Quote: thepriestman85 "Lol
Why do we need a nuclear deterrent? It's hardly the 80's and the cold war anymore. Plus all the issues regarding national security are based around terrorist cells rather than rouge nations. Do you really think Bin Laden cares if we have nuclear weapons?
The euro would make my life a lot easier as well!'"
I'm sure once you've got what you vote for you'll be delighted.
From the Lib Dem Manifesto:
* Cancelling Eurofighter Tranche 3b
* Holding an immediate Strategic Security and Defence Review
* Ruling out the like-for-like replacement of Trident nuclear weapons system - planning to save £100bn
* Reducing the numbers of MoD staff and top brass officers
* Military action against Iran ruled out categorically
* Cutting class sizes to ensure children get the individual attention they need
* Axing the National Curriculum and replacing it with a slimmed-down 'Minimum Curriculum Entitlement'
* Scale back Key State 2 tests for 11-year-olds
* Creating a General Diploma to brings GCSEs, A-levels and vocational qualifications together
* Reforming league tables
* Guaranteeing Special Educational Needs (SEN) statements for all five-year-olds
* Giving schools the freedom to make the right choices for their pupils
* Improving teacher training by increasing the size of the both the Graduate Teacher Programme and Teach First
* Setting aside money for schools to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings
* Investing £140 million in a bus scrappage scheme to remove old, polluting buses
* Making Network Rail refund a third of the ticket price where replacement bus services are used
* Switching traffic from road to rail by investing in local rail improvements
* Canceling plans for a third runway at Heathrow and any expansion of other airports in the south east
* Undertaking preparations for the introduction of road pricing in a second parliament
* Introducing a rural fuel discount scheme