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Welcome to Fylde Liberal Democrats
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
Once upon a time very very wealthy men believed that they had a responsibility of some sort to the community in which they lived and made their fortune. So, as just one example, here in Fylde Lord Ashton gave us Ashton Gardens.[pictured] This is what really lies at the heart of the concern over Conservative Party financial backers in general & Lord Ashcroft in particular. The Financial Times (not noted for being anti-Conservative) ran best part of a full page analysis on 13th February. Since 2006 £ 4.8 million has come into Tory coffers from those involved in the property sector & five leading City supporters (not including Lord Ashcroft) have given over £9 million. One of these, Conservative Party Treasurer Michael Spencer, made £45million from the sale of shares in a company he controlled just weeks before a profit warning and the shares dived. He has done nothing illegal. Lib Dem Treasury spokesman, Lord Oakshott, drily described the sale as 'inspired'. These men (mostly men) probably can't even count how wealthy they are and wouldn't miss the taxes that they so assiduously avoid paying. It leaves a nasty taste and renders totally incredible the image that David Cameron would have us believe of a fair & transparent Tory Party concerned for the welfare of ordinary citizens.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
Bill Winlow is the experienced, local candidate for Fylde in the General Election . He is the Challenger to the Conservatives here and with your support he can win. See him on YouTube at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqu3ywhM934
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrat research estimates Lord Ashcroft's annual tax saving to be £12.76m. He has been a member of the House of Lords for a decade. Thus he will have saved some £127million since he entered the Lords. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. On even the most conservative estimates, Lord Ashcroft has avoided vast amounts of British tax by deploying the non-dom tax dodge. If he challenges our estimate of how much tax he has dodged, then there is a simple solution: publish the figure."
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
The future of St. Anne's swimming pool has been all over the local press. Residents are not as dim, or of such short memory span, as Cllr Ashton seems to think with his quote in the LSA Express of 4th March about the opposition voting to keep the pool shut. Residents will remember the street & other protests at the time closure was mooted some two yrs ago in which Lib Dem Councillors, our Parliamentary Candidate Bill Winlow, and activists like Bob & Anne Fielding were prominent. Mayor of St. Anne's & Borough Councillor Tony Ford has been trying to follow the story. Please go to his blog via the link to the left of this page to get the bigger picture.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
There were eight principal council elections held on the 25th February. The Lib Dems gained two seats. The gain from Labour in the Eastwood South Ward of Broxtowe District Council was especially important. This Ward lies in the new Ashfield parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire where Geoff Hoon has recently announced his retirement. Jump before you're pushed? Lib Dems won the County seat last June with 49.7% but the majority of our vote came from the Lib Dem held Eastwood North district seat. The large, historically Labour voting, council estate in Eastwood South presented a challenge. A great result that bodes well for the General Election.
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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