National News

Stephen Robinson talking to the local fundraiser from Help for Heroes

Robinson backing our troops and veterans

Following action by a local campaigner, former armed service personnel in mid Essex will now be given more information about their rights to access local health services. Local Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson has secured a commitment from NHS Mid Essex to distribute to all GP practices a British Legion poster on veterans' health services.

24 Mar 2010
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A vote for the Libdems means a vote for fairer taxes

The Liberal Democrats have revealed plans to increase the threshold at which people start paying income tax from current levels to £10,000. These plans would see the average person's income tax bill cut by £700. Pensioners would be £100 better off and 3.6m people would no longer have to pay any income tax at all.

24 Mar 2010
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Stealth Income Tax Increase will hit Folkestone and Hythe hard

The 2010 Labour budget has frozen income tax threshold limits, meaning a real terms rise in income taxes on tax payers across Folkestone and Hythe, The Lib Dems had announced plans to take all those earning under £10,000 out of income tax entirely by raising the lower tax threshold.

24 Mar 2010
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