The Liberal Democrat Party has today launched its minority ethnic and minority faith pledge card to be published once the general election is called. Entitled 'Ten Good Reasons for All Britain's Communities to vote Liberal Democrat', the card lists the parties views on major issues concerning ethnic communities. Among the pledges are a plan to ban compulsory ID Cards, issuing realistic levels of work permits for foreigners, scrapping tuition fees and banning Islamaphobia.

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PLEDGES

We oppose: reducing free speech and religious freedom

• We propose: an end to discrimination, giving people of all faiths equal rights under a new Equality Act

We oppose: crimes driven by race religious hatred including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

• We propose: the banning of racist Islamophobia to ensure racists can’t hide behind religious slurs

We oppose: political attacks on minority communities or the use of race to win political support

• We propose: respecting all our communities and celebrating the benefits of diversity

We oppose: opting out of all or part of the European Convention on Human Rights

• We propose: No detention without a fair judicial process

We oppose: compulsory ID cards

• We propose: spending the money on 10,000 police

We oppose: demonising immigrants

• We propose: realistic numbers of work permits for foreigners based on Britain's economic needs

We oppose: preventing asylum seekers from applying to stay here

• We propose: decisions on asylum to be taken by an independent body

We oppose: tuition fees and top up fees

• We propose: scrapping tuition fees to maximise access to higher education

We oppose: delay in the Middle East peace process

• We propose: a two state solution with security for Israel, and justice and a homeland for Palestine

We oppose: Bush and Blair on Iraq, in breach of international law.

• We propose: Support for the United Nations and never again to fight an illegal and unjustified war

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