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Welcome to Bristol East Liberal Democrats
Welcome to our website, part of the campaign of the Bristol East Liberal Democrats team to keep in touch with local residents across the area - all year round.
Learn more about Bristol East Prospective Member of Parliament, Mike Popham.
This site includes recent news from the Liberal Democrats, contact information, and more about our campaigning locally and nationally. Most importantly though, we want it to be a way YOU can give us your views and get involved.
Kerry McCarthy, Labour's Bristol East MP plays with the sick and dying
Mon 8th Feb 2010
Kerry McCarthy caused a delay in the Bill that called for improvements for patients contaminated with bad blood when undergoing NHS treatment. The Haemophilia Society and the TaintedBlood group have adopted a name and shame approach to those it believes are delaying progress on the reforms, and Kerry McCarthy has been named and shamed.
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Not just the chocolate
Fri 5th Feb 2010
Bristol residents were shocked to hear Cadburys Somerdale plant will close. American giant Kraft u-turned on keeping the plant open. Prospective Lib Dem MP Mike Popham says "much as I am devastated for Keynsham, there will be an impact much wider. Whilst Keynsham gets starved of jobs the ripples will be felt much wider - from workers and families to local businesses. We all lose out. East Bristol previously saw Elizabeth Shaw close in Greenbank. It's déjà vu. It takes time for a community to get back on its feet, especially during a recession".
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Liberal Democrats housing pledge will generate jobs
Fri 29th Jan 2010
Mike Popham, prospective Member of Parliament has welcomed the Liberal Democrat's economic stimulus package that will, in the first year of the new Parliament, redirect £3.6bn of spending to create jobs and build up Britain's infrastructure. In years following this, similar amounts will be redirected to other Lib Dem spending priorities and to reducing the money the Country owes.
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Bristol, Most Improved GCSE Authority in the South West
Wed 27th Jan 2010
"I was really pleased to hear that Bristol is the most improved authority in the South West for GCSE results grades A* to C. It's evidence that the steps being taken by schools, pupils and the Council to improve education standards in the City are working and real progress is being made.
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Left College or University and Can't Get a Job?
Mon 18th Jan 2010
Do you know a young man or woman who has recently left college or university and finds they can't get job? The recession is cheating a whole generation of young people. The number of young people unemployed for more than six months has doubled in the past two years. We have to act now to make sure they don't get left behind in any economic recovery.
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Bristol East 2005 Tory Prospective MP to End NHS 'Minor Treatments'
Mon 11th Jan 2010
Bristol East 2005 Tory Prospective MP wants end to minor treatments on the NHS. Julia Manning, who stood for Parliament in Bristol East in 2005, coming 3rd, is currently director of the 2020Health.org think tank and a close adviser to the Tory leadership. She claims that ending free treatment for minor or "lifestyle" illnesses could save £20 billion a year - about a fifth of the annual budget. "Examples of this include varicose veins, acne, short stature, IVF, cosmetic surgery and moderate increases in blood pressure or cholesterol." she said.
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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