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20 Most Recent News Stories
Lib Dems see rise in new members since election and coalition agreement
Thu 26th Aug 2010
Lib Dem party membership is up a remarkable 14% this year, according to official figures released by the party in England. 4,500 new members have joined the party since the election and the coalition agreement was reached, and the party is having greater success in retaining current members than in previous years.
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Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate
Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Mike Simpson stands up for Badshot Lea
Sun 14th Mar 2010
Mike Simpson met with Badshot Lea Councillors recently looking around the village and the neighbouring green spaces in response to Waverley's allocation of new housing. Mike said: "I was shocked to read the Council's Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment which suggests that the village might accommodate another 950 homes. The village clearly could not cope with such growth and the level of developer's contributions would not be adequate to rectify major infrastructure problems in and around the village. In any case much of the land is unsuitable due to its frequent flooding."
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Mike Simpson supports Greening Godalming
Sun 7th Mar 2010
Mike visited Greening Godalming at Godalming Borough Hall at met with businesses and charities dedicated to helping individuals deal with their carbon emissions.
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Mike Simpson helps people tackle debt
Fri 12th Feb 2010
Mike Simpson discussed the debt problems faced by people in South West Surrey with Lorely Clark of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) who provide free debt counselling. Over 9,300 new debt problems are dealt with by the CAB each day. Mike said: "Our Liberal Democrat Priorities include fairer taxes, sustainable jobs and fair and clean politics. As part of this awareness I have been distributing details of debt helplines in my latest Focus newsletter.
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Mike meets Haslemere group 'Hope for Justice'
Tue 9th Feb 2010
Mike Simpson recently met with the Haslemere 'Hope for Justice' group to discuss action to address the scandal of human trafficking, as well as Fair Trade. Mike Simpson said "The more I learn about the tragedy of human trafficking the more I am shocked at the scale of it. I was inspired to meet the Hope for Justice group in Haslemere and see people of all generations working to raise awareness of the issue. The all party parliamentary group on human trafficking have contacted me and I will be doing all I can to support the campaigners based in Haslemere."
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Mike discusses the economy and banking crises with Vince Cable in Milford
Sun 7th Feb 2010
Mike Simpson writes, "The newspapers are full of stories about the massive government debt, the banking crisis, student and household debt. There's a terrible personal cost and the next government could easily make it a lot worse. It does not have to be like this. Vince Cable and the Liberal Democrats have consistently got the analysis right over the economy.
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Mike Simpson TV launched with Godalming Key Site Residents
Thu 13th Aug 2009
Mike Simpson has launched his Youtube channel by asking Godalming residents to comment on the new Key Site Plans. Mike said "Instead of me commenting at length, I feel it is important to give the people of Godalming a say in local issues. That's why I have been interviewing and getting local reactions to these important plans"
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"Government capping means less police on the beat" Mike Simpson
Wed 20th May 2009
Mike Simpson, The Liberal Democrats new Parliamentary candidate for South West Surrey believes that the government's decision to cap the Surrey Police Authority (SPA) will benefit no-one. If it goes ahead, the decision, which is subject to the approval of Parliament and which the Authority is proposing to challenge by means of a judicial review, will mean that the Authority will have to return £1.6m to council taxpayers but will incur further costs of £1.2m in so doing.
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Mike Simpson comments on MP's expenses
Wed 13th May 2009
I aspire to be the M.P. for South West Surrey, but the torrent of shocking news about M.P.'s expenses makes me wonder how few people will even turn out to vote at the next General Election. The number of people using the phrase, 'You're all as bad as each other' is likely to rocket and who can blame people for thinking that?
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"NO REWARD FOR FAILURE" urges new Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Mike Simpson
Mon 11th May 2009
Mike Simpson, The Liberal Democrats new Parliamentary candidate for South West Surrey is urging voters not to reward the failure of Conservative-run Surrey County Council. Surrey is one of only four Councils to be awarded just one star by the Audit Commission for its performance in 2008. That puts it in the bottom 3% of all Councils in the Country, alongside Haringey.
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Surrey - Worst Council in England - It's Official
Sat 25th Apr 2009
Surrey County Council is one of only four councils in the country which has a ONE STAR RATING. Conservative-run Surrey joins Haringey and Doncaster who have both been in the national news due to the dreadful state of their Children Services. Three out of five areas covered in a recent Ofsted report on Surrey's services were described as inadequate - the worst possible rank.
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