THE Liberal Democrats followed Labour and the Conservatives with a manifesto launch yesterday, promising to hold Britain back from the extremes threatened by the SNP or Ukip.
Nick Clegg said that a parliament with the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power would not be pushed to the political extremes as one where the SNP or Ukip held sway.
The manifesto includes a pledge to deliver the Transport for the North strategy to speed up inter-city rail connections.
It includes five pledges on fair taxes, the environment, £8billion for the NHS and mental health care, a balanced budget, and education.
Launching the document, Mr Clegg said: “These are the things we will fight tooth and nail for in the next parliament.
“It is not a shopping list of pie-in-the-sky ideas, but proposals that build on our record of action in government.”
For education, the manifesto sets out a £55million budget hike for two to 19 years, maintaining funding in real terms until 2017/18.
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