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30 Nov 2015
National News
MP Visits Cheesemaking Start-Up
Tim Farron MP this weekend visited a new cheesemaking business set up by local farmers.
30 Nov 2015
Newcastle Liberal Democrats condemn online trolling of local journalist Rachel Wearmouth
"We condemn the abuse heaped on Rachel Wearmouth for expressing her views online. We or may not agree with what she said, but there's no excuse online/abuse/trolling," said Cllr Wendy Taylor, the LIberal Democrat Deputy Leader
30 Nov 2015
Getting Newcastle back on track as green city - or "greenwash" by Labour?
Newcastle Liberal Democrats welcome the Labour-run Council's pledge to be a 100% green city by 2050, but the announcement needs to be put into context. When the Lib Dems ran the Council, Newcastle was proclaimed greenest city in the UK two years running by Forum for the Future. When Labour took control in 2011, political commitment evaporated, responsibility became confused, and projects withered on the vine. The only green initiative of note has been the Cycling City programme - part of a national Lib Dem/Coalition Government scheme rather than a local idea. Otherwise we have had four years of drift. There are two things I worry about the new pledge. First, why 2050 - in 35 years time? That goal is far too far in the future, we need action on our carbon emissions right now. Secondly, why did the pledge have to come from Westminster rather than the Civic Centre? A green energy and transport revolution requires leadership, and it doesn't bode well for local leadership if Labour senior councillors' arms had
30 Nov 2015
Shropshire leader forced to resign from council company after conflict of interest scandal
It is a press release slipped out with minimum of publicity. Visitors to the Shropshire Council Newsroom website are only greeted with the headline: "Shropshire Council Standards Sub-Committee meeting - 20 November 2015." That's a headline designed for boredom. Which is surprising because the news website is run by Three Sixty Communications, a subsidiary of ip&e. Three Sixty has often shown itself to be on the ball when it comes to communication. But ip&e is wholly owned by Shropshire Council. So we shouldn't be surprised that this headline was written to disguise the leadership crisis that is enveloping the council.
30 Nov 2015
Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats Hold Successful Jazz Evening in Watford
Last week Liberal Democrats from all over Hertfordshire gathered for a Jazz Evening in Watford's renowned Pump House venue - noted for its regular jazz events.
30 Nov 2015