Westone Lib Dem Focus Team

13/05/2024

Free childcare hours are no good if parents can’t find a nursery in the first place – and thanks to the Conservatives millions of parents now face the almost impossible task of finding childcare.

There are fewer providers, less choice for parents and no guarantee they will find a place for their child at all.

This Conservative government has created childcare deserts through their years of neglect. This stark postcode lottery means that parents in many areas of the country are left completely without options.

The government urgently needs to review the rates it pays providers to ensure they cover the actual costs of delivering high-quality childcare and early years education.

02/05/2024

More well known formerTories come out for Lib Dem Ana.
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09/03/2024

07/03/2024

Buried in the small print of this Budget is a disgraceful £8 billion pensioner tax bombshell.

This Conservative government has shown their true colours: they would rather cut taxes for the big banks than look after those who have given so much for so long to our society.

People who have worked hard and done the right thing all their lives are being hammered by Jeremy Hunt with years of unfair tax hikes, leaving them an average of £1,000 worse off each.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/26441157/pensioner-tax-oap-jeremy-hunt-budget/

28/08/2023

The people of Mid Bedfordshire deserve better than this circus act that has followed the Conservatives the past few months.

Emma Holland-Lindsay is a local champion who will fight for every vote and bring her constituents right to the heart of Parliament.

The Liberal Democrats are the bookies favourite in Mid Bedfordshire. In by-election after by-election across the blue wall we have proven we are the only challengers to the failing Conservative Party.

04/07/2023

'Before we left for Italy I tried again to meet Sugar Ray. I walked all the way up Fifth Avenue to 125th Street. I wanted to get his autograph and tell him that l was on my way to the Olympics to win a gold medal. I wanted to tell him that I admired him, and that I was going to be the heayyweight champion of the world by the time I was twenty-one. When I arrived at the club I waited outside all day for Sugar Ray to get there. I didn't mind waiting; I would have stood outside all week if I had to.

It was about ten o'clock when he finally drove up. I was so excited that for the first time in my life, I was speechless. When I pulled myself together, I walked up to Mr. Robinson and told him how far I had come just to see him and how long I had been waiting to get his autograph. I told him that I was going to be the heavyweight champion of the whole world, and that he was my hero.

When I think back, I realize he never really looked at me. He gave me a quick pat on the shoulder and told me, 'Later, boy, I'm busy right now.' I was crushed. I couldn't believe he brushed me aside like that, especially after l had waited all day for him to show up. I felt as if my feet were made of cement. I couldn't move. I just stood there as I watched Sugar Ray Robinson turn his back to me and walk away. Aithough I felt hurt and let down, I decided that I wouldn't let my disappointment get the best of me.

I was going to be diferent when I became a great boxer. I would be the kind of champion that fans could walk up to and talk to. I would shake their hands and sign every autograph, even sign some autographs in advance so that when I was in a hurry, I could still hand them out to people, assuring everyone went home happy. I was going to go out of my way to show my fans how important they were, and how much l appreciated them. At that moment, I vowed never to turn a fan away.

I didn't want anyone to feel the disappointment and hurt that I felt that night. I was always going to make time for the people who looked up to me; especially children. I knew that when I became a champion - and I knew that I would - I was going to remember what it was like before I made it big. I wasn't going to forget where I came from. I was going to be my own kind of champion, a champ to all people everywhere in the world. And no matter how high I climbed up the ladder of success, I was going to view the world without looking down on anyone. And wasn't going to forget the boy that I once was.'

- Muhammad Ali