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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
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Local news items 5-3-08
11 Mar 2008
Swearing Allegiance Not The Solution
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg spoken out against new proposals on British citizenship in which school-leavers are to be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country. Ex-attorney general Lord Goldsmith, who is calling for the ceremony in a report to Gordon Brown, says it would give teenagers a sense of belonging.
11 Mar 2008
Dundee LibDems applaud call for "a new type of politics"
Dundee LibDems today (Tuesday 11th March) welcomed the conference speech of Liberal Democrat Federal Leader Nick Clegg, who has demanded a shake-up of the whole political system. A running theme of the speech was the need for a new kind of politics.
11 Mar 2008
ID CARDS FOR AIRPORT STAFF IS A DEVIOUS PLOY
Scarborough campaigners have condemned the Home
11 Mar 2008
Lib Dems will consider Post Office plan
Post Offices run by the Council could become a reality after senior Lib Dems gave their backing to a study into the scheme. Council Leader Alan Taylor will be asking the Council to investigate all costs involved and produce a study into the practicalities of such a service. This is in the light of a decision by Essex County Council to become the first local authority in the country to discuss taking over the running of post offices earmarked for closure.
11 Mar 2008
44% tax rise over 5 years
After last weeks Barnet Council meeting my Colleague Councillor Jeremy Davies says "Alistair Darling's first budget approaches us and I'm sure we all wonder what changes are planned in government taxation. In Barnet our local budget and council tax setting meeting took place last Tuesday. It contained few surprises that hadn't't already been trailed in the local press; in particular a council tax increase of 3.5%. However, over the last 5 years since the Conservatives regained control of Barnet the council tax has risen by 44% which is twice the rate of inflation over the same period."
CMP
11 Mar 2008