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For a Fairer, Greener, Safer Chelmsford
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP with Stephen Robinson in Chelmsford
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Liberal Democrats work hard all year round not just at election time
Here, at the heart of Essex, Liberal Democrats finished ahead of the Conservatives in the local elections, winning all five seats in Chelmsford.
As a result, Stephen Robinson is well placed to be elected as Chelmsford's MP.
For more about the Chelmsford area see the profile page.
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Fri 5th Feb 2010
Liberal Democrats in Chelmsford have set out plans to bring empty houses back into use, making homes available for people who need them and creating local jobs. Stephen Robinson, who is bidding to be the town's Liberal Democrat MP, commented: "Allowing houses to sit empty whilst families are waiting for a home is nothing short of a scandal. There are 1,551 empty houses in Chelmsford and 18,170 across Essex.
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Read "Liberal Democrats launch housing policy" in full.
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Mon 1st Feb 2010
The Government has today announced details of its scheme to allow people to sell electricity to the national grid from solar energy they generate. However, Simon Hughes MP (Liberal Democrat Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary) attacked the scheme, saying, "The Government has given in to the nuclear lobby at the expense of community-led power generation.
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Read "Labour's feed-in tariff plans too little too late says Hughes" in full.
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Fri 22nd Jan 2010
Local residents are invited to a Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration next Wednesday (27th January 2010) 6.30pm to 9.30pm at Hylands House, near Chelmsford. The event is hosted by Chelmsford Borough Council and is on the international day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. Commented local Lib Dem Stephen Robinson, "I think it is important that everyone remembers what can happen if you start down the slippery path of singling out different groups in society just because of their background. Wherever we are born, whatever our backgrounds, we are all people entitled to non-discrimination."
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Read "Holocaust Memorial Day - 27 January 2010" in full.
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Fri 8th Jan 2010
Reports are emerging that Alistair Darling's bonus 'supertax' has failed, since many institutions are planning to absorb the charge rather than reduce bonuses. "The best way to deal with bonuses and achieve a fair deal for the taxpayer, who guarantee these institutions, is for the banks to pay a 10% levy on their profits," says the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP.
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Read "Chancellor's bonus 'supertax' seems doomed to failure says Cable" in full.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg. "
Lord Norman Tebbit
Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan
"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do. "
Vince Cable MP
Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan
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