Emily canvassing in North Dorset

Welcome and thank you for visiting my website. I hope it will give you an idea of who I am, what I and the Lib Dems stand for and what we would like to achieve in North Dorset. If you have any questions please email me at emily@egasson.fsnet.co.uk or call me on 07810 477086.

I am delighted to have been re-selected as the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for North Dorset.

Best wishes

Emily Gasson

January 2010: Pub Survey Launched

Local Lib Dem campaigner Emily Gasson has launched a new pub survey. The survey asks publicans about the services they provide and the challenges facing them.

Emily said, " In January 2009 we lost 5 pubs in North Dorset, and it's too early to tell yet how many pubs will not survive the post-Christmas dip. But nationally we are losing 5 pubs a week."

Emily wants to find out what is causing the closures. She pointed out that we have gone through recessions before and somehow those pubs survived, but this time round they are not. "So what has changed?", said Emily, "I want to find out the challenges facing the modern pub - is it cut price alcohol at the supermarket, the new licensing system or the law relating to tied pubs that's hitting them? What is it that's affecting pubs over and above the economic down-turn?"

Emily explained that it is important to find out what we would lose if we stood by and let the pubs close.

" I want to know the role our pubs are playing in the community with their darts, football, rugby, quiz and skittles teams. We need to know the cost to our communities of losing our village and town pubs."

SOS for our NHS - online survey Tue 18th Sep 2007 Emily Gasson has launched an online survey as part of her campaign to improve NHS services.

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