10 reasons to vote Liberal Democrat

• We are putting patients first by freeing doctors and nurses from government targets and meddling.

• We are offering free long-term personal care for people in residential homes, as we have done in Scotland; no-one should be forced to sell their home to pay for care.

• We would abolish tuition fees and top-up fees, as we have done in Scotland, making university affordable for every student.

• We would offer free off-peak local transport for all pensioners and disabled people.

• We would axe the unfair and unpopular Council Tax and replace it with a fair system of Local Income Tax based on ability to pay.

• We would seek to restore trust in government after the disasterous war in Iraq, which we opposed and to rebuild links with the United Nations and the European Union.

• We would take the environment seriously; cutting pollution, cutting congestion and boosting renewable energy.

• Download a copy of the full Liberal Democrat pre-manifesto "Freedom, Fairness, Trust" (5.1MB PDF file)

• Watch our latest film - Freedom, Fairness, Trust