New Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP has promised to give a voice to the people of Hinckley & Bosworth who feel ignored by politicians.
The public has just one week left in which to give its views on proposed changes to Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
Forty years after the start of the nuclear programme in England, we are none the wiser as to what to do with nuclear waste, not just for the next few years, but for the next 40,000 years.
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Friday 11th January) welcomed the fact that Nick Clegg, the new UK leader of the Liberal Democrats, visited Scotland this week, soon after his election as leader.
Claims by David Cameron that the Conservatives are interested in being part of a "progressive alliance" in British politics look less convincing than ever today, after Mr Cameron's rejection of a proposal put forward by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg for an independent convention on how Britain is governed. The Tory leader proposed at the time of Mr Clegg's election as Lib Dem leader that the two parties should forge a "progressive alliance". Mr Clegg replied by proposing an independent convention involving all parties and all parts of society. But Mr Cameron has rejected this, instead proposing more limited co-operation between the parties issue by issue. In a sharply-worded letter to Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg made clear that he regarded that as "old politics", and accused Mr Cameron of missing the point of his plan for a convention.
A new generation of nuclear power stations was yesterday given the go-ahead by the government. The business secretary John Hutton told MPs that the new stations must be built to ensure future security of supply and help produce a balanced energy mix. Mr Hutton said that private operators would be expected to meet the full cost of building nuclear plants, decommissioning and disposing of waste. He insisted there would be no subsidies from the UK government. Conservative spokesman Alan Duncan welcomed the Government's commitment to nuclear power, despite the party having previously said it should be a 'last resort'.