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Welcome to the website of John Thurso MP
John has had the honour to represent our area since 2001. In the last Parliament John was the Liberal Democrats Shadow Secretary of State for Business and sat on the Treasury Select Committee.
John, along with Jamie Stone MSP and our local Councillors, is part of the strong Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Lib Dem team. A team committed to fighting for our area and for the Highlands as a whole.
Latest News
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Fri 16th Jul 2010
John Thurso MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, believes a pilot scheme to cut fuel duty in selected remote and rural areas could be set up within a year.
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Thu 8th Jul 2010
Balnakeil Craft Village is running a competition to find the photograph that evokes the best of the craft village.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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| Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross General Election Result |
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Turnout: 28768 (61%)
41.4%
Liberal Democrats: 11907 (−9.1%)
24.6%
Labour: 7081 (+3.7%)
19.2%
Scottish National Party: 5516 (+5.8%)
View the results in detail.
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| Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross General Election Result |
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Turnout: 27663 (59%)
50.5%
Liberal Democrats: 13957 (+11.9%)
20.9%
Labour: 5789 (−3.4%)
13.3%
Scottish National Party: 3686 (−7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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