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Hounslow Liberal Democrats |
YouTube message makes case for Cranford Agreement Bill
March 15, 2010 12:00 AM
Cllr Andrew Dakers, Cllr Munira Wilson, Cllr Stephen Knight and Former Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
Hounslow Lib Dem Leader and Prospective MP Cllr Andrew Dakers has released a new YouTube video in his continued support of the campaign to reduce aircraft noise and Heathrow's expansion by stealth. He has posted a two minute video clip on the popular video distribution service to explain how he believes the Cranford Agreement can be restored by local authorities putting a private bill before Parliament. The 1952 Agreement, which the Labour Government announced the end of in January 2009, prevented planes from taking off over densely populated Cranford from Heathrow's Northern runway.
Cllr Andrew Dakers, Prospective MP for Brentford & Isleworth, says:
"The Cranford Agreement was a barrier to increasing the number of flights through mixed-mode operation of the runways. It is to the lasting shame of Hounslow's MPs Ann and Alan Keen that they allowed the abolition of the Agreement. Voters can tell them what they think of that by signing our on-line petition.
"You can find my Cranford Agreement Bill video clip by searching the YouTube.com website with 'Andrew Dakers Cranford'. You will also find that I have produced a number of other videos explaining the Liberal Democrat vision and policies for the Borough."
Local Lib Dem campaigner, Mona Naqvi, added:
"Using the Internet to get communicate our policies is really important for the Liberal Democrats. Unlike the Tories who benefit from the funding of non-dom Lord Ashcroft we have limited means. We hope that local people will visit our local websites to see the raft of carefully considered policies we have developed to improve Hounslow and defend local residents' interests."
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. Andrew Dakers' Cranford video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g1OPNKcg7k
2. Andrew Dakers' detailed paper on the Cranford Agreement Bill:
http://tinyurl.com/CranfordAgreementBill
3. Explanation of Cranford Agreement:
http://www.hacan.org.uk/resources/reports/alternation.cranford.agreement.explained.pdf
4. Lib Dem No 2 More Flights petition: http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/no2moreflights