Report from Lib Dem Conference (Scarborough and Whitby Liberal Democrats)

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Report from Lib Dem Conference

March 17, 2010 11:02 AM

Liberal Democrats met in Birmingham over the weekend for the party's last Conference before the General Election. And with the battle for votes looming on the horizon, Nick Clegg launched the Liberal Democrats 4 key policies to change Britain. Nick told Conference:

l. Under the Liberal Democrats, no-one will pay tax on the first £10,000 they earn. That's the most fundamental change to the tax system for decades.

2. We will give every child the fair start they deserve, by reducing class sizes and increasing one to one tuition in our schools.

3. We'll rebalance the economy so that Britain is no longer just betting on things, but Britain starts building things again.

4. And we will build a clean, open, fair politics.

"Things don't have to be the way they are," said Nick. "The coming election is a chance to get fairness and to get change.

"Almost 1 in 4 voters chose the Liberal Democrats at the last election. If that increased to 1 in 3, we could lead the next government."

With speculation growing that neither of the old parties will be able to win a majority in the election, Nick also told the Conference that as Liberal Democrat Leader, he is not the "Kingmaker" when it comes to deciding who should form the next Government.

"Some days the papers say our party is doing a deal with Labour," Nick told the Conference. "Some days the Conservatives. But they can't predict the future. I can't predict the future.

"Voters should give politicians their marching orders - not the other way around. I am not the Kingmaker. 45 million voters are the kingmakers."