Henry Vann
@BedfordVann
Teacher, Councillor, Leader of @BedfordLibDems on #Bedford Borough Council, Lib Dem, public affairs specialist, musician, feminist (tweets personal &c he/him)
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http://www.voteforvann.org.uk 24-02-2009 21:41:55
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Tomorrow, the Carerâs Leave Bill introduced by Wendy Chamberlain MP comes into force. This bill will allow employees who are carers to take up to a week of unpaid leave every 12 months.
The work unpaid carers do is so vital yet is it extremely underappreciated.
In the last decade, 1 in 4 peerages have gone to party donors.
Those donors have given ÂŁ58 million to political parties, of which ÂŁ53.4 million went to the Conservatives
Seats in Parliament are being given out as subscriber benefits for party fundraising
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'Someone could be considered a ânuisanceâ merely for sleeping in a doorway, having an âexcessive smellâ, or looking as though they might intend to sleep rough. If the current proposals stand, the bill would âpunish people simply for being homelessâ.'. thetimes.co.uk/article/fee4bbâŠ
We do love some selection history.
Liberal Democrats Lynne Featherstone brought forward equal marriage, and more of of your party voted against it than voted for it.
But hey, senior party in government.q
âAsk yourself what you would want to happen to you if this country was an unlivable, intolerable basketcaseâ
The Liberal Democratsâ Tim Farron says the government are using the lives of the worldâs âmost desperateâ people as âpolitical footballsâ
#bbcqt bbc.in/43xpJFl