Tories Vote themselves an 18% Pay Rise
Conservative councillors on NHDC last week (11/11/2010) voted to increase district councillors pay by 18%, with the leader of the council rising by no less than 68%.
15 Nov 2010
National News
CLD Annual General Meeting on 7 December
Notice is given to all members of the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Chinese Lib Dems to be held on 7 Dec at Camden Townhall, Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE at 6pm; Guest Speaker Nikki Lee, Team Leader of Chinese Community from Citizens UK. Light refreshments will be served.
15 Nov 2010
Fundraising for Central London Law Centre
Chair of Chinese Lib Dems, Merlene Emerson, attended the gala dinner and auction held in aid of Central London Law Centre (CLLC) on Sunday 14 November at China Boulevard in Wandsworth, joining 400 other guests to help raise funds to meet the funding gap left by cuts by London Councils.
15 Nov 2010
Lib Dems Urge Support for Local Businesses
October saw the launch of the coalition government's Small Business Economic Forum. The first meeting was hosted by Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable who stressed the need to improve the flow of funding to small businesses. Future meetings will be chaired by Small Businesses Minster, and local Tory MP, Mark Prisk.
15 Nov 2010
Labour In Folkestone and Hythe: No Love for Ed Miliband
Just for historical interest, the Labour Leadership elections results (September 2010) from Folkestone and Hythe Constituency Labour Party. Interesting to note the significant majority voted for David Miliband, and that of 117 votes cast, 94 were for Anyone But Ed...
15 Nov 2010
The Guardian on Lib Dems and Tuition Fees. Another perfectly good tree, wasted
This weekend, the Guardian featured an article suggesting that the Lib Dem leadership were considering "selling out" on tuition fees in advance of the General Election. Which would be a big story, if only it was true.
15 Nov 2010
