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Axe The Tax & Property Revaluaton

Liberal Democrats are still the only party campaigning for abolition of Council Tax and its replacement by a local income tax related to the ability to pay. They believe that this is a fairer way for people to pay for the many services provided by councils and they have had enormous support for it across the country. Many experts in local government believe that the government has ducked the issue by ordering another unnecessary enquiry that will not report until after the next General election.

23 Feb 2005
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Epping Forest Leisure Centre Management Row

The District Council's Liberal Democrats, supported by Labour and Loughton Resident members, mounted a strong challenge to the Tory Cabinet portfolio holder's attempt to persuade the Council to continue negotiations with Sport and Leisure Management, a commercial company, to take over the management of the council's leisure centres.

21 Feb 2005
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Three weeks left to get your vote!

If the General Election is called for 5th May, which is what all the commentators expect, only people on the electoral roll by 11 March will be able to vote. That means there is just three weeks left to register.

18 Feb 2005
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Labour Pledge Cards: The First Draft

The Labour Party has launched their 'Pledge Card' for the next general election. Behind the glitz of new promises are a series of broken promises from the last two elections.

16 Feb 2005
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Tories - Opportunistic and divided over ID cards

Last Thursday the controversial plans for identity cards were debated again in the House of Commons, it was the report stage and third reading on the Government's Bill. The Liberal Democrats continued to oppose this costly and illiberal plan. The Tories decided to abstain at the third reading despite Michael Howard backing the scheme just six weeks ago. Our local MP, Eleanor Laing, voted in late 2004 to implement ID Cards.

13 Feb 2005
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