Lord Paddy Ashdown visited Newcastle on Saturday 1st May and gave a rousing speech at the Monument. Standing beneath the statue of key reforming Liberal Prime Minister, Earl Grey, the former party leader covered a wide range of topics and was given a warm welcome by the gathered crowd. He was accompanied on the platform by Lib Dem candidates in Newcastle Ron Beadle, Wendy Taylor and Gareth Kane.
A warning by Sean Hooker - Liberal Democrat Candidate for High Barnet Ward.
At the root of Britain's problems today is the failure to distribute power fairly between people. Political power has been hoarded by politicians and civil servants; economic power has been hoarded by big businesses. Both kinds of power have been stripped from ordinary citizens, leaving us with a fragile society marked by inequality, environmental degradation and boombust economics. If government merely tinkers at the edges - the Labour and Conservative approach - Britain's problems will not be solved. We can change this only with radical action.
Liberal Democrat candidate, Jill Wareham, has had a hectic campaign schedule since the General Election campaign, meeting residents, doing interviews with local media, attending hustings and responding to the many emails that have come in. Here is a round-up of some of Jill's activities.
We are now in the final week of the election campaign. We still need your help to bring real change to British politics. Nick Clegg's message: don't let anyone tell you it can't be different.
Whether Liberal Democrat candidate Ann Haigh continues to be a children's guardian hinges on whether voters decide to punish a Conservative MP who was embroiled in the expenses scandal. Either way, she'll continue to campaign for change, she tells Judy Cooper