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The Independent View: Bridging the gap between rhetoric and reality before May 2015

By Donna Hume | Sat 4th October 2014 - 12:00 pm

A few weeks ago the Liberal Democrats announced the five green laws they would introduce if they remain in Government after May 2015. The detail from their pre-manifesto will be debated at Conference this week. As a staunch greenie, is it always nice to see a party putting the environment at the centre of their party’s pledges. At the last election, Friends of the Earth praised the Liberal Democrats for having the greenest manifesto of the three main parties (pipped to the top spot by the Greens).

But after nearly one term in office, there is now a big question over the party’s green credibility. So there are three key questions on their green laws that the Liberal Democrats need to provide the right answers to – pronto.

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Posted in Op-eds and The Independent View | Tagged climate change, environment, friends of the earth and tracking | 4 Comments

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