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19 Jan 2010
National News
1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments
Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
19 Jan 2010
New Tory Proposals On Marriage Tax Fundamentally Unfair Says Kidd
Commenting on today's report on the Tories' marriage tax proposals from Iain Duncan Smith's think tank, The Centre for Social Justice, Nick Clegg's Chief of Staff, Danny Alexander said: "Iain Duncan Smith's proposals on marriage tax do not address the fundamental unfairness of the Tories' policy. Giving tax breaks to married couples where one person can afford to stay at home, but doing nothing for couples who both work is unfair. And penalising a woman whose husband has left her with a tax hike is unfair."
19 Jan 2010
Recycling those Plastic Bags
Did you know that 96% of all the world's plastic is not recycled?
19 Jan 2010
Cameron's admission on Iraq shows unfitness for government says Davey
Cameron's admission he didn't think carefully on Iraq shows unfitness for government said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.
19 Jan 2010
Boiler scrappage scheme launched
Last week the Government launched its Boiler Scrappage Scheme; a scheme initiated by the Reheat Britain campaign and championed by Teignbridge MP Richard Younger-Ross and Teignbridge District Council to reduce CO2, fight fuel poverty and boost jobs.
19 Jan 2010