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A millions jobs… and counting. 14 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Since 2010, more than one million jobs have been created in the private sector. We are proud of the role that the Liberal Democrats have played in directing UK government investment into job creation ...
Glengormley attack: Carchrie Campbell condemns and asks for information to be passed to police 7 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
Michael Carchrie Campbell, local Liberal Democrat campaigner (Photo: Michael Carchrie Campbell) Earlier this evening three masked men, one armed with a gun, attacked one of the occupants of a house i...
What Northern Ireland needs is a hand UP, not a handOUT… 17 Jul 2013 | 09:12 am
by Áine McGrath Here we are more than 15 years after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was signed and I, like many others, am left with the feeling that what we were promised isn’t what we’ve ended u...
LibDems for 25 years 7 Jul 2013 | 06:06 pm
The Liberal Democrats celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary this year. Watch the film and see some glimpses from our history. Today the Liberal Democrats are working for a stronger economy in a fa...
The LibDems’ Achievements in Government 25 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Sometimes words are not enough, a picture tells the story so much better. Originally posted by Mark Pack on http://www.markpack.org.uk/libdem-infographic/
Why We Need a Fully-Elected Second Chamber 19 Jun 2013 | 01:52 am
I am not a fan of the House of Lords in its current form. My main objection is because it is an unelected body that has real power. Up until fairly recently, I didn’t pay much attention to it, but … C...
Support for Equal Marriage in Northern Ireland 19 Jun 2013 | 01:48 am
The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey recently asked Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognised by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional ma...
We’re being left behind in Northern Ireland: why I am a proud Liberal Democrat 22 May 2013 | 03:58 am
This afternoon we have seen the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons. Many people start claiming that Equal Marriage is home and dry. This is quite far from ...
Stronger Economy. Fairer Society. LibDems in Government delivering for you. 13 May 2013 | 02:40 am
From April, more than 20m working people will be paying £600 a year less than they were under Labour as the tax threshold rises to £9,440. Someone earning the minimum wage will have seen their Incom...
The death of a great liberal Democrat (small “l”, capital “D”) 25 Apr 2013 | 12:17 am
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/204366021.html Robert Edgar was a great, great man, one of the first politicians for whom the teenage me worked. The fields to which he gave his huge talent a...
