DELGA / Stonewall joint meeting at conference
As part of this year's Lib Dem Federal Conference agenda in Brighton, DELGA and Stonewall will be coming together to host a fringe meeting entitled "Delivering for 21st Century Britain".
10 Sep 2007
National News
Green groups withdraw from nuclear consultation 'stitch up'
Britain's leading environmental groups have today pulled out of the consultation on whether the government should build a new generation of nuclear power stations. The coalition, which includes Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, WWF and Green Alliance, claim the government is distorting the evidence and say they are considering whether to take the case to court again. The group accused the government of "conducting a public relations stitch-up designed to deliver a preordained policy on new nuclear power" and "rushing" a consultation process that its advisers say should take at least nine months.
10 Sep 2007
The Brown Green Record: Green Taxes Hit 25 Year Low
Green taxes have fallen for the seventh successive year and are now at their lowest level of GDP for a quarter of a century, official figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show.
10 Sep 2007
Bottled water insanity
Councillor Robin Lawrence and Claire Darke have attacked Britain's £2 billion thirst for bottled water as environmental insanity. More than two billion litres of bottled water fly off shop shelves every year and sales are growing at nearly 9 per cent a year. But in July the Drinking Water Inspectorate's report on water in the Midlands said that 99.8% of tap water samples passed their tests. Other tests reveal that there is no known health advantage to be gained from drinking bottled water instead of tap water.
10 Sep 2007
West End News : Councillor Fraser Macpherson's September Update to West End Community Council
Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat West End Councillor, today (Monday 10th September) issued his September Update to West End Community Council.
10 Sep 2007
Dundee Liberal Democrats announce Lochee candidate
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Sunday 9th September) announced the selection of their candidate for the forthcoming Dundee City Council by-election in Lochee Ward, following the resignation of SNP councillor Nigel Don.
9 Sep 2007