Warwick & Leamington Liberal Democrats

Over 20 million working people will be better off next year after Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government delivered the biggest ever increase in the income tax personal allowance in the Budget.

The massive £3.5bn tax cut for working people delivers:

• The biggest ever single uplift in the tax threshold
• A personal allowance of £9,205 in April 2013
• 21 million working people getting an extra £220 tax cut
• Brings the total tax cut for basic rate tax payers to £550
• Brings the total number of people lifted out of tax to 2 million.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg used his speech to the Party's Spring conference in NewcastleGateshead to call for the forthcoming budget to be a "budget for fairness" and pledged that it would help working familes.

The Deputy Prime Minister pledged that by 2015 Britain would have seen an end to control orders, the first gay marriages and the first elections to the House of Lords.

Fairer taxes, promoting green jobs, protecting your civil liberties - these are just some of the achievements of the Liberal Democrats in government.

We're building a freer, greener and more liberal country - and stopping some of the worst excesses of the Conservatives. Find out more in this infographic.

In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference, Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined his goals for the Government and the country over the coming years. He reiterated his commitment to liberal values on the environment and human rights and his determination to ensure a fair chance for every child, saying "every child can do good things, great things, if only we give them the opportunities they deserve."

Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg, has announced the first group of companies and partnerships that have successfully bid for investments from the Regional Growth Fund. The plans will create more than 20,000 jobs across Coventry and Warwickshire, the highest boost anywhere in the country.

Six things the Liberal Democrats pledge to fix for you in the District Council.

1. Ensure the Council provides value for money and effective service delivery.

2. Maintain thriving town centre shops and boost the local economy.

3. Keep the open spaces between our towns and villages.

4. Provide more affordable housing to meet local needs.

5. Reduce the District's carbon footprint and close the energy poverty gap.

6. Oppose HS2

On 5th May you have a choice. You can keep the discredited First Past the Post system to elect our MPs, or you can choose a new and fairer system - Alternative Vote (AV). Back the campaign for change at www.YesToFairerVotes.org

AV is a small change that makes a big difference.

Saying YES! to Fairer Votes Means:

Your chance to have your say.

Warwick District Council are consulting on a new local plan, following the Government's abandonment of the Regional Spatial Strategy and it's associated housing numbers. Local Councils can now decide their own levels of growth based upon clearly identified local needs.

The first stage of developing the new plan, that will take the District through to 2028, is to ask local people for their views on the key issues that they want to see addressed over the 15 year life of the plan and secondly, how much new development the Council should be planning for! The initial consultation will last for 4 months from March until mid/end of June.

It is clear that there is considerable support from Milverton residents for improved cycle routes.

Cllr Nick Pittarello said, "I am working to ensure there is a proper cycleway in the development of the old Ford site that will avoid the very difficult junction and roundabout at Princes Drive".