We’ve had 65 years of Labour and the Conservatives: the same parties taking turns and making the same mistakes, letting you down. It is time for something different. It is time for something better.

The NHS is a source of pride because it’s built on the basic British principle of fairness. We’re right to be proud of the NHS but the truth is that it still isn’t as good as it should be: its often too big and complex, too much money is being wasted on bureaucracy and doctors and nurses spend too much time trying to meet government targets instead of caring for patients. Liberal Democrats are totally committed to the NHS. Free at the point of use - care when you need it, regardless of your ability to pay. But that

Globalisation has brought enormous benefits to the UK, but we also recognise its challenges: from an unbalanced economy over-reliant on particular industries, for example, or to regions suffering from foreign competition, or to communities facing a sudden influx of migrant labour. Unless government develops effective solutions to these challenges, many people may come to see globalisation as a threat, rather than the opportunity that it should be – particularly in the midst of a major recession. This policy paper therefore sets out the Liberal Democrat response to the impact of

The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which noone shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity. We champion the freedom, dignity and well-being of individuals, we acknowledge and respect their right to freedom of conscience and their right to develop their talents to the full. We aim to disperse power, to foster diversity and to nurture creativity. We believe that the role of the state is to enable all