Charles Kennedy and the Liberal Democrats today set out their proposals for safeguarding British civil liberties in the face of an increasingly unaccountable and presidential-style Labour Government.
Despite welcoming many of this year's budget proposals, Bedford Liberal Democrats believe there is still room for improvement if local residents are to get the best from the borough council.
Analysis of opinion polls from January shows the Liberal Democrats scoring more highly than in any January of an election year since political polling began. Looking at all published polls, the party's average poll rating (21.6%) in January 2005 was around eight points above the average Lib Dem rating in January 2001 (13.7%) and nine points above the party's average in January 1997 (12.4%). By contrast Labour are down from an average of 50.6% in 1997 and 48.7% in 2001 to just 37.1% and the Tories score an average of just 32.1%, exactly the same as in January 2001.
Analysis of opinion polls from January shows the Liberal Democrats scoring more highly than in any January of an election year since political polling began. Looking at all published polls, the party's average poll rating (21.6%) in January 2005 was around eight points above the average Lib Dem rating in January 2001 (13.7%) and nine points above the party's average in January 1997 (12.4%). By contrast Labour are down from an average of 50.6% in 1997 and 48.7% in 2001 to just 37.1% and the Tories score an average of just 32.1%, exactly the same as in January 2001.
Commenting ahead of the Liberal Democrat opposition day debate on Climate Change in the House of Commons this afternoon, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, said:
In a shock move today Worcestershire County Councillor, Mrs. Joy Bushby MBE, announced that she was to resign from the Conservative Party and defect to the Liberal Democrats.
