14/04/2010
Clegg Launches Lib Dem Manifesto
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today launched his party’s General Election manifesto.
He set out four key priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by "cleaning up politics".
Mr Clegg said every manifesto needs to have "an idea at its heart".
"The basic idea that animates this manifesto is something I have always believed. I believe every single person is extraordinary," said the Lib Dem leader.
"The tragedy is that we have a society where too many people never get to fulfil that extraordinary potential."
He continued: "My view – the liberal view – is that government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their potential, no matter who they are.
Mr Clegg said the way to do that is to take power away from "those who hoard it".
"To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want."
He added: "There’s a simple word for those ideas, and it’s a word this manifesto is built on: fairness."
(PR/GK)
He set out four key priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by "cleaning up politics".
Mr Clegg said every manifesto needs to have "an idea at its heart".
"The basic idea that animates this manifesto is something I have always believed. I believe every single person is extraordinary," said the Lib Dem leader.
"The tragedy is that we have a society where too many people never get to fulfil that extraordinary potential."
He continued: "My view – the liberal view – is that government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their potential, no matter who they are.
Mr Clegg said the way to do that is to take power away from "those who hoard it".
"To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want."
He added: "There’s a simple word for those ideas, and it’s a word this manifesto is built on: fairness."
(PR/GK)
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