Dundee Liberal Democrats - working for the people of Dundee

Dundee Liberal Democrats work for the people of Dundee all year round. We want to bring radical change to the city - improving local services and the city's representation at Holyrood and Westminster.

We hope you will want to join with us in achieving change for all Dundee's citizens - a radical, caring alternative to the Tory-Labour-Nat arguments which have achieved so little for our city in past years.

The Liberal Democrats have made great strides forward locally during the past few years. The Liberal Democrats were the only one of the main four parties whose share of the vote increased at the 2003 Dundee City Council elections. In the recent 2007 elections, our two Dundee West Councillors, Fraser Macpherson (West End Ward) and Helen Dick (Strathmartine Ward) successfully held their seats. Additionally, we came very close to winning seats in Coldside, Maryfield, Lochee and East End Wards and made progress in parliamentary voting terms.

Dundee's two Lib Dem councillors work hard for their local communities and are committed to working constructively with councillors from other parties for the good of the City of Dundee.

West End News : Cllr Fraser Macpherson's June 2009 Update to West End Community Council Tue 9th Jun 2009 Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dundee's West End, today (Tuesday 9th June) launched his June 2009 update to West End Community Council.
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Scott challenges two-jobs Salmond Sat 6th Jun 2009 Dundee LibDems today (Saturday 6th June) backed comments by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott MSP who has challenged the First Minister to stand down as MP for Banff and Buchan and concentrate on being a full time First Minister and MSP for Gordon.
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Dundee Liberal Democrats back George Lyon and his team for Europe! Sat 30th May 2009 Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Saturday 30th May) gave strong backing to George Lyon and his team, challenging for the Scottish Liberal Democrats at next week's European Elections.
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West End News : Cllr Fraser Macpherson's May 2009 Update to West End Community Council Sun 10th May 2009 Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dundee's West End, today (Sunday 10th May) launched his May 2009 update to West End Community Council.
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Dundee LibDems back Sir Menzies Campbell over ineffective VAT cut Thu 7th May 2009 Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Thursday 7th May) backed comments by former LibDem Leader Sir Menzies Campbell who has challenged Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy at Scottish Questions in the House of Commons over the temporary cut in VAT.
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Dundee LibDems welcome Labour Government defeat on Liberal Democrat Gurkha rights motion Sat 2nd May 2009 Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Saturday 2nd May) said that the victory for a cross-party alliance will force the government to rethink over right to live in UK for Gurkhas who have fought for Britain.
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Scottish LibDems celebrate two by-election victories Fri 24th Apr 2009 Liberal Democrats are today celebrating two stunning by-election victories.
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Budget 2009: Labour's Pick and mix Budget fails on all counts Wed 22nd Apr 2009 Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg MP, has described today's Budget as "a pick and mix Budget of recycled announcements from a government skilled in raising people's hopes but incompetent at actually delivering help."
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The LibDems propose tax cuts for thousands of Dundonians Tue 21st Apr 2009 Thousands of people in Dundee would be taken out of income tax altogether by new tax proposals launched by the Liberal Democrats. And thousands more will see their income tax bill slashed by £700 a year.
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West End News : Cllr Fraser Macpherson's April Update to West End Community Council Sun 12th Apr 2009 Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dundee's West End, today (Sunday 12th April) launched his April 2009 update to West End Community Council.
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Dundee LibDems call for action to help people across Scotland facing repossession Sat 11th Apr 2009 Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Saturday 11th April) called for immediate action from the Scottish Government to support individuals and families facing repossession of their homes.
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Dundee LibDems slam failure of "Scottish Futures Trust" Tue 7th Apr 2009 Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Tuesday 7th April) slammed the failures of the SNP's "Scottish Futures Trust" as 'simply not up to the job of delivering capital projects across Scotland.'
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Dundee LibDems welcome SNP climbdown over Alcohol Plans Wed 25th Mar 2009 Alison McInnes, Liberal Democrat MSP for North East Scotland, has welcomed news that the Scottish Government have been forced to submit plans to bring in far-reaching changes on the regulation of alcohol sales to full Parliamentary scrutiny.
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Dundee LibDems say Iraq war spin is "an insult to our democracy" Sun 22nd Mar 2009 Commenting today (Sunday 22nd March) on the recent poll by the BBC that reveals almost three quarters of British people believe there should be a public inquiry into the invasion of Iraq, Dundee LibDems said that it was about time the Labour Government listened to the public on this issue.
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Dundee Liberal Democrats back calls for "decisive action" to tackle unemployment Sat 21st Mar 2009 Dundee LibDems today (Saturday 21st March) backed calls by Sir Menzies Campbell MP, who has called for "decisive action" to be taken to tackle job losses in light of the recent figures which show unemployment in Scotland has risen by 1,000 to 135,000 and the UK wide figure breaching 2 million.
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Dundee LibDems back Tavish Scott's demand for support for renewables industry Fri 20th Mar 2009 Dundee LibDems today (Friday 20th March) gave strong backing to Scottish LibDem Leader Tavish Scott MSP, who yesterday challenged Alex Salmond at First Minister's Questions to provide real support for the renewables industry.
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Dundee LibDems slam First Minister for his "rehashing, reheating and recycling" economic plan Thu 19th Mar 2009 Dundee LibDems today (Thursday 19th March) agreed with the Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader, Tavish Scott MSP, in his criticism of Alex Salmond's "rehashing, reheating and recycling" economic plan.
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Alan Reid MP calls on Government to support a post bank Wed 18th Mar 2009 Dundee LibDems today (Wednesday 18th March) backed Alan Reid, Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll & Bute, who has called on Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy to support the establishment of a Post Bank, pointing out that such a bank would give many small businesses throughout Scotland access to the credit that the banks are denying them.

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Thank you - from Chris Hall Sun 15th Mar 2009 Chris Hall and Maryfield Liberal Democrats would like to thank everyone who supported Chris at Thursday's by-election.
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MSP support for Chris Hall, LibDem candidate for Maryfield Mon 16th Feb 2009 Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland was in Dundee today (Monday 16th February), campaigning for Chris Hall, Liberal Democrat candidate in the Maryfield Ward City Council by-election, polling on 12th March.
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