Back our troops
Many British troops serving in Afghanistan are paid less than bobbies on the beat back home.
30 Dec 2009
National News
Lib Dem Leader Discovers his roots - In Rochdale
The Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, discovered more than he'd bargained for on his recent visit after being told that the history of his surname started right here - in Rochdale!
30 Dec 2009
Equality, Banking and Land
The Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) of which ALTER is a member, is planning a one-day conference for the Spring, in the run-up to the General Election, on the subject of Equality. CEJ is working with the Equality Trust to bring together an even broader group of campaigners (mainly those working on anti-poverty and banking reform), trying to work out how these campaigns link.
30 Dec 2009
LANDSCAPE winter 09
This may be the last issue of ALTER's newsletter Landscape that is offered as a free download to ALTER members. To ensure that you continue to receive Landscape, if you are not already a paid-up ALTER member go to the Join Us page on our website. We are about to move to a new site, where membership benefits such as Landscape may be password protected. With the cost of our main activity (attending Lib Dem Conference) going up in recent years, we are likely to increase our subs at the AGM in March. So join now.
30 Dec 2009
Promoting Cycling and Reducing Congestion
At December's meeting of the full council, Lib Dems secured some support for making Epsom and Ewell a more cycle friendly borough.
29 Dec 2009
Why shouldn't Buckingham Liberal Democrats join in?
This is part of the current debate surrounding the question of opposing the Speak in the General Election.
29 Dec 2009