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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Wed 23rd Sep 2009
DIVIDE IN ATTAINMENT BETWEEN WEST AND EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE UNACCEPTABLE- FINNIE
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Tue 13th Nov 2007
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP urged the Scottish Government to consider improving mental health and wellbeing a national clinical priority. Figures produced by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland show that prescriptions issued in Scotland for anti-depressants have risen four-fold in less than 15 years.
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Wed 31st Oct 2007
Reacting to figures showing that over half of all adults are not registered with an NHS dentist, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called for the process whereby dentists can drop patients that do not attend surgeries within 3 years to be reformed. Official figures, published today, show that 46.5% of the adult population in Scotland were not registered with an NHS dentist.
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Wed 31st Oct 2007
Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP has welcomed official figures showing a fall in the number of Scots dying from heart disease and strokes. Mr Finnie urged the Scottish Government to focus on improving Scottish lifestyles to cut further deaths from coronary heart disease.
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Fri 26th Oct 2007
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has expressed his disappointment at the Scottish Government's handling of Lord Macphail's judicial review of a decision by the Public Services Ombudsman regarding free personal care.
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Fri 26th Oct 2007
Speaking ahead of the debate on alcohol in the Scottish Parliament, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP criticised the Scottish Government for making this a justice debate, calling for alcohol abuse to be recognised first as a key social and public health issue.
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Mon 22nd Oct 2007
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called on the Scottish Government to urge the Westminster Government to introduce compulsory labelling of alcoholic products.
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Fri 19th Oct 2007
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called on the Scottish Government to take immediate action to ensure that no individuals lose out as a consequence of Lord Macphail's ruling yesterday.
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Thu 18th Oct 2007
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health and Wellbeing Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has condemned the Scottish Government for failing to appear in front of a judicial review to clarify the free personal care policy.
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Mon 15th Oct 2007
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called for a revision of the criteria used by GPs when they refer cancer patients to specialists. The Herald newspaper has revealed that every year well over 1000 patients who were not urgently referred to hospital were diagnosed with breast and bowel cancer.
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