“A miserable little compromise” Nick Clegg dismissed the alternative vote (AV) system proposed by the Prime Minister as “a baby step in the right direction”, and said he would not settle for “a miserable little compromise thrashed out by the Labour Party”. – The Times, 22 April 2010 Chris Huhne said: “Gordon Brown has undergone [...]
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Lest we forget
I will be attending the memorial day service in Brent which will take place at Barham Park; paying tribute to those who gave their today so that we can live our tomorrow.
Sarah Teather has taken so many U-turns that she’s tied herself in a knot
I am really confused about what our MP believes in anymore. Before the election, she expressed concerns about taking power away from local authorities with regards to school education. She told the BBC, ”Unless you give local authorities that power to plan and unless you actually make sure that there is money available… it’s just a [...]
It would be “immoral” to “burden the next generation with higher debts” – The Liberal Democrats
The Coalition of cabinet millionaires just do not have a clue how difficult their intention to treble fees will make going to University for young people from middle and lower income families. They have benefitted themselves having free higher education and now they want people to pay up to £9,000 a year in fees. If [...]
Lib Dem Hypocrisy: Pensions
“We will boost the state pension by immediately restoring the link with earnings growth”. (Lib Dem manifesto 2010) Half a year later, pensioners are still waiting.
Lib Dem Hypocrisy: Child Benefit
“We are not putting child benefit into question. I never have and he (Vince Cable) hasn’t either” said Clegg, giving an unequivocal commitment to universalism and claiming that neither he nor Vince Cable had ever suggested anything else. (Nick Clegg in an interview with Jeremy Paxman on 12 April 2010) Now many face the prospect [...]
Lib Dem Hypocrisy: Tuition fees
Sarah Teather used her maiden speech on 27 November 2003 to pledge her opposition to all top-up and tuition fees. She even claimed that fees were a particular issue for the Muslim community. She said: “Top-up and tuition fees are serious issues of concern to my constituents. All the evidence suggests that fear of debt [...]
Sarah Teather votes to cut police numbers
Sarah Teather’s voting record on the public whip website is concerning. This screen grab is just an example of how out of touch she is with what people want in Brent. Sarah Teather has her fingerprints all over the crime scene and has a lot of explaining to do with regards to her voting record.
