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LibLink: Campaign diary (April) – Jamie Saddler in Wirral South

By NewsHound | Tue 13th April 2010 - 4:40 pm

For the last couple of months, the Voice has been linking to the online campaign diary by Jamie Saddler, the 23 year-old Lib Dem candidate for Wirral South. His diary has been commissioned by Catch21, an organisation trying to get more young people interested in politics.

The latest instalment has just gone live – here’s an excerpt, as we catch up with Jamie in the midst of campaigning:

There are two things making the difference on the doorstep for me though – honesty and fairness. If there’s one thing the voters out there want it is for politicians to be

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LibLink: Campaign diary (March) – Jamie Saddler in Wirral South

By NewsHound | Tue 16th March 2010 - 5:25 pm

Last month, the Voice linked to the first part of a campaign diary by Jamie Saddler, the 23 year-old Lib Dem candidate for Wirral South, which has been commissioned by Catch21, an organisation trying to get more young people interested in politics.

The latest instalment has just gone online – here’s an excerpt:

Although it got somewhat lost last week in the fanfare of conference, and the continued media frenzy around hypothetical hung parliaments, the Lib Dems launched a manifesto for young people. Our central proposal is to introduce a guarantee that young people will be back into education, employment

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LibLink: Campaign diary – Jamie Saddler in Wirral South

By NewsHound | Tue 16th February 2010 - 1:25 pm

Jamie Saddler is pounding the streets as the Liberal Democrat candidate in Wirral South and is producing a campaign diary for Catch21, an organisation trying to get more young people interested in politics. Jamie is 23 himself and so has caught their eye.

In his first diary, Jamie talks about tax policy, the military and what it’s like on the campaign trail:

I have more action days planned, I’ll be knocking on more doors, delivering more leaflets, and visiting schools and community organisations right across the constituency. It’s hard work, but I’m enjoying every minute of it! I’m a Wirral lad, and

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