Neil Darby has added his support to Anti-Bullying Week, which is taking place from 19-23 November 2012. Commenting, Neil said: “People come across bullying at work, school and even at home. It is endemic throughout society but it often begins in schools. “Childhood bullying can do long-lasting damage as it knocks confidence and self-esteem. We […]

Conservative Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has spoken about potentially cutting the welfare budget further, by up to £10 billion pounds, through narrowing access to child benefit and stopping housing benefits for under-25s. It is not government policy to cap benefits for families with more than two children or to withdraw housing benefit […]

If you need some home improvements to make your home cheaper and more environmentally friendly to run, then there is good news! The government has launched the ‘Green Deal’ initiative which will enable people to upgrade their home to be more energy efficient at zero net cost. Whether it is a new boiler, insulation, double […]

This week is Big Energy Savings Week and Lib Dem County Council Leader Bill Winlow will be supporting the Citizen Advice Bureau in Preston to help families save energy. Big Energy Savings Week is a chance to learn how people can make their homes warmer and reduce their energy bills by making their property more […]

Lancashire Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle recently wrote to the Chancellor and the PM and sent them a copy of his recent economic growth proposal report on Capital Allowances and the Construction of New Affordable Homes. The report promoted an introduction of 100% capital allowance on all capital purchases for the next 2 years to […]

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Liberal Democrat fairer tax policies from Liberal Martin on Vimeo. The Liberal Democrats are working for you in government. We have already raised 800,000 working people out of income tax altogether, rising to 1.1 million people in April. 23 million more working people have had a tax cut of £200 a year, rising to £330 […]