A snippet from the recent Lib Dem broadcast

MEPs in Strasbourg have today voted to freeze their own allowances until mid-2014 and cap the travel budget at the present level in order to meet demands that all EU institutions cut their administrative spending. Senior Liberal Democrat MEP and Vice President of the Parliament’s Budget Committee, George Lyon, who is pushing for the EU [...]

Commenting on today’s opposition debate, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills, Lorely Burt said: “The sheer hypocrisy of Labour to point the finger on bankers’ bonuses is staggering. Labour presided over the biggest boom in bonuses this country has seen, from £3.1bn in 2001 to £11.5 billion in [...]

Commenting on today’s UCAS applications figures, which show the proportion of English school leavers applying to university this year is greater than ever before, barring last year, and that applications from people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds remain strong, Advocate for Access to Education and Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Simon Hughes said: “Today’s figures show [...]

The Liberal Democrats believe you should keep more money that you earn. That is why we believe the tax-free threshold should raise to £10,000, saving working people £700 a year and making sure millions of the lowest paid workers don’t have to pay any income tax at all. Between now and the Budget, Nick Clegg [...]

Commenting on the announcement today [24 January] by Liberal Democrat Business Minister, Ed Davey of a ten-year deal between Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills, Lorely Burt said: “This is very welcome news for both the Post Office and Royal Mail and [...]

Commenting on Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, Vince Cable’s announcement of plans to curb excessive executive pay, Co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary BIS Committee, Lorely Burt said: “This announcement shows the Liberal Democrats’ commitment to tackle out of control executive pay. “Liberal Democrats have no problem with people being highly paid but there should not [...]

Euro-MPs in Strasbourg will vote today to tighten EU rules tackling the growing mountain of hazardous electronic waste. TVs, mobile phones, computers and other electrical equipment are the UK’s fastest growing waste stream, with more than one million tonnes generated annually. Despite already existing EU laws, only about one third of e-waste is currently disposed [...]

Commenting on today’s [Tuesday] speech by Ed Miliband, Liberal Democrat Party President, Tim Farron said: “While Ed Miliband talks about delivering fairness in tough times, Liberal Democrats have been doing it. “Labour hit the poorest workers by scrapping the 10p tax rate; Liberal Democrats have lifted a million of the poorest workers out of tax [...]

Four major groups representing British businesses have thrown their weight behind the Youth Contract, a £1bn scheme launched by Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg to get young people earning or learning. Backing for the plan to tackle youth unemployment comes from The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), British Chambers of Commerce [...]