Saturday, April 23, 2005
FRIDAY REPORT
John Beanse reports: "Yesterday, I addressed a large audience of pupils (mainly Year 10) at Highams Park School and received many very good, searching questions."
In the national campaign, the theme for the day was a better deal for women:
In the national campaign, the theme for the day was a better deal for women:
SOME of the KEY LIb.Dem. POLICIES FOR WOMEN
* a Maternity Income Guarantee of £170 per week for the first 6 months after the birth of their first child
* EQUAL PENSIONS for women: a pension for all women in their own right (irrespective of contributions) with £100 more per month for the over 75s - a million pensions off means-testing
* Free Personal Care for elderly and disabled people
* Childcare - reduce class sizes and create 3500 Children's Centres
# posted by John Beanse @ 5:00 PM 
