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Paddy Ashdown giving a speech at Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, Saturday 1st May 2010

Paddy Ashdown gets monumental welcome in Newcastle

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.

2 May 2010
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Four key policies - bringing back fairness

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.

1 May 2010
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Campaign round-up: 18 - 25 April

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.

1 May 2010
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Nick Clegg MP, Lib Dem Leader

You can make the difference

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.

1 May 2010
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