A message from Harrish Bisnauthsing

“Thirteen years of a Labour government  has been thirteen years of broken promises. Rising unemployment, economic recession and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not what local people expected from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. 

“Neither did we expect the exposure of an MPs expense account scandal of enormous proportions that has shocked and horrified the nation. 

“Many local people have told me of their disillusionment with the Labour government, Comments such as: “‘Gordon signed the cheques for the Iraq war but cannot find the cash to keep our Post Office open’”, are all too familiar.

“Another familiar comment is that on far too many issues ‘Labour are just like the Conservatives’. People want a real change and the only party that will provide it is the Liberal Democrats.

"If elected as your truly local Member of Parliament I promise to be a strong local champion for our community and will work hard to end years of Labour and Conservative neglect. 

“I will fight every day to make Grantham and Stamford a better place to live. I will be a strong and effective MP for all local people.”

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As deepest recession bites - Labour struggling to respond

Commenting on recent GDP figures, which show the economy shrank by 0.4% between July and September, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said:

“For all the hopes of a quick recovery, these figures make it clear we are still in the longest and what could yet become the deepest recession on record.

“For all that has been thrown at the economy to try and stimulate a recovery it is clear that massive structural problems remain, particularly in the banking sector. This news adds to serious concerns over the realism of Government plans to deal with the burgeoning public debt. It is critical ministers spell out a credible path as to how they will deal with the deficit. With the legacy of unemployment likely to remain for years after the end of the recession, we need radical measures to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 1990s which left millions on the scrap heap.”

With thousands of families across Stamford and Grantham struggling to cope with the recession and unemployment, it is crucial that they see leadership and real action to deal with the affects of recession, providing genuine support, new opportunities and jobs. This Government is struggling to meet the aspirations of those worst affected and that means they are failing people in their hour of need. When leadership and action is expected they get the response of a head-less chicken and that just isn’t good enough.