Councillor Attends Protest Against EDL
Freemen Ward Lib Dem City Councillor Dale Keeling joined the protest against the EDL march in Leicester on Saturday.
13 Oct 2010
National News
Guildford's Lib Dem Councillors vow to fight government on tuition fees
Following the Business Secretary's statement yesterday that the government are considering raising the cap on tuition fees, Lib Dem councillors on GBC have vowed to fight any increase on fees.
13 Oct 2010
MEP backs Midlands business leaders' call to slash red tape
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne has backed a call by the Federation of Small Businesses to step up pressure on the European Commission and EU governments to cut red tape.
13 Oct 2010
Ramsgate Mayor's Charity Quiz
The memory of having gone to Ramsgate for the Bowls Tournament (and won it) still lingers, and so turning up for the Ramsgate Quiz was exciting.
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13 Oct 2010
Chinese veteran politicians call for reform
In the aftermath of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement to Liu Xiaobo, 23 elders of the Chinese Communist Party have written a letter making some surprising demands. They have expressed their wish for the same changes which Xiaobo was originally sent to prison for. Amongst calls for a more tolerant approach to freedom of speech, they also addressed the need for more lenient policies regarding the internet censorship and the treatment of journalists.
13 Oct 2010
Liberal Democrats' Federal Policy Committee meet over Browne Review
"FPC confirms the Liberal Democrat party policy remains to phase out tuition fees."
13 Oct 2010