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At-a-glance: Lib Dem conference
| | Here are some of the highlights from each day of the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth. MONDAY - Treasury spokesman Vince Cable insists there is no "black hole" in his spending plans and says there can be both better public services and tax cuts for the less well-off
- Charles Kennedy says introducing proportional representation for local council elections is an issue of "totemic" importance for Scotland and the workings of his party's coalition with Labour north of the border
- Lib Dem leader in the Lords Baroness Shirley Williams calls the Iraq war "the greatest blunder since Suez"
- Richmond MP Jenny Tonge is among delegates to call for Tony Blair's impeachment
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY - Children would be taught to cook health meals as part of the school curriculum under plans agreed at the conference
- Pensioners would stop being "second class citizens" under Lib Dem plans to raise basic pensions, replace council tax and offer free personal care, says spokeswoman for older people Sandra Gidley
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- Home affairs spokesman Mark Oaten outlines plans to allow panels of local people to decide how to punish petty criminals
- A "Help Beat Howard" game show features among the stands in the conference hall showing the Lib Dems have not lost their knack for being wacky
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