Employment figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show further encouraging signs that our economy is recovering. In the quarter to August, unemployment fell by 154,000 to 1.97m. This is largest fall in unemployment since records began.
Pensioners will benefit from a 2.5 per cent increase in their state pension thanks to the Liberal Democrat Triple Lock guarantee.
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that the Liberal Democrats would raise the income tax personal allowance threshold to £11,000 in the first year of the next Parliament - a tax cut of £100 for 29m working people.
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced that treatment for mental health conditions will be brought into line with other NHS services with the introduction of the first ever waiting time standards.
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The Lib Dems have today agreed to new measures that will combat adverse weather resulting from climate change. The proposals will reduce the likelihood of a repeat of the widespread flooding that occurred in 2013-14.
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has signed the decision to appoint the contractor to construct the crucial final phase of the Bedford Western Bypass. Work will start on site within weeks. Breheny Civil Engineering were appointed to carry out the £18.6 million project to complete a route which was first planned over fifty years ago and won the tender on both quality and price. The project was finally able to go ahead after Mayor Dave Hodgson used Compulsory Purchase Orders to remove a series of obstacles blocking the building of the new road.
Dacorum Councillor and Liberal Democrat activist Nick Hollinghurst was appalled when, during the Tory party conference last week, Chancellor George Osborne announced his plan to freeze benefits and tax credits for two years. Councillor Hollinghurst said, "I am appalled at both the insensitivity the Tory Chancellor and his lack of good sense in threatening 10 million households in this way. Moreover, this will hit more than 5 million working families."
Rather belatedly David Cameron has joined the Liberal Democrats in supporting tax cuts for the lower paid. Four years after patronisingly telling Nick Clegg that this was "a nice idea, but we couldn't possibly afford it" David Cameron has finally agreed with Nick that raising the income tax threshold is an effective and fair way to help the lower paid.
Police & Crime Commissioners would be scrapped under Liberal Democrat manifesto proposals.
Responding to the Conservative Conference speech by Home Secretary Theresa May, Liberal Democrats have again re-iterated their opposition to any kind of Snooper's Charter.
The Liberal Democrats pre-manifesto, sets out out the party's vision for Britain in the next Parliament
