{"pk":3089,"title":"Change that works for you","description":"Everywhere I go I meet people who are desperate for change in our country.\r\nIt reminds me of 1997, when things had gone so wrong under the last Conservative Government. Then, like now, things had to change.\r\nLabour promised us so much. Almost everyone hoped things would get better. But the events of recent years have left those hopes in tatters.\r\nA Government that puts up taxes on ordinary people while allowing bankers to dodge taxes on their obscene bonuses. A Government that forces pensioners to live in a single room in their house because that's all they can afford to heat.\r\nA Government that can't even equip British troops properly before sending them into battle\r\nLabour doesn't deserve to win here again. Labour MPs nearly always back Gordon Brown and party bosses rather than standing up for local people. The Conservatives can't win here - they are in a poor third place.\r\nOnly the Liberal Democrats can deliver real change here.\r\nI will be a different kind of MP for our area. An MP who will put people before politics. An MP who will stand up for our NHS, local jobs and for vital local services. An MP who will deliver a fairer deal for Walthamstow's people.\r\nI am working closely with Nick Clegg and your local Lib Dem Focus team; Tulat Raja, Samantha Syrus & Bob Wheatley. We want to bring real change to Walthamstow.\r\nOver the last 6 years, I've campaigned alongside local people to get a better deal for our area. I have fought to save local post offices from Labour cuts, campaigned to keep local Libraries open and worked with local residents groups to get action in their area.\r\nWith your support we can change Walthamstow and make Britain a fairer place to live\r\nThanks and best wishes\r\nFarid Ahmed\r\nPS - In such a close election between Labour and myself, every vote will be vital.\r\nThe Tories are out of the race in Walthamstow","party":{"party_id":"party:90","party_name":"Liberal Democrats"},"people":[],"images":[{"image":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/leaflets/b8b02a7c299155d503ac77b27c1c89e8.jpg","image_type":null}],"first_page_thumb":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/thumbs/350/leaflets/b8b02a7c299155d503ac77b27c1c89e8.png","date_uploaded":"2010-04-25T22:46:02+01:00","date_delivered":"2010-04-18T00:00:00+01:00","status":"live"}