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Welcome
You're probably already familiar with our community newsletter "Focus". This Website is an on-line version of "Focus". If you visit this site regularly you'll see that we keep the site updated with information about Southampton and your community.
As you know, Liberal Democrats Councillors and Focus Teams work all year 'round to improve your community. If there is any way we can be of help, please do get in touch!
If you share our passion for working for local people and believe in the Liberal Democrats aims, why not join us? By being a member you keep in touch with the Party throughout the year, join us at our regular social events, and get a vote in all Party Elections.
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Speech by David Goodall, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Southampton Itchen delivered to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2010 on Sun 14th Mar 2010
Good morning conference. With all the talk of credit crunch, banking crisis and mountains of debt, one could be forgiven in thinking that the main problem facing the world was one of financial services, and that to create a fairer economy all that has to be done is to create a better banking system.
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Read "Growth that Lasts: A fair, green and sustainable economy " in full (745 words).
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Speech by David Goodall delivered to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2010 on Sun 14th Mar 2010
Good morning conference. This is a very wide ranging motion that will, when implemented, completely change the face of politics in Britain. And I say 'when implemented' deliberately. This motion must be implemented, not just because we as Liberal Democrats think it will be a jolly good idea but because this country needs a step change in the way we do politics, the current political system is broken.
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Read "Fair, Local and Responsive Politics" in full (642 words).
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Wed 24th Feb 2010
Both the Tories and Labour have recently released their budget proposals for the next year, with both announcing a 2.5% increase, which is a higher increase than the national average* of just 1.8%. Only the Southampton Liberal Democrats have been able to propose a budget that is not only lower than the other main parties, but also protects vital services and resources, including saving Millbrook library, increasing investment in our roads and pavements, and protecting the City's art collection.
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Read "Tory Council Budget Costs More, But Delivers Less" in full (305 words).
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Sat 20th Feb 2010
Southampton's Tory councillors have been forced to back down from the proposed sale of art works from the city collection. The Tory leader had insisted there was no other way of funding the Sea City Museum.
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Read "City Art Collection Saved" in full (89 words).
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| Southampton Itchen General Election Result |
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Turnout: 43225 (56%)
48.3%
Labour: 20871 (−6.2%)
26.8%
Conservative: 11569 (−0.6%)
21.2%
Liberal Democrat: 9162 (+6.2%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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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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| Southampton Test General Election Result |
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Turnout: 41783 (54%)
42.7%
Labour: 17845 (−9.8%)
25.9%
Conservative: 10827 (+0.4%)
24.8%
Liberal Democrat: 10368 (+6.7%)
View the results in detail.
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