Treasury spokesman Vince Cable wants to hit "obscenely large" property investments and believes an annual 1% levy could be the solution. The estimated £1bn return would be used to cut inheritance tax and stamp duty bills for the less well off. The proposals were announced in a speech at the party's spring conference in Harrogate.
Kent Trading Standards have received a number of complaints from motorists alleging that their cars have required repairs as a result of being filled with contaminated petrol.
Southport's Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh was the first in the queue to be photographed backing the "Stop Homophobic Bullying" campaign at Harrogate conference today.
A plan that will lead to a significant reduction in the city council's greenhouse gas emissions over the next 18 years will be presented to councillors on the 12th March.
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Saturday 3rd March) slammed the Labour Westminster Government for deciding to downgrade the Climate Change Bill promised in the Queen's Speech, to only a draft bill.
Liberal Democrats from Scarborough and Whitby will be supporting proposals to give local communities new powers to regenerate town centres, and give local businesses a fairer deal, when they are debated at the party's conference in Harrogate this weekend.
