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27 Dec 2009
National News
Good news for students - Nick Clegg reaffirms Lib Dem policy on student fees
In a letter to members the Party Leader Nick Clegg has confirmed the Liberal Democrats commitment to abolish student fees. The text of the letter is reproduced below.
27 Dec 2009
Spelthorne buses threatened by Surrey Bus Review - 557 route at risk
Surrey County Council are reviewing the provision of bus services across the county and one of the routes proposed for closure is the 557. This is a link which runs across the whole borough, providing vital access to St Peter's hospital.
27 Dec 2009
Brown should face Iraq inquiry music
Commenting on the statement from Sir John Chilcott which reveals that Gordon Brown, David Miliband and Douglas Alexander will not appear before the Iraq inquiry until after the election, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary Edward Davey said "Giving special treatment to Labour ministers not only undermines the perception of independence of the inquiry but will damage the public's trust in politics further still."
27 Dec 2009
Heating or Eating - the harsh choice this winter
Here in the West Midlands 3,400 older people died from the cold last year. That's 900 more than in the previous year. Soaring heating bills are hitting everyone in Wolverhampton but local pensioners are being hit the hardest.
26 Dec 2009
LIB DEM PLEDGES TO OPPOSE ANY HUNTING REPEAL
A senior Liberal Democrat will oppose any attempt to repeal the Hunting Act if he is elected to the House of Commons after the General Election.
26 Dec 2009