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Lib Dem Conference - Day 4

Posted by Alex Honeker on Wednesday, September 23, 2009,

UK Tuesday's highlights:

Baroness Scott

Shami Chakrabarti

Lib Dems back "A Fresh Start for Britain"

Posted by Alex Honeker on Wednesday, September 23, 2009,

UK The Liberal Democrat Conference on Tuesday backed the party's programme for the upcoming general election titled "A Fresh Start for Britain: Choosing a Different, Better Future." The main policy items present in the plan are:

- Investing in green jobs and fighting climate change
- Cutting taxes for people on low and middle incomes, funded by closing loopholes for the wealthy and green taxes
- Breaking up the banks to prevent them taking risks which threaten the whole economy
- Investing in ...
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Lib Dem Conference 2009 - Day 2

Posted by ALEJANDRO HONEKER on Monday, September 21, 2009,

Edward Davey, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, delivered his speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference on Sunday. "Britain needs to rediscover a foreign policy based on principles. And we should start with the principle of international law. So a full inquiry into all allegations of British complicity in torture and state kidnap. No more dodgy arms deals with the Libyans, the Saudis or anyone else. And, above all, no more Iraqs," Davey said.