Lib Dem Conference Success
September 21, 2008 Ian Shires No Comments

The Lib Dem Conference in

Bournemouth was the best yet, with a record attendance and great speeches – especially from Nick Clegg, Vince Cable and Chris Huhne. Go to the link to the Liberal Democrats and click on the conference section for more details.Nick’s speech was the highlight of the Conference. The key points from his speech were: -‘Labour cannot help people – they are a ‘zombie government’, stumbling around with no idea what to do.The Conservatives won’t help people – they are a say everything, do nothing party, avoiding any tough policy decisions. Nick announced the Liberal Democrat Fairer Future economic recovery plan – four steps to a better economic future -1) Action to stop unjust repossessions 2) New approach to regulating the City – limiting the excesses of the market3) Put in place the building blocks for future economic stability – interest rates that take house price changes into account, and independent monitoring of our fiscal rules
4) Tax cuts for families who are struggling The Liberal Democrats are now the only party that can deliver social justice, and the only choice for anyone who wants a fairer

Britain.We will put money back in the pockets of ordinary families – tax is a means to an end and government should not take a penny more than it needsWe will make

Britain the first truly green economy in the world – a huge expansion of renewable energy, and energy independence within the EUWe will change politics so that every person counts – with fair votes, an end to big donations and a stronger Parliament We will make government ‘people shaped’, with benefits shaped around the needs of people and families, not bureaucrats.Patients should have far more control over the care they get. So people with long term conditions get to be part of designing the care they need.Children struggling, or falling behind, should be helped with extra support – one-to-one tuition or catch up classes, funded by a “pupil premium” which targets extra cash at deprived children.’ The latest opinion polls show that most people think the Lib Dems are now the Party in tune with ordinary people (Populus for the Times), and is reflected in the immediate change in support for the Party (YouGov for the Daily Telegraph): – Tory down to 44%, Labour down to 24% Liberal Democrats up to 20%.

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