Halifax Liberal Democrats » Parliament http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk Campaigning for a better Halifax Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:32:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lord David Shutt supports Elisabeth Wilson for MP http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/2010/05/03/lord-david-shutt-supports-elisabeth-wilson-for-mp/ http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/2010/05/03/lord-david-shutt-supports-elisabeth-wilson-for-mp/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 11:27:17 +0000 Elisabeth Wilson http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/?p=678

Elisabeth Wilson and Lord David Shutt talking to a visitor in Shibden Park

Lord David Shutt, better known in Calderdale as a former councillor and popular mayor, was out with Halifax Liberal Dempcrat candidate Elisabeth Wilson and her supporters in Shibden Park on Monday Bank Holiday. This was the third walkabout, following Northowram and Sowerby Bridge on Saturday. Lord Shutt was pleased to meet old friends as well as new faces.
“Elisabeth is a candidate with a breadth of experience as a councillor, health authority member and school governor” said Lord Shutt. “She has proved herself as a very able campaigner previously and will be an excellent MP for Halifax.”

Elisabeth said: “It’s a great way to meet people and chat to them in an informal way.  some people just say hello, and others want to ask more detailed questions about Lib Dem policies.  The more they find out, the more impressed they are with our messages about fairness in tax, a fair start for children with extra money for schools, and fair approach to the economy and more green jobs, and of course cleaning up Parliament.

Lord Shutt is chief whip for the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.

]]> http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/2010/05/03/lord-david-shutt-supports-elisabeth-wilson-for-mp/feed/ 0 Shazad Fazal stars on TV http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/2010/05/01/shazad-fazal-stars-on-tv/ http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/2010/05/01/shazad-fazal-stars-on-tv/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 11:18:15 +0000 Elisabeth Wilson http://www.halifaxlibdems.org.uk/?p=673 Shazad Fazal was selected to appear live on a 3 way digital TV channel, DM Digital.

Putting the case for why voters should back the Lib Dems, he said he believed in fairness and equality.  The Lib Dems are campaigning for a fair tax system, a fair start for children with extra money for schools, a fair economy with more green jobs, and a fair deal from politicians.

In relation to Kashmir, he said that the Labour Party had let down voters.  They had promised to act and then done nothing.  Shazad explained that he had lost faith with the Labour Party under Blair, as they did not listen to ordinary people.

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