a trade stand during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg yesterday... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg interacts with a Darts game on a trade stand during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg yesterday...

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  21. A delegate votes on a motion during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 18, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    A delegate votes on a motion during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 18, 2011.

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  22. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg (C) arrives at the BBC studios to be interviewed by presenter Andrew Marr during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Deputy Prime... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg (C) arrives at the BBC studios to be interviewed by presenter Andrew Marr during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Deputy Prime...

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  23. Member of Parliament (MP) Lynne Featherstone speaks during the Liberal Democrats autumn conference in Birmingham, central England, September 17, 2011. Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone outlined plans to consult on legalising same-sex marriages, local media reported. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Member of Parliament (MP) Lynne Featherstone speaks during the Liberal Democrats autumn conference in Birmingham, central England, September 17, 2011. Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone outlined plans to consult on legalising same-sex marriages, local media reported.

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  24. Delegates attend the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England, September 17, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Delegates attend the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England, September 17, 2011.

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  25. A boy walks past a poster during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 17, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    A boy walks past a poster during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 17, 2011.

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EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg leaves the Hydro Hotel on February 2, 2012 in London, England. The Liberal Democrat energy secretary Chris Huhne resgined today after an announcement that he will be charged with...

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  1. The overwhelming majority of Liberal Democrats are fully supportive of the Coalition's plans to reform welfare to make work pay.
    – Nick Clegg SOURCE: This Is London 1 month ago
  2. If the Liberal Democrats were in power, we would have moved on this much, much more quickly
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 1 month ago
  3. This assurance is the result of intense political pressure by Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament. It would be intolerable if UK egg producers investing in bigger and better cages suffered from illegal competitors undercutting their prices by persisting in poor welfare standards.
    – Sarah Ludford SOURCE: UK Poli Blogs 1 month ago
  4. I didn't win the election. I lead a party with eight per cent of MPs in parliament. If the Liberal Democrats were in power I think we would have moved on this much more quickly ...but this is a process of give and take in a coalition government.
    SOURCE: This Is London 1 month ago
  5. Big structural reform of the banks was something we (Liberal Democrats) fought for and argued for and now it is going to happen.
    SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  6. Better to be a British bulldog than a Brussels poodle. People are getting rather fed up of the self-righteous whinging of some Lib Dems, who are totally out of step with public and mainstream euroscepticism.
    SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  7. The negotiating position that David Cameron took on Thursday night and Friday morning was agreed in advance with the Lib Dems in the coalition
    SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  8. Although some of these different views about Europe have come to the fore in recent days the Lib Dems are clear, as we are, that the coalition continues and that's in the vital interest of this country.
    SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  9. We Lib Dems signed a five-year Coalition Agreement, not a seven-year one. If we are seen to be chained to the Tory mast past 2015, it will kill our chances of fighting the next election as a genuinely independent force, able to form a coalition with whoever the people decide.
    – Vince Cable SOURCE: GulfToday.ae 2 months ago
  10. Liberal Democrats want a tolerant and fair society and equal marriage is a key part of that.
    SOURCE: UK Poli Blogs 2 months ago
  11. An electoral pact that kills the Lib Dems outside the south, yet relies on the seats in the south being won by Tory largesse rather than Labour tactical votes. That will work really well amongst the Lib Dem councillor base. Maybe Danny is going to be smuggled down to Surrey in a closed train
    SOURCE: Political Betting 2 months ago
  12. Liberal Democrats and Conservatives will work together in government to set out plans for those following two years and of course we will both be committed to delivering them
    – Danny Alexander SOURCE: Political Betting 2 months ago
  13. The Liberal Democrats will fight the next election on an independent manifesto which will be developed through our internal democratic structures, and without any collaboration or agreement with other political parties.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  14. I think it will do nothing to support Iain Duncan Smith's agenda of making work pay. I fear the hand of the Lib Dems in this.
    SOURCE: The Sun 2 months ago
  15. The truth is he couldn't resist the deal being offered to him. He would have preferred not to do a deal with the Liberal Democrats because of the local government elections (next May) but he felt he had no alternative because the deal was, to be perfectly honest, fairly cheap.
    SOURCE: Gog In The Bay | Daily Post Blogs 2 months ago
  16. Liberal Democrats have consistently argued for many years that all of Surrey's libraries should remain open. We have argued against two tiers of library, with no second class libraries, and we want professionals at the heart of Surrey's library network.
    SOURCE: The Bookseller 2 months ago
  17. It means the Lib Dems and the Conservatives, dragged somewhat by economic events, are being tied together in detailed policy that stretches way beyond the election. That could have enormous effect on how they go into the next election – if not bound together then allied and, as things stand, unified in ...
    SOURCE: UK Poli Blogs 2 months ago
  18. Liberal Democrats won a major victory in the 2008 elections, winning the presidency and large majorities in both the House and Senate. They interpreted this as evidence that a large majority of Americans want major reforms in the economy, health-care and many other areas.
    SOURCE: The Big Picture 2 months ago
  19. Liberal Democrats and Conservatives will work together in government to set out plans for those two years
    SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  20. This is a major step forward and addresses the historic injustice of high water bills in Devon and Cornwall – and it is an example of what can be achieved when Conservatives and Liberal Democrats work together with a common goal.
    SOURCE: This is Cornwall 2 months ago
  21. So this is what the Lib Dems are for
    SOURCE: UK Poli Blogs 2 months ago
  22. We have worked closely with business, trades unions and other stakeholders to determine how we can best use this money, and considered a range of proposals from across the Welsh Government. Taken together, these proposals represent a comprehensive stimulus package which supports the skills and apprentic...
    SOURCE: Wales Online 2 months ago
  23. The Lib Dems… are the party that best fuses social justice and economic liberalism
    SOURCE: UK Poli Blogs 2 months ago
  24. I often ask myself, what is the point of the Lib Dems?
    SOURCE: New Statesman 2 months ago
  25. We Liberal Democrats are often accused of being cold, dispassionate and a bit too intellectual.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 2 months ago
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