Welcome to the web site of Nigel Ashton

Southport Liberal Democrat Campaigner and Membership Secretary

Welcome to my website. I use this as a campaigning resource for Liberal Democrats in Southport and to support my role as Membership Secretary.

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Nigel.

Gordon Brown - 12 months of drift, dither and failure Thu 26th Jun 2008 June 27th 2008 is the first anniversary of Gordon Brown taking over as Prime Minister. Mr Brown has had 12 months in charge, but on the key issues for Britain he has failed to deliver. It has all gone horribly wrong for Gordon Brown.
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Education system failing pupils says Clegg Thu 26th Jun 2008 The Government's 'one size fits all' approach to schools is failing thousands of pupils by not providing a personalised education, says Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg.
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Southport out in the cold as Con/Lab pact takes over Sefton Council Fri 9th May 2008 Conservative and Labour councillors have joined forces to oust the Liberal Democrats from leadership of Sefton Council. At last night's dramatic meeting, Conservative councillors voted with the Labour Party to destroy the proportional basis of power-sharing. This brought to an end 22 years of consensus politics that has seen Sefton Council awarded 4-star status.

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No change in Southport in local elections Fri 2nd May 2008 No council seats changed hands in Southport in the local elections on 1st May 2008, with all seven wards re-electing their sitting councillors. The Liberal Democrats won four seats to three for the Conservatives. Overall, Southport continues to have fourteen Lib Dem councillors to seven Conservatives, with no other parties having representation. The Liberal Democrats will continue to have control of the Southport Area Committee.

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Local election candidates for Southport 2008 Mon 7th Apr 2008 Nominations have closed for the local council elections on May 1st. Barring any last minute withdrawals, there will be 30 candidates for the seven available seats in Southport. As well as full slates for the three main parties, there are 5 candidates for UKIP, 3 for the Southport Party, and 1 BNP. The number of UKIP candidates is up from one last year, whereas the Southport Party is down from the 5 they fielded in 2007.

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Budget protected the rich and abandoned the poor Sat 29th Mar 2008 Alistair Darling's first budget was a huge missed opportunity. Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats said "This is not a green budget. This is not a people's budget. This is a con trick budget that protects the rich and abandons the poor. The Government has bottled it on green taxes and failed to implement the necessary measures to cut child poverty."

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Nick Clegg's Conference Speech Sat 29th Mar 2008 In his first Conference speech as Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg demanded a shake-up of the whole political system. Speaking at the end of the Party's Spring Conference in Liverpool in March, Nick Clegg said: "The great political story of our time is the story of the vast and growing army of people who look at the two main parties and say 'no thanks'. People who, like me, like you, want something different."

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Archive of earlier news stories.