0:00:13 > 0:00:16Ahead of the local elections on the 3rd of May,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Nick Clegg is touring Britain,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21highlighting the tax cuts Liberal Democrats have delivered
0:00:21 > 0:00:24for more than 20 million working people.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Mr Clegg's ambition is for no-one to pay any tax
0:00:27 > 0:00:29on the first £10,000 they earn.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35- How old are you two?- I'm 21.- Yeah. - I'm 20.- Oh, right, brilliant.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40'I am addicted to one simple principle, which is this -
0:00:40 > 0:00:43'that we should make sure that tax cuts
0:00:43 > 0:00:45'are aimed at people on middle and lower incomes.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47'That's why our flagship Liberal Democrat policy'
0:00:47 > 0:00:50of making sure that the tax system allows you
0:00:50 > 0:00:54to earn £10,000 tax free is so important to me.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'And I just want us to move the tax system in a direction
0:00:57 > 0:01:01'where there is less tax on income, on effort and work,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03'and more tax on wealth and the wealthy.'
0:01:03 > 0:01:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Our priority has been about delivering tax cuts
0:01:12 > 0:01:15to millions of ordinary, hard-working families.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21We've said it, we've promised it and today we've done it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:25 > 0:01:31- Hello, boys and girls. - CHILDREN: Good morning, Mr Clegg.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33'Of course this is a very challenging time,'
0:01:33 > 0:01:36but it doesn't mean we can't do fair things.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37- Hello.- Hiya.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41'It's Liberal Democrats who are delivering more new apprenticeships
0:01:41 > 0:01:45'than have ever been delivered in our sort of peace-time history.'
0:01:47 > 0:01:52The Liberal Democrats are once again a truly national party,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55doing the right thing for the whole nation.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02So the coalition government is working hard
0:02:02 > 0:02:04on making this nation
0:02:04 > 0:02:07stronger, fairer,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11greener, freer.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15That's the prize. So let's get out there and fight for it.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:29 > 0:02:32On May 3rd, vote for tax cuts for workers.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Vote for higher tax on the super rich.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39And vote to help pensioners.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Vote for the Liberal Democrats.