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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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Written by Sarah Teather, Liberal Democrat MP for Brent Central and Minister of State for Children & Families and published in www.libdemvoice.org on Tue 27th Jul 2010
I came into politics to make a difference for the most disadvantaged in our society. It is over three years since I, as Liberal Democrat education spokesperson, championed the Pupil Premium as our flagship education policy and debated it at Conference. I never dared imagine a time when I would be unveiling it as Government policy and then actually implementing it. But this week, the Coalition Government announced that a Pupil Premium, funded from outside the schools budget, will be introduced next September. It will mean that from next year, schools taking disadvantaged children will get the additional money they need to provide them with the extra support they deserve, no matter where they are in the country. This could mean more individual tuition or catch-up classes, but it will be for the school to decide, we won't be telling headteachers how to spend the money.
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Thu 22nd Jul 2010
The EU's bank watchdog, The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), is to publish the results of its bank stress tests.
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Wed 14th Jul 2010
Sharon has called on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South East to 'look to Europe' for business opportunities after a recently published report showed a positive link between exports and SME performance.
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Wed 14th Jul 2010
Sharon has been named as the most influential women in European finance according to a Top 100 list published in the Financial News this week.
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Written by David Spurling on Wed 14th Jul 2010
I find it interesting given the whole economic crisis was mainly caused by the greediness of the banking industry that there should be some voting in the European parliament against cash bonus caps on top bankers. However given that the banks can only make a mess of people's lives if we let them, surely it is time that opinion leaders including the churches made sure that their own money is deposited with banks or building societies that pursued ethical policies.
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Tue 13th Jul 2010
The South East Region Liberal Democrat Conference is confirmed for Saturday 23rd October 2010 9:30am - 4:00pm at Ratton School, Park Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 2XR.
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Mon 12th Jul 2010
The European Parliament's Agriculture Committee has approved plans to reduce the number of animals used in scientific experiments.
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| Sittingbourne & Sheppey General Election Result |
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Turnout: 48578 (65%)
50%
Conservative: 24313 (+8.3%)
24.6%
Labour: 11930 (−17.1%)
16.4%
Liberal Democrats: 7943 (+3.6%)
View the results in detail.
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The Council Tax is unfair and should be replaced with a fairer system based on the ability to pay.
View the results so far.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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