Tamworth Parliamentary Constituency
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Labour wants You to pay more Council Tax
Posted on Friday 17th February 2012 00:00 by Keith
Labour Wants You to Pay More Council Tax
When the Police Authority set its council tax recently, Labour county and city councillors tried to push through a 3% increase for every household, wanting to refuse the government's offer of a grant to avoid raising charges. It was a tied vote, so ...
Phil Bennion to be our man in Brussels
Posted on Thursday 17th November 2011 00:00 by Keith
Local farmer Phil Bennion will become the regions new MEP when Liz Lynne steps down at the end of January. He was second on the regional list in 2009 and will serve until the end of the five year term in 2014. Phil has a PhD in agriculture and has ...
Jenny Pinkett reveals why she is campaigning for Fair Votes and Fair Politics
Posted on Friday 16th April 2010 00:00 by Keith
Reform of the way we do politics has never been high on the political agenda - until now! But it is something that has always been close to my heart and to the heart of all Liberals and Liberal Democrats. Labour and Tories consistently shy away from reform. They like things the way they are. When ...
Jenny Pinkett on Education in Tamworth
Posted on Thursday 15th April 2010 00:00 by Keith
Tamworth Liberal Democrat Candidate Jenny Pinkett is campaigning for a fair start for every child.
Jenny is ideally qualified to speak for Tamworth families on education issues. She has lived and worked in Tamworth for thirty years. She taught in three local High Schools, working as a Special Needs Co-ordinator and most recently ...
Jenny Pinkett launches Tax Campaign
Posted on Friday 9th April 2010 00:00 by Keith
Tamworth Liberal Democrat Candidate Jenny Pinkett launched her campaign for Fair Taxes ahead of the General Election on May 6th.
“The gap between richest and poorest is wider now even than during the Thatcher years. Britain is one of the most unequal societies in terms of both income and wealth,” says Jenny. The gap between top ...
Tories Fail to Back Lobbying Reform
Posted on Monday 29th March 2010 00:00 by Keith
"Liberal Democrats brought forward measures to restrict the influence of lobbyists in Parliament. Sadly, Labour voted them down while the Tories failed to show up," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House.
Commenting on claims that former Government ministers have offered to influence policy for cash, David Heath said ...
Tamworth Liberal Democrats choose Jenny Pinkett
Posted on Wednesday 3rd March 2010 00:00 by Keith
Local Liberal Democrats have chosen Jenny Pinkett as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Tamworth Constituency at the General Election on May 6th. Jenny has lived in the Tamworth area since 1979 and worked in three local High Schools as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator and most recently as an Inclusion ...
