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	<title>Katy Gordon</title>
	<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk</link>
	<description>Lib Dem champion for Glasgow North</description>
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		<title>Katy on the BBC supporting Real Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Katy appeared on the Politics Show to talk about the role of women in politics. From women in Westminster, to the pressures women face regarding body image, you can see the full piece here:

This video is courtesy of the BBC. The extract is from an episode of &#8216;The Politics Show&#8217; originally broadcast 07/03/10 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/19/katy-on-the-bbc-supporting-real-women/</link>
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		<title>We must not create a &#8216;lost generation&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Katy proposed a motion at the Scottish party conference, which provides clear, practical steps to prevent the creation of a &#8216;lost generation&#8217; of young people in the labour market, in the wake of the recession. Katy said:
&#8220;There is a real danger now that the biggest fallout from the credit crisis is the creation of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/19/we-must-not-create-a-lost-generation/</link>
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		<title>Debate is free: Katy joins panel for student radio debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Katy joined other politicians from across the political spectrum to debate the key issues, as chosen by the audience, in the run up to the general election.
You can listen to the full podcast here.
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		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/13/debate-is-free-katy-joins-panel-for-student-radio-debate/</link>
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		<title>Boost for Save Otago Lane campaign</title>
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MPs, MSPs and delegates at last weekend&#8217;s Liberal Democrat Scottish Conference have backed the local community&#8217;s fight to save the lane.
Alistair Carmichael MP, Charles Kennedy MP and Hugh O&#8217;Donnell MSP have already been to the lane in person to give their support, as well as Scottish Lib Dem Leader Tavish Scott.
Alistair Carmichael MP, Lib Dem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/13/boost-for-save-otago-lane-campaign/</link>
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		<title>Katy backs NUS pledge on unfair student fees</title>
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Katy was delighted to sign the NUS pledge asking all MPs and candidates to promise to vote against any increases in university fees, and to fight for a fairer alternative for students.
The Lib Dems are the ONLY mainstream party committed to abolishing tuition fees across the UK, to bring the rest of the country in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/08/katy-backs-nus-pledge-on-unfair-student-fees/</link>
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		<title>We must take steps to save the &#8216;lost generation&#8217;</title>
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At this weekend&#8217;s Scottish Liberal Democrat party conference Katy successfully proposed a motion at this weekend’s  which provides clear, practical steps to ensure that Scotland’s young people do not become ‘the lost generation’ in the labour market. The motion was passed unanimously.
Despite the government’s claims that the economy is gradually showing signs of recovery, unemployment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/08/we-must-take-steps-to-save-the-lost-generation/</link>
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		<title>Otago Lane Update</title>
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The  campaign is going from strength to strength &#8211; in the last week, Scottish Lib Dem Leader Tavish Scott and Charles Kennedy MP have both come to Otago Lane to give their support.

The &#8216;Leave Our Lane Alane!&#8217; protest on Saturday was a great success, with a huge crowd turning out despite the nasty weather, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/03/02/otago-lane-update/</link>
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		<title>Tavish Scott backs campaign to save Otago Lane</title>
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On Tuesday, Scottish Lib Dem Leader Tavish Scott joined Katy outside Tchai-Ovna tea house for a taste of what things might be like if the proposed housing development on Otago Lane goes ahead.
They had tea with Martin Fell, owner of Tchai-Ovna, out in the freezing February wind. If the building work gets the green light, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/02/24/tavish-scott-backs-campaign-to-save-otago-lane/</link>
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		<title>Vince Cable backs Katy for election &#8216;triumph&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The campaign is really building momentum &#8211; Vince Cable has backed Katy to win in Glasgow North at the general election in this article in the Glasgow Local News.
In the understatement of the year, the sitting MP  &#8216;expects real challenge from the Liberal Democrats&#8217;.
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		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/02/22/vince-cable-backs-katy-for-election-triumph/</link>
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		<title>SNP Councillor Joins Lib Dems</title>
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Katy has welcomed Glasgow City Councillor Alex Dingwall, a previous SNP councillor, to the party.  Cllr Dingwall decided to leave the SNP after 31 years as an SNP member and join the Liberal Democrats.  Commenting, Cllr Dingwall said:
&#8220;I believe Glasgow needs a change and a party that sets out a clear, credible alternative to Labour.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katygordon.org.uk/2010/02/16/snp-councillor-joins-lib-dems/</link>
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