Make it Happen!

3.00.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 17th Jul 2008

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today launched the party's Make it Happen document, which is a statement of the party's vision and values.

'Make it Happen' sets out in clear language the party's position on important issues such as the economy, taxation and the health service.

It highlights how -

We will cut taxes for ordinary families

If your local hospital can't see you on time, we'll pay for treatment elsewhere

We'll switch taxes from people to pollution - so it pays to go green

To improve standards in education, we'll fund extra help for those who need it most

We'll put Britain at the heart of Europe to make us a force for good in the world

We'll stop ID cards so we can keep control of our privacy

We'll change the voting system so everyone's voice counts

We'll bring communities together with local people in charge

We'll give communities a say in how offenders pay for their crimes

The document will be debated at the party's autumn conference in Bournemouth.

Follow this link to read the document in full (PDF, about 600K) - http://www.libdems.org.uk/media/documents/policies/Make%20it%20Happen.pdf