Yesterday Julian Brazil met with Paddy Ashdown in South Brent to campaign for the re-opening of the local railway station. Since the 1960s successive governments have failed to support Britain's railway system. The Liberal Democrats believe that a rejuvenated railway system will be vital to Britain's future economy in an era of rising fuel costs and concerns over climate change.
Shrewsbury's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Dr Charles West welcomed today's announcement that DB are to take over Arriva.
Nick Clegg has received hundreds of messages of support as our campaign meets with firm resistance from certain quarters of the press. We are standing firm in the face of this. We know that it is directly related to the success we are seeing. Nick has asked me to pass on his thanks to all of you who have been in touch and has asked everyone to redouble their efforts.
The way Britain's run means the Government doesn't have to listen to you. One party can get control over Parliament even if only a quarter of people vote for them. So individual people and families don't seem to have a voice to influence what happens. The old parties are comfortable because they know they'll get into government every few years - so they never change things and they never will. But people are fed up of being ignored. It's time to make a real change. We need to have an open political system that's designed to listen to people and deliver what they need. Everyone should have an equal voice - not just people who can pay for big donations.
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. Good of you to come with the other rival attraction on television.
