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Ambitious for Bedford Borough - My Speech to Last Week's Hustings Meeting

Last Week I took part in a hustings meeting at the Salvation Army Centre in Bedford. Below is the text of the short speech I delivered, setting out very briefly how we've managed to buck the national trend and save services here in Bedford Borough, while cutting council tax for the first time in recent history. It also covers briefly my ambition for our Borough, and how if re-elected as Mayor I will continue to work for the very best for Bedford Borough, and help make residents across the Borough every bit as proud as I am to call it my home. Here's the text of the speech:

3 May 2011
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Woking welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to Woking

Woking Liberal Democrats were proud to welcome Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg to Woking this afternoon. In a visit to Broadmere Community Primary School in Maybury and Sheerwater, Nick Clegg spent time talking to staff and pupils and helping them with school work. Nick also took time out to meet with local election candidates and give interviews to national and local media.

3 May 2011
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Campaign Update - 2 Days to Go

With just two days to go until elections to our Town and District Councils it is shaping up to be a straight fight between your local Liberal Democrat Team and the Tories. It is becoming clear on the doorsteps that more and more people are frustrated at the Tories lack of understanding on the issues that face Mid Sussex and people are now turning to the Liberal Democrats and their radical programme for change.

3 May 2011
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The end of the good life

Government paves way for sale of country's 300,000 allotments as plot-holders revolt over plan to scrap historic right to council land The century-old right of people to demand an allotment from their council may be abolished by the Government under plans to scale back red tape, it emerged yesterday.

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3 May 2011
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Lib Dems: Delivering in Government

Since joining the coalition Government in 2010, the Liberal Democrats have been working to help sort the financial mess left by Labour. In a coalition government, no party can deliver everything in its manifesto, but the Lib Dems have made big steps in delivering fairness for Britain.

3 May 2011
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