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The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
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Wolverhampton election results 2008.
October Focus For Park Ward
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Tue 14th Oct 2008
Park Ward Liberal Democrats have produced their October edition of Focus which is being delivered across the Ward. The main stories are:- Lib Dems bring kerbside plastic collection to Park Ward, Post Office Update, Local people feel the pinch, MEP Investigates 'Big Brother' DNA data base, Lib Dems propose an economic recovery plan.
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Read "October Focus For Park Ward" (53 words).
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Bars battered by bargain booze - Opik
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Mon 13th Oct 2008
Lembit Öpik MP is supporting calls for a curb on super cheap alcohol sales in supermarkets after visiting Wednesfield during a tour as part of his campaign to be the next president of the Liberal Democrats.
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Read "Bars battered by bargain booze - Opik" in full (464 words).
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Clegg warns of 'economic 9/11
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Mon 13th Oct 2008
The global financial crisis may turn out to be an "economic 9/11", Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has warned. Extremist groups could search for support among people who considered themselves victims of "economic injustice. European governments had to step up to the plate to reduce economic inequality. A long recession could also damage the countries' ability to keep troops stationed in Afghanistan", he predicted.
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Action on Drainage Promised
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Mon 13th Oct 2008
Following a long campaign by Park Ward's Liberal Democrat Councillors Robin Lawrence and Claire Darke, Wolverhampton Council's Highway Division has agreed to undertake drain repairs to Gibbons Grove.
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Wolverhampton to get plastic and card recycling - at last
Sat 11th Oct 2008
In doing our bit to achieve the Liberal Democrats' policy aim of a carbon neutral Britain by 2050 Councillor Robin Lawrence and Councillor Claire Darke are delighted by the introduction of plastic and cardboard kerbside collections for recycling. The new scheme which is being rolled-out across the City this month was brought about thanks to the minority council administration agreeing to implement Liberal Democrat policy.
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Read "Wolverhampton to get plastic and card recycling - at last" in full (248 words).
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Gurkhas win right to stay in UK
Wed 1st Oct 2008
A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain have won their immigration test case at London's High Court. They were challenging immigration rules which said that those who retired from the British Army before 1997 did not have an automatic right to stay. The judgement could affect some 2,000 former Gurkhas who retired before 1997.
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Read "Gurkhas win right to stay in UK" in full (336 words).
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Guarantee bank deposits - Clegg
Tue 30th Sep 2008
Nick Clegg says people need more reassurance about their savings. Bank customers must be given a "copper-bottomed" guarantee that all their savings and deposits are safe, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said. He urged the government to follow the lead of its Irish counterpart and to guarantee all customers' money in High Street banks, no matter what amount.
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"We demand the full, fundamental change in law that will allow all retired Gurkhas the right to live here.. Join me in the Gurkha Justice campaign by signing the petition at www.gurkajustice.org.uk. "
Joanna Lumley
www.gurkhajustice.org.uk
"It sounds to me like I should vote for Vince Cable. Vince Cable was against demutualising the building societies back in the 1990s when your government was doing that. Vince Cable was sending me as an economics editor emails every three weeks, about the levels of debt through the last five years and he has been instrumental in saying that the taxpayer needs to be protected nationalising the banks and in having the upside risks as well as the downside ones are the way to go. "
Evan Davis
Today Programme, Radio 4 - 29 September
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