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75% of the Lib Dem manifesto from 2010 has (so far) been delivered in Government
The Lib Dems only have 8.8% of the MPs in the House of Commons but have delivered 75% of the 2010 manifesto (according to the BBC). That's in stark contrast to 0% of the manifesto having been delivered over the last 90 years.
# David Cameron has watered down central components of his NHS reforms to appease Nick Clegg: Daily Telegraph
# Lib Dems secure reforms to NHS plans Paul Walter blog
# Vince Cable - linking pay of top bosses to performance - article
# Protecting the environment and creating jobs: "Chris Huhne has achieved more in a year than most top politicians manage in a lifetime" says Daily Telegraph
# "No wonder Nick Clegg's smiling. Lifting 1.1 million low-paid out of tax is a massive Lib Dem win." - The Sun Twitter feed
# Replacing the Educational Maintenance Allowance with something that actually works - Simon Hughes article
The Guardian says: "The Lib Dems have had a bigger influence recently and indeed, the real structure of government is shifting shape as the pressure piles on. The announcement on the jobs fund came from Nick Clegg after his team had won some big battles. Conservative high command has done all it can to blur the influence of the Lib Dems. Article
In particular
- Over £300 a year income tax cut for low and middle earners (£700 by 2015) - link
- The largest pension rise in decades - £5.30 in April 2012 - link
- A levy on banks that raises £2.6 billion a year and making banks safer - link
- £1 billion for a Youth Contract, to help young people into work - link
- More money for schools where children are likely to fall behind - link
- Green energy to create jobs and boost the economy - link
Read more in detail
-12 cuts you will like, and Labour don't want to talk about - Ian Swales blog
- A website that wonders What The Hell Have the Lib Dems Done
- A 35 page PDF that compares the Lib Dem manifesto 2010 with achievements May 2010-January 2012 - download
- 8 Separate web-pages, covering achievements in the first eight, short months
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