Archive for January 22nd, 2010
January 22nd, 2010 | 
Author: Burnley and other similar industrial towns have been neglected and abandoned by London Lib Dem leader Ni
ck Clegg said on a visit to Burnley to support local campaigner Gordon Birtwistle.
Nick was launching a new set of policies to boost Britain’s industrial heartlands and highlighted the work Gordon Birtwistle and Lib Dem run Burnley Council have done to bring jobs and prosperity to the town.
Lib Dem plans would include moving top Civil Servants with responsibility for manufacturing and wider industrial policies to Northern towns like Burnley so they could oversee investment programmes to support local jobs.
“he seemed like a really nice guy. I have always been a Labour man, but his comments were really good and I would say the Lib Dems have a good chance around here.”
A drinker in the General Scarlett Pub on Accrington road after Nick’s visit
Nick said Gordon’s record of campaignig for Burnley meant he would make a superb MP for local people. “Gordon’s the sort of campaigner people really trust. They know he’ll stand up for Burnley”.
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- State opening of parliament http://t.co/aRvafa20
- Good luck to lib dem candidates in Burnley & across the country. Well done for all your efforts & big thanks to all who helped campaign!
- Off to radio 4 now. It's been a long day
- I'm on 5 live doing election coverage now.
- RT @robinmeltzer: Londoners: a vote today for @LondonLibDems on the ORANGE BALLOT paper is a vote to stop racist #stopandsearch
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