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PENSIONERS MISSING OUT ON COLD WEATHER PAYMENT “LIFELINE” – CAMPBELL

Government figures obtained by Sir Menzies Campbell MP show that as many as 2,000 pensioners living in North East Fife could be missing out on receiving Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent bad weather. Cold Weather Payments of £25 …

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“DISMAL INCREASE” WILL NOT HELP PENSIONERS WITH RISING COSTS – CAMPBELL

Commenting on the news that the basic state pension will rise by only £2.40 per week next April, North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell said: “Next April the majority of pensioners in North East Fife will see their pensions …

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Micro–management by politicians from Whitehall is inefficient and ineffective.

Liberalism has always been and should be about enterprise, competition, free trade and open markets. I am part of that tradition whose economic liberalism, of course, we have to balance with a concern for the environmental impact of economic activity, …

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