Under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, civil partnership ceremonies are forbidden from taking place in any building designed for or used solely for religious purposes. Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson for Brighton Pavilion, Andrew Falconer, has launched a petition to amend the legislation.
Heather Kidd represented the Liberal Democrats at the NHF conference last Thursday and spoke on the Liberal Democrat policy on affordable housing. She commented "It seems we are the only party with a definitive policy, if listening to the other representative is anything to go by!"
Thanks to the insistence of the Liberal Democrat Focus Team police patrols have been stepped up in the Parkdale and Malcolm Court areas. Residents in the area have asked for Councillor Robin Lawrence and Councillor Claire Darke's help in reducing levels of anti-social behaviour, particularly drinking alcohol.
Local MP Tim Farron has pressed the government to make sure that rural areas like South Lakeland do not suffer when the radio analogue signal is turned off in 2015.
Councillor Ann Haigh, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Epping Forest, has pledged to do her bit for the British Armed Forces family.
We are in the middle of the party conference season. Last week I was at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth, this week Labour is in Brighton and next week the Conservatives are in Manchester. For the national media and those in the Westminster "Village" these events are the meat and drink of political reporting. Every slight slip of the tongue becomes an attempted coup and every frown a snub.
