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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Wed 3rd Feb 2010
EIGHT hundred jobs are under threat at the Health Protection Agency site at Porton Down. The shock reports have been met with anger from staff, local politicians and Unions.
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Tue 8th Dec 2009
Campaigners from No Amesbury ShedHenge (NASH) are calling for a stop to plans to build 2 large sheds on Solstice Park. On 22nd September, Wiltshire Council gave the go ahead to the plans, which will lead to a predicted 3,900 HGV and other vehicle movements daily. The site will serve as a Regional Distribution Centre, but with the site located just 125m from local homes, residents are concerned about the impact which it will have on their lives.
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Mon 7th Dec 2009
Nick Radford, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Salisbury constituency, recently issued this press release in response to the news that Robert Key is standing down as Salisbury's MP.
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Sat 14th Nov 2009
Salisbury Liberal Democrats are holding an action day on Saturday 21st November, reaching out to local people to hear what they have to say.
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Sat 14th Nov 2009
Paddy Ashdown visited Salisbury on 5th November, to address a packed meeting in Bishop Wordsworth School chapel. The audience ranged from party members and supporters to sixth form politics society members, and there was standing room only.
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Tue 11th Aug 2009
Salisbury Hospital makes over £600,000 in parking charges.
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Sat 16th May 2009
Want to know more about Liberal Democrat plans for the new Wiltshire Council? The Lib Dem Manifesto for the forthcoming June elections is here.
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Wed 29th Apr 2009
Salisbury Lib Dems are proud to support the parliamentary motion passed today, to prevent the restriction of the rights of many former Ghurkas to settle in the UK.
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Mon 1st Dec 2008
180 beaches across the South West passed a major quality test which shows that the bathing water is of a good quality, suitable for swimming. In fact across the whole South West only 10 beaches resorts failed to meet the required standards. Today the results were welcomed by South West Lib Dem's MEP Graham Watson who hopes this will boost tourism in the region.
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Thu 27th Nov 2008
Local Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has welcomed that the European Commission reaffirms the principles of a market economy and budgetary discipline in the Recovery Plan launched today. Graham Watson MEP believes that the financial crisis should not mark the return towards the old economy but on the contrary should be the occasion to turn all investment efforts towards sustainable development and the creation of well paid employment that will be Europe's future.
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