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Welcome to Gedling Liberal Democrats!
If you want further information on Gedling Lib Dems or would like to help us campaign don't hesitate to contact us on info@gedlinglibdems.org.uk or see the contacts page for Local Liberal Democrats in your area.
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Wed 3rd Feb 2010
Gedling LibDems have chosen Julia Bateman as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate.
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Published on Sat 23rd Jan 2010
The Tory run County Council are proposing to close the Gedling Household Waste and Recyling Centre on Arnold Lane. The County Council are looking to save money and claim that the Centre at Gedling is poorly utilized. They also believe that many people who live outside the County Council area, such as residents of the City of Nottingham are crossing the "County border" to use the Centre rather than their own Centre within the City boundaries.
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Published on Sat 23rd Jan 2010
Nottinghamshire County Council's Tory administration are proposing massive cuts to services later in the year. A large part of the Tories' money saving plans are targeted at the elderly.
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Published on Wed 9th Dec 2009
East Midlands Liberal democrats have called for the electrification of the Midland mainline from Sheffield to London after a report by Network Rail recommended the upgrade. Electirifcation will make travelling to London much quicker and will be more environmentally friendly than the current diesel engines.
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Written by Gedling Libdems on Thu 8th Oct 2009
This is the idea of Graham Tavner, an ex-miner, who lives in Gedling. He wants to commemorate the 129 miners who died in the mine between 1902 and 1991 He intended that it would be a full - size miner's cart filled with flowers on the land opposite the War Memorial.
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Thu 8th Oct 2009
"Osborne has in effect guaranteed that these policies will merely pave the way for a return to traditional Tory politics," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
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Written by Nick Clegg on Mon 28th Sep 2009
Young people looking for a job would not go more than three months without a right of access to a place in work, training, or education, under plans unveiled by Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg. "
Lord Norman Tebbit
Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan
"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do. "
Vince Cable MP
Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan
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| Gedling General Election Result |
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Turnout: 44069 (64%)
46.1%
Labour: 20329 (−5%)
37.5%
Conservative: 16518 (−0.8%)
13.8%
Liberal Democrat: 6070 (+3.2%)
View the results in detail.
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