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Welcome to Fylde Liberal Democrats
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Fri 27th Jun 2008
The Liberal Democrats were very creditable runners-up in the Henley by-election, increasing their share of the vote from 2005 and polling 28% of the votes cast. Their next nearest rivals polled just 4%. The so-called swing to the Conservatives was recorded at 3%, but their majority was reduced. This was hardly a definitive endorsement for them as a potential ruling party in the future
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Thu 26th Jun 2008
Given that the Conservatives were even more enthusiastic than New Labour for military intervention in Iraq it is encouraging to see that Michael Jack MP is now beginning to be fearful of the consequences. [Gazette 23rd June]. At least in Afghanistan there was the backing of the United Nations for such action.
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Tue 24th Jun 2008
Rumours are rife that the Tory-led council are about to drop another clanger and sell the Heeley Road site at well below market value and so rob the borough of much needed revenue. The decision is being made behind closed doors and the sale of the site is not being put out to tender as is usual for the sale of such asset. Its not illegal, but the Libdems want to see far more honesty and transparency over the funding of this development !
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Tue 17th Jun 2008
True to the fantasy land in which our Tory-controlled council seems to live, Cllr. Fulford-Brown (LSA Express letters 12th June) seems to think that the fact that Booths Haven Rd staff can't park in the store car park is the cause of a Lytham
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Mon 16th Jun 2008
The current price of diesel £130 is made up of the actual fuel cost of 54.25p/l; fuel duty (tax) of 50.35 p/l & VAT (applied to the fuel tax as well as the fuel itself) of 18.3 p/l. The 50.35 p/l duty is fixed regardless of the actual fuel cost but when the price was 95.9 p/l the VAT was only 14.28 p/l. So the Government is making 4 p/l MORE on each litre sold. There can thus be no justification for pressing ahead with the proposed 2 p/l rise in tax due in October. The Govt. is already collecting more than this increase via the VAT.
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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