Liberal Democrat's Achievements in the Coalition

In the Budget:

• Increase in Capital Gains Tax so the rich pay their fair share

• A bank levy, which will raise £2.5bn from the banks

• An increase in the income tax threshold, lifting nearly a million people out of paying tax and putting money back in the pocket of hard working families

• The pensions 'triple-lock' ensuring a fair deal for pensioners

• An increase in the child element of the tax credit to ensure that the poorest children get a fair deal

Other key Liberal Democrat policies already happening:

• Political reform - AV referendum, fixed term parliaments

• Ending ID cards

• Ending child detention for immigration purposes

• Scrapping the third runway at Heathrow

• Reforms to make prison work

• Judge led enquiry into allegations around complicity in torture

Membership Statistics

• Over 4,000 new members (6 in High Peak) since the coalition was announced (and fewer than 700 leaving none in High Peak)

• Recent poll by Lib Dem Voice showed 84% of members backing the coalition

• And also showed every measure in the budget had a net approval rating amongst our membership

Real Elections:

• Leapfrogged Labour in the delayed election in Thirsk and Malton to come second and increased our share of the vote

• Seen swings to us in by elections across the country against both other parties. Including gains against Labour in Camden and against the Conservatives in Cornwall, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Epping Forest