One million still losing out despite Chancellor’s by-election budget
13/05/2008: Commenting on the Chancellor’s plans to compensate low paid workers who lost out when the 10p income tax rate was abolished, Don said:
“This Government’s tax policy has descended into a complete farce.
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Police should investigate TV phone-in fraud allegations
The Liberal Democrats have today called on the police to fully investigate allegations that television broadcasters misled viewers through the abuse of premium rate telephone services.
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Don pledges continued openness with website revamp
Don is reaching out to voters across Bath with the imminent publication of his new website.
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Extra school sport costs £100m a minute
The average time spent by schoolchildren on sport has only increased by 14 minutes in four years despite £1.4 billion of government funding, research by the Liberal Democrats has found.
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