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Stephen Robinson says, "Climate of Fear is Undermining Civil Liberties"

The Government is deliberately creating a climate of fear over terrorism and crime to force through changes that threaten people's civil liberties," says Stephen Robinson, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for West Chelmsford. He was speaking to a group of local student and youth members in Chelmsford and attacked David Blunkett, Home Secretary, for using a post-9/11 fear among the public to push through measures which compromised our civil liberties.

1 Nov 2004
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Shock at Folkestone Phone Mast

Local Lib Dems Peter Carroll and Cllr Tessa Caruana have joined local residents in their fight against the new phone mast on a building in Highfield Industrial Estate near Warren Road. The mast appeared without warning a few days ago and local people were not consulted at all.

1 Nov 2004
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Ed Davey and Anne Lee outside Parliament

SURREY COUNCIL TAX RISES WORST IN THE COUNTRY

It has been confirmed that Surrey residents have suffered the worst increases in Council Tax in the country in the last four years (39.9%). And in the last 8 years (since 1997) residents have suffered a whopping increase of 89.2%.

31 Oct 2004
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Chelmsford Faces Housing Explosion

Yet more house-building in Chelmsford came under attack again at a regional conference in Luton. Stephen Robinson, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for West Chelmsford, attacked the plans in his speech to the Lib Dem regional conference held on Saturday 30 October. Conference details: www.east.libdems.org/conference.htm

30 Oct 2004
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Stephen collecting signatures. "We need Police, not Soundbites, to combat crime"

"Police - not Soundbites to combat crime" - Robinson

Chelmsford Lib Dem campaigner Stephen Robinson has called for solutions that really cut crime not just Labour soundbites. Liberal Democrats across the East of England debated measures to cut anti-social behaviour at their conference in Luton.

29 Oct 2004
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