By Vivienne Russell | 4 April 2012
The Liberal Democrats kicked off their local election campaign yesterday by highlighting their achievements in English councils and as members of the coalition government.
Rather than a single manifesto, the party has launched eight regional ones, each focused on a different area of England, from the Southwest to the Northeast.
The manifetos draw heavily on what the LibDems claim are their achievements in office, such as raising the income tax threshold and investing in green infrastructure and technology.
Party leader Nick Clegg said: ‘Our priority is clear, in difficult times we must make sure we do all we can to help ordinary working people.
‘That is why, unlike Labour or the Conservatives, every Liberal Democrat council in England has frozen council tax. That is why Liberal Democrat councils are more likely to earmark funds for the lowest paid than any other.’
