At this week's meeting to discuss the Liberal Democrat "call-in" of the £3.8 million overspend on the highway depot review, Tory and Labour councillors joined forces to defeat a proposal by Cllr Bill Hoult to refer the matter to the County Council's Audit Committee.
Councillor John Shipley has met with Friends of the Earth at the Core Cities conference in Nottingham. FoE are challenging Councils across the UK to reduce their carbon emissions by 3% per year.
Lawyers clashed with Pakistani police again today as the country's president, General Pervez Musharraf, considered his response to intense international pressure to restore civilian rule and hold elections as planned. Britain, the US and the UN have led international demands for Gen Musharraf to keep his earlier promises to restore the constitution, resign as the army chief and hold elections by January.
Commenting on the Pensions Bill proposed in today's Queen's Speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander MP said:
DEFRA Minister for Sustainable Farming and Food, Lord Rooker has agreed to visit a hill farm in Westmorland and Lonsdale after being invited by the area's MP, Tim Farron. Mr Farron is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming and is keen for the Minister to witness first hand the effects of the foot and mouth outbreak this summer.
"A disappointing string of announcements with no vision and little to offer local people in Mid Sussex." That's the verdict of Lib Dems as local residents digest the Government's plans for the next year.