http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speecharchive.php Recent Speeches from Birmingham Liberal Democrats en-GB Birmingham Liberal Democrats http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Birmingham Liberal Democrats 2010-03-15T07:47+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000009/nick_clegg_speech_to_liberal_democrat_spring_conference.html "Vote for what you believe in… or you will wake up on May 7th facing another five years of more of the same", said Nick Clegg. The Leader of the Liberal Democrats was speaking to the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference at the ICC in Birmingham. You can read his speech in full below: 2010-03-14T14:00+00:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000008/nick_clegg_pledges_to_give_every_child_a_fair_start_in_life.html In a speech to Barnardo's this morning, Nick Clegg set out the Liberal Democrat manifesto pledge to introduce a Pupil Premium which would raise the poorest children's school funding to private school levels: 2010-02-01T21:04+00:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000007/four_steps_to_a_fairer_britain_says_nick_clegg.html Today the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, outlined the priorities that will be at the heart of the Party's election manifesto. The value that connects everything the party wants to achieve is fairness. There are four priorities for how the Liberal Democrats will make Britain a fairer place: fair taxes; a fair start for every child; fair, clean and local politics; and a fair, green economy with jobs that last. 2010-01-11T23:36+00:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000006/nick_cleggs_response_to_the_queens_speech.html "After today's Queen's Speech we now know that the opportunity to do the right thing has been squandered, yet again, by this Government," said Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats. 2009-11-18T23:56+00:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000005/nick_clegg_has_delivered_his_speech_to_the_lib_dem_autumn_conference.html Nick Clegg, in delivering his speech to the Lib Dem Autumn Conference, said "If you want things to be different, really different, choose the party that is different." The full text of his speech is set out below and you can also watch it online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQHTrUhM_4 2009-09-23T18:00+01:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000004/vince_cable_has_delivered_a_speech_on_reform_of_banking_regulation.html I start with the topical issue of the Tripartite system. Actually this is a secondary issue. But it has dominated the recent news and it needs to be dealt with sensibly. So far it is being dealt with very foolishly in the form of an old fashioned bureaucratic turf-dispute between the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) with Mr Darling and Mr Osborne egging on the two sides, like two schoolboys cheering on their heroes in a playground punch-up. 2009-07-20T23:17+01:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000003/a_fairer_britain.html I'm going to talk today about the future. But let me start by asking you to think back to the past. 2008-09-17T12:30+01:00 http://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/speeches/000001/nick_cleggs_leadership_acceptance_speech.html My election as leader of this party marks a new beginning. 2007-12-18T16:01+00:00