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SERENA TIERNEY MAKES PLEDGE TO VOTERS ON STUDENT FEES
Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Serena Tierney has signed a pledge to voters ahead of the forthcoming general election that she would vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament.
40,000 Sussex pensioners losing out on Cold Weather Payments
Sun 17th Jan 2010
Up to 40,000 needy pensioners across Sussex are missing out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
Mid Sussex District Council thinks its response to adverse weather is to clear the council car parks
Thu 7th Jan 2010
The District Council still seems to think highways and pavements are solely the County Council's responsibility and only seem to be gritting the main car parks (using contractors apparently). Yet many of their staff may be under employed because the weather (no bin service and leisure centres closed) so it would be nice to think that more could be done to help local residents to clear roads and pavements.
Council discussion of pavement gritting "too little, too late"
Tue 5th Jan 2010
Responding to Tory Mid Sussex District council leader's statement that: "a meeting has been arranged to discuss our Emergency Planning guidelines for Friday 8th Jan", Serena Tierney, local Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner commented;
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain."
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy."
