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Shepway Liberal DemocratsWorking for Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh and Elham Valley |
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Liberal Democrats delivering in Government
In the first nine months in government we have seen a massive amount of the Liberal Democrat manifesto turned into actual government policy. 65% of our manifesto commitments are in the Coalition Agreement.
After years of opposition, where all we could do was shout from the sidelines, we are now delivering real reform that will improve peoples lives.
There have been some tough decisions - most notably on tackling the deficit and funding a fairer funding system for Higher Education. Not all Liberal Democrats can or will back all policies of the Coalition Government - the coalition is after all two parties working together, NOT agreeing on everything!
But despite these challenges we have made real progress on the priorities that we set out at the General Election.
Fairer taxes
- Lifting 800,00 lowest earners out of income tax completely
- Increasing Capital Gains Tax to 28% for higher rate tax payers (18% basic rate)
Fair politics
- A referendum on the Alternative vote and fixed term parliaments
- Reform of party funding
- Moving towards a reformed House of Lords
- Devolution of power to councils and communities
A fair start
- The Pupil Premium: £2.5bn extra funding for the poorest children
- Extending childcare provision to include poorest two-year-olds
- Education White Paper freeing schools from Whitehall control.
Green economy
- The Green Deal: 100,000 jobs to insulate and upgrade homes, reducing carbon emissions and saving money
- A Green Investment Bank
- Replacing Air Passenger Duty with a per-plane duty
- Scrapping Heathrow's third runway
Older people
- Restoring link between pensions and earnings with a triple lock to guarantee a minimum 2.5 per cent rise.
- £140 per week flat rate pension to be announced soon
- Increasing Winter Fuel Allowance
- £400 million for carers' respite care
Banking
- Raising £2.5bn per year via a banking levy
- A Commission on separating investment and retail banking
- Reforms to get banks lending to businesses
Civil Liberties
- Abolition of ID cards
- Outlawing finger printing of children without permission
- Moving to end child detention in immigration
Minimum Wage
- Raising the minimum wage that will benefit up to a million workers across Britain.
- Extending the minimum wage to include apprentices under 19 year old.
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