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Welcome to Sittingbourne and Sheppey Liberal Democrats
Welcome to the Sittingbourne and Sheppey Liberal Democrats web site. Swale Borough Council covers the Parliamentary Constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and part of the constituency of Faversham and Mid Kent.
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Mon 22nd Jun 2009
Successful local businesswoman April Pond has been selected for the Liberal Democrats in Norwich North where there will be a by-election following the resignation of Ian Gibson MP.
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Wed 17th Jun 2009
The Liberal Democrats have become the first mainstream party to declare they will not renew Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent system with an equivalent modernised system, as parliament agreed in 2007.
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Wed 10th Jun 2009
An online petition has been set up calling for the re-instatement of Nurse Margaret Haywood. Nurse Haywood was struck off the Nursing register for secretly filming inhuman & degrading treatment of elderly patients in a NHS hospital, for BBC Panorama. 42000 people have now signed the petition from the Royal College of Nursing. It has been a catalyst for an outpouring of grief and anger about poor and unequal treatment of the elderly that is all too common in the NHS. The petition comments document many peoples direct experience of this. Likewise the frustration of staff who fear victimisation if they speak out about unacceptable standards of care.
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Tue 9th Jun 2009
Sharon Bowles is celebrating the success of the Liberal Democrats in the South East as they retained their two seats in the European Parliamentary elections.
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Written by Nick Clegg MP and published in Message to Members on Mon 8th Jun 2009
This is an extraordinary moment in British politics. Political and economic crises mean that great changes are possible - and I want Liberal Democrats to seize the opportunity ahead.
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Mon 8th Jun 2009
The Liberal Democrats have successfully held two MEP seats in the South East Euro Region.
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Mon 1st Jun 2009
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has given his support to Lib Dem Euro Campaigners Sharon Bowles MEP and Catherine Bearder by joining them on the campaign trail around the region.
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The Council Tax is unfair and should be replaced with a fairer system based on the ability to pay.
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different. "
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June
"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable. "
Labour MP Ian Gibson
Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.
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