10 REASONS TO VOTE LIB DEM

12.08.25pm UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 24th Jan 2005

Put patients first Free doctors and nurses from Whitehall meddling

Free personal care when you need it No one forced to sell their home to pay for care.

No tuition fees, no top up fees University affordable for every student.

More investment in children's early years Spend the £1 billion Child Trust Fund when it matters most.

10,000 more police on the streets Cutting crime and the fear of crime.

£25 more on the pension every week at 75

A million pensioners off means-testing

Free off-peak local public transport for all pensioners and disabled people.

Axe the Council Tax Local Income Tax is both fair and affordable.

We should not have gone to war in Iraq

It's time to restore trust in the government.

Take the environment seriously Cut pollution, cut congestion, and boost renewable energy.