LUDLOW CONSTITUENCY LIBERAL DEMOCRATSNews & reviews from Ludlow ConstituencyALL VICTIMS OF COLLAPSED PENSIONS DESERVE FAIR TREATMENT- July 16, 2007 The cross-party Public Administration Committee has urged the government to extend support under the Financial Assistance Scheme to people who lose out when companies close pensions but remain solvent. Currently only those whose firms have gone bust can claim help through the scheme. MPs will vote tomorrow on the question. A government statement today has been dismissed by the Lib Dems as ’more dithering and delay’. Guardian The government's scandalous failure to provide proper...http://www.bridgnorth-libdems.org/Article1504.html LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PROPOSE 4p CUT IN INCOME TAX- July 14, 2007 The Liberal Democrats have unveiled radical plans to cut the basic rate by four pence in the pound, benefiting millions of people on low and middle incomes. The party’s proposals are tax neutral and have been independently evaluated by the IFS. The proposals in the party’s new tax paper include: Reaffirming the commitment to abolishing Council Tax, replacing it with a tax based on ability to pay Removing tax loop-holes exploited by the super-rich Radically simplifying.http://www.bridgnorth-libdems.org/Article1503.html EALING SOUTHALL BY-ELECTION: TORIES HIT BY DEFECTION- July 5, 2007 A senior Conservative in the by-election seat of Ealing Southall has quit the party for the Liberal Democrats, following the imposition of a candidate on the local party by Tory spin-doctors. Mr Brij Mohan Gupta, Deputy Chair of Ealing Southall Conservatives, accused David Cameron of showing ‘contempt’ for local Conservative members by forcing the branch to accept someone whose commitment to the party was less than a week old. He said: “Almost all local Conservative party...http://www.bridgnorth-libdems.org/Article1502.html GOVERNMENT WASTES 2.6 MILLION FOR REBRANDING OF DEPARTMENTS- July 2, 2007 Figures released today by the Liberal Democrats show that the government has spent at least £2.6 million reorganising and rebranding government departments since 1997. These costs are set to increase even further after Gordon Brown’s announcement to split the Department for Education and Skills into two departments and the rebranding of the Department for Trade and Industry. The research shows: · When the Home Office split...http://www.bridgnorth-libdems.org/Article1501.html |