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A Question for Labour...

Why do the armed forces get a part-time minister but the Olympic games a full-time one?

Richard Normington

Lib Dem Behind Demand for Massive Expansion of Cambridge

Today’s Independent reports that a think tank, Policy Exchange, is calling on people to move from the north and for massive house building in places like Cambridge. Reading carefully, the report was co-authored by a top adviser and activist for the Liberal Democrats.

City Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, Richard Normington, commented,

“Think tanks are here to provoke debate and gain publicity”

“The Liberal Democrat who co-authored the report does not understand fully the impact of the demands placed on Cambridge now.”

“There are already govermment imposed targets for homes in our area that are both unrealistic and unwanted. The report certainly does not reflect Conservative Party policy and we do not agree with its conclusions.”

Useful links:

Story from the Independent - “Cities in North doomed”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cities-in-north-doomed-says-favourite-tory-thinktank-892856.html

The Policy Exchange paper: “Oxford and Cambridge are unambiguously Britain’s leading research universities outside London and both are well located economically. We should consider expanding both dramatically,” Cities Unlimited, page 11.
http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/Publications.aspx?id=704

Co-author's links with the Liberal Democrats:

1. “Tim Leunig, professor of economics at LSE and an adviser to Mr Cable and a member of numerous Lib Dem policy bodies”
http://www.centreforum.org/assets/pubs/report-07-08.pdf

2. Member of Advisory Board, Centre Forum, The Liberal Think Tank
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/staffStudentsAndAlumni/dailyHeadlines/15-09-06.htm

3. “Edward Davey MP, Lib Dem Chair of Campaigns, and Dr. Tim Leunig explain Lib Dem proposals…”
http://www.libdems.org.uk/community/auction-land-to-ease-the-housing-crisis.13014.html

4. Supporting letter for “Our two local MPs, Edward Davey and Susan Kramer.”
http://www.kingstonlibdems.org/rezoning.htm

 Richard Normington

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