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Exclusive Paddy Ashdown Interview ‘I Am Devoted To The Liberal Democrats’

Here is part three of our exclusive Paddy Ashdown interview. Take a look at part one and two. That’s a good answer. In your diaries you are clear about how close you were to Labour before and after the ’97 election, and that PR was the price of coalition. Given that the Lib Dems eventually …

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Exclusive: Paddy Ashdown On Clegg, The Tories, The Liberal Democrats & The NHS

Part two of our Interview with Paddy Ashdown. Here he talks about politics. Part three will be up tomorrow. Let us know what you think. Part one, where he talks about writing and his books,  is here. Do you mind if I ask you some political questions as well? No, go on. Would you prefer …

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Exclusive Paddy Ashdown Interview: On His Books

Paddy Ashdown has been a Royal Marine, the leader of the Liberal Democrats for eleven years, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is a life peer in the House of Lords. On top of that he has written 8 books, with the 8th coming out on the 5th of June. I can’t wait as …

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Tax year end: last minute pension planning tips

Investors are urged not to forget the ‘forgotten’ allowances Falling annual allowance emphasises the importance of making hay while the sun shines 50% tax relief is only available until 5th April Bed and Sipp Use your earnings related pension contribution allowance. For the past three years, we have seen a steady erosion in pension contribution …

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Lib Dems take major stand on low carbon growth

Responding to a Lib Dem party conference motion from Danny Alexander supporting a legal commitment to a carbon-free power sector by 2030 as a means to support growth in the low-carbon sector, Joss Garman, senior campaigner for Greenpeace UK said: “Danny Alexander deserves praise for standing up for our low-carbon sector, which generated a third …

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Young People In Politics: Ben Mallet Interview.

It takes a lot for me to be impressed by people, Ben Mallet scores on this point. He is smart, passionate and obscenely young ( Still in his teens!). Ben is one of life’s doers, and, I am almost certain, will one day be Prime Minister. Keep an eye on him. Why did you go …

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