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Welcome to Merton Liberal Democrats |
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 Merton Liberal Democrats are the party organisation for the area covering the whole of Merton Council and the constituencies of Wimbledon and Mitcham & Morden.
As Liberal Democrats, we aim to create a fair and open society, where individual liberties and the rights of minorities are guaranteed. We feel that government, bureaucracy and big business often takes control away from people. We will work to make sure that people have as much control over their own lives as possible. Join the Liberal Democrats: click here for more information
London Lib Dems launch Contract with London: Our 2008 Manifesto promises serious solutions and a new type of administration where Londoners, not politicians, are put first . . . click here for details of our policies and here for our Contract with London
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IS PLASTIC STILL FANTASTIC? |
 We get through over one billion plastic bags every month.
Once discarded, the bags become a hazard to wildlife, and they do not biodegrade even after hundreds of years in landfill sites.
You may have read about schemes being set up locally to reduce the number of plastic bags in use. Households in Wimbledon Park have been given a cotton bag by a local charity and many shops no longer hand out free polythene bags.
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£MILLIONS CUT FROM COUNCIL SERVICES |
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Tories put hanging baskets before vital services
Conservative plans to cut around £14 million from front line local services have recently come to light.
Wimbledon Lib Dem spokesman Stephen Gee said: "The poor state of Council finances is not just the Tories' fault. Labour were in charge between 1990-2006. But the Conservatives have made some dreadful spending choices recently, wasting thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money." |
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SAVE MERTON'S POST OFFICES! |
Brian Paddick and Merton Liberal Democrats have launched a major campaign to save local post offices.
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TACKLING SUPERMARKETS ON EXCESS PACKAGING |
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Local campaigner Anthony Fairclough is aiming to make supermarkets in Wimbledon think twice before stocking excessively packaged goods.
UK households send over 5 million tones of waste packaging to landfill each year.
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