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| What do the Liberal Democrats stand for? ...locally "We believe the council should act fairly and openly, enabling every resident of Wokingham District to take part in the decisions that affect them and achieve a good quality of life. We believe the council should support all the communities in the district, to enable them to enhance their prosperity and vitality." Liberal Democrat Council Group Vision for Wokingham District ...and nationally "The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity. We champion the freedom, dignity and well-being of individuals, we acknowledge and respect their right to freedom of conscience and their right to develop their talents to the full." Extract from the Preamble to the Constitution of the Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats in Wokingham District are fighting for: Sustainable development
The national Lib Dem View "The government's wrong-headed approach to housing development has let down a generation of people priced out the property market. "To deliver the homes we urgently need, they need to commit to providing infrastructure, and allow councils to adopt a community-led approach, instead of bullying everyone into making the wrong decisions. "We need to bring Britain's 850,000 empty homes back into use, convert empty buildings and use brownfield sites to create new homes in existing communities. The first step to this would be for the Government to look again at the VAT system which rewards new developments and penalises the sustainable option of redeveloping Brownfield sites." Liberal Democrats in Wokingham District are fighting for: Safer Roads
The national Lib Dem view "The correlation between speed and accidents is well understood, as is the impact on the quality of life in communities. All urban communities have the security of knowing their street will be protected by a default 30mph limit - why should the same level of protection not be given to rural residents as a matter of course?" Liberal Democrats in Wokingham District are fighting for: A Better Quality of Life
The national Lib Dem view "ASBOs are an important tool in cutting crime and tackling anti-social behaviour, but they can only be truly effective if they are matched by long-term measures to change behaviour and stop re-offending. What these figures don't show are that 40% of ASBOs are broken. Victims of crime and anti-social behaviour deserve policies which offer long-term solutions not quick fixes." Liberal Democrats in Wokingham District are fighting for: A Fair Deal for Everyone
The national Lib Dem view "The ODPM needs to recognise that inspection regimes can get in the way of delivering services for local people. Councils are forced to spend significant money filling in the Government's score sheets instead of improving our communities. "Council tax is Britain's most unfair tax. It falls disproportionately on pensioners and the low paid. Pensioners up and down the country will face a stark choice this winter. Do they use their meagre pensions to heat their homes, or do they pay their ever-rising council tax bills? Council tax is completely untenable. It is time the Government scrapped this unfair tax and replaced it with a fair system based on people's ability to pay." Liberal Democrats in Wokingham District are fighting for: The best Education for our children
The national Lib Dem view "Letting every primary and secondary school in England set their own admissions policies will result in schools choosing pupils, not parents choosing schools. Our schools need smaller class sizes, more specialist teachers and a new curriculum; reforms that actually change what happens in the classroom. Blair's plans will make school admissions more complicated and less fair." Better local government closer to home This manifesto sets out the Liberal Democrat priorities for Wokingham council. These priorities take into account what we need locally as well as the national policies of our party. The principles behind this manifesto are simple. Liberal Democrats believe in involving people in the decisions that affect their lives. We believe that openness, fairness and transparency are vital if you are to trust politicians. As a party we have always campaigned to protect the environment, to care for the vulnerable and invest in the future. Following those principles, the Liberal Democrat council group in Wokingham have put together a vision to guide the way we work both within the council and in our day to day work within our local communities: The Liberal Democrat group in Wokingham believe in
In pursuing those aims we will always strive to provide value for money for the district's residents. This manifesto seeks to show how we would translate this vision into action for the benefit of the residents of Wokingham District in 2007. Prue Bray
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