Can't Make Up Your Mind ? Pauline Jenkins explains why you should vote for her as the local Liberal Democrat candidate on Thursday. (Newark Liberal Democrats)

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Can't Make Up Your Mind ? Pauline Jenkins explains why you should vote for her as the local Liberal Democrat candidate on Thursday.

May 4, 2010 11:30 PM

Since the TV debates, both Labour and Conservatives have been putting out very misleading negative stories about Lib Dem policies in order to stop you voting in the General Election for Nick Clegg and Vince Cable as leaders of a Lib Dem Government..

Their scare stories are completely untrue and designed to stop you voting positively.

Here are just 3 examples of what Conservatives and/or Labour are saying about us:-

(1) They say Lib Dems will give an amnesty for all illegal immigrants. Totally untrue.

The policy is not an amnesty and it is certainly not for all illegal immigrants. It is only for those immigrants who have lived here illegally for 10 years, who speak good English, who have no criminal history, who have a job here, and who satisfy the authorities during another 2 years that they have completed a community service order. The object is to defeat the criminals who organise these "illegals" and exploit them, and to get these "illegals" paying UK taxes since they use our hospitals, schools and other services anyway. In fact, overall Lib Dem policy is tougher on the control of immigration than either that of Labour or Conservatives.

(2) They say we want to abolish the UK nuclear deterrent altogether and reduce our national defence and security. Totally untrue. We have an out-of-date Trident nuclear deterrent at present. It was designed to protect us in the days of the Cold War. It will not be replaced for some years yet. All Lib Dems are saying is that there should be a defence review before that moment for replacement comes, in order to decide what should replace this old Trident system in defence of the country. In fact, overall Lib Dem defence and security policy is stronger and sounder than that of the two old parties.

(3) They say that the Liberal Democrats could not produce a good Cabinet team for government, and that Lib Dems have no strong woman potential Cabinet members. Totally untrue. Lib Dems already have a strong and full shadow cabinet team of excellent and very experienced people like Vince Cable, and this shadow cabinet includes a number of very competent and successful women. (See details on the national Lib Dem website)

If you want to end the present stale old two party system of Westminster government, please vote POSITIVELY for a Liberal Democrat government, and don't be misled by the two old parties. Remember it is in the interests of Labour and Conservatives (not your interests) that the British political system should stay more or less as it is. Vote positively on Thursday to get our political system totally transformed by the Liberal Democrats.

Good luck. Pauline Jenkins