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Liberal Democrats propose 4p cut in income tax
Radical tax plans that will take the basic rate of income tax to its lowest level since 1916 have been unveiled by the Liberal Democrats.
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Independent Watchdog Slams Bedford Borough Election Counting
An independent watchdog has slammed the marathon counting process which saw the recent Mayoral and Borough elections in Bedford descend into a fiasco. In its report on electronic voting and…
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Tories and Labour Leave an Open Door for Fortnightly Collections
The Labour and Conservative Groups on Bedford Borough Council last night voted to look into introducing fortnightly rubbish collections, and failed to back the Lib Dems' call to reject fortnightly…
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Lib Dems Call for St George's Day Bank Holiday
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to make St George's Day a Bank Holiday in England. After a Liberal Democrat amendment was successful at a meeting of Bedford Borough…
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Strong, Independent Liberal Democrats
Ming Campbell commenting on recent events said: "You may have read in the newspapers about how Gordon Brown spoke to me earlier this week about offering ministerial jobs to Liberal Democrat members…
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Campaign to Keep Our Weekly Collections
Bedford Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to save weekly rubbish collections in Bedford Borough. This comes in the face of the County Council's push to see a common system of fortnightly…
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Bedford Middle School Campaign Success
Abbey and Woodside Middle schools have been assured by the County Council that "no further action" will now be taken over the issue of surplus places. In both cases the Council has agreed that the…
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Tories Show True Colours on the Environment - and They're Not Green
Following the comments of the Bedford Borough Conservative Group Leader that "we are being swept along on a fashionable urge to save the environment," Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group…
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Key to Town Centre regeneration is redevelopment of bus station area
Commenting on the issue of the redevelopment of Bedford Town Centre, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Michael Headley said:
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Bedford's Labour MP slammed after Iraq inquiry vote
Liberal Democrats in Bedford & Kempston have slammed Labour MP, Patrick Hall, for voting against a call in Parliament for an independent inquiry into the Iraq war and occupation.