I feel the need to point this out because George Osborne is being very precise here. So no, the Lib Dems did not receive a penny from Michael Brown (it all came from 5th Avenue Partners Ltd). Nor did they make the first move. So that’s all right then, we must be in the clear. Not convinced
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QuaequamBlog on 21st Oct 2008 (via theliberati.net)
Senior Liberal Democrats are warning George Osborne to resist pressure from the Tory right to retreat from the Con-Lib coalition government's agreement on increasing capital gains tax in next week's Budget
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FT on 13th Jun 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Jo Christie-Smith is inviting entries for the new edition of Who's Who in the Liberal Democrats: Who’s Who in the Lib Dems is not just for Parliamentarians and the great and the good, they are already covered in the Lib Dems website (and even better on the new Lib Dem website that will be coming soon and I’ve had a sneak preview of). No, Who’s Who in the Lib Dems is also for...
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LiberalEngland on 21st Aug 2008 (via liberalengland.blogspot.com)
The Liberal Democrats have slumped to their lowest poll rating in eighteen months as traditional supporters desert the party in the wake of the Budget.
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Telegraph on 26th Jun 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
From The Telegraph: George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, is facing demands to “pay back” £55,000 in capital gains tax, which critics say he is morally obliged to pay after “flipping” his designated second property. The Liberal Democrats said they had calculated how much capital gains tax Mr Osborne avoided by the way he designated his London family
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 14th Jun 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
When the Liberal Democrats announced their original tax cut plan, plenty of Tories thought they were on a winner. They wondered why George Osborne didn't get in on the act. I think we have discovered since then, precisely why. First,...
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CommentCentral on 23rd Apr 2009 (via timesonline.typepad.com)
George Osborne warned the Liberal Democrats yesterday that their policies will come under intense scrutiny following Nick Clegg's victory in the first televised leader's debate.
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Telegraph on 17th Apr 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
George Osborne put in a fiery and impressive performance in the Chancellor’s debate today, firing off some memorable one-liners as well as unveiling a letter from the former head of the anti-avoidance group at the Treasury questioning the sums on which the Lib Dems’ tax plans depend. Indeed, since the Lib Dems surged, Osborne has found another level to his public performances. Today...
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Spectator on 21st Apr 2010 (via spectator.co.uk)
The party has this morning issued the following briefing note on the achievements of the Lib Dems within the Coalition Government … In just 10 weeks since the start of the Coalition Government, the Liberal Democrats have exerted a huge influence over its agenda. Going into the election the Liberal Democrats made clear that they
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 21st Jul 2010 (via libdemvoice.org)
There’s a great article in today’s Times [£] praising the Liberal Democrats and fancying the party’s prospects between now and 2015. Rachel Sylvester writes that although the received wisdom says coalition government has ruined the Lib Dems’ chances, it’s too early to write them off: The Liberal Democrats could end up doing a lot better
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 17th Jan 2012 (via libdemvoice.org)