Today's budget debate at Warwickshire County Council was dominated by two major U-turns by the ruling Conservative administration, in both cases on issues which the Liberal Democrats have been pushing for consistently for a long time.
Today, at 7:14pm on Tuesday 5th February, MPs in the House of Commons have voted (400 to 175) in favour of the second reading of Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. As expected a large majority of Liberal Democrat MPs voted in favour of party and Government policy.
Huge changes to housing benefit are on the way which will bring a tsunami of misery in their wake. Anyone of working age with a spare room in their house will lose 15 per cent of their benefit, 25 per cent if they have two spare rooms.
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have welcomed the formal announcement that following the pressure they have brought to bear on Surrey County Council's Conservative Cabinet a future overnight stay at Farnham Castle has been cancelled.
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have today announced their priorities for the 2013/14 County Council budget following their announcement calling for a Council Tax freeze last week.
Proposals by Labour run Chesterfield Borough Council to raise Council Tax this year have been slammed by local Liberal Democrat Prespective Parliamentary Candidate and campaigner Julia Cambridge.