London MEP Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman, has for the third time pushed the European Commission, as the watchdog of compliance with EU laws, to challenge the UK's record in implementing a directive from 2000.
A number of Stockton Liberal Democrats have been to the Party Spring Conference in Harrogate this weekend, and have had a useful time debating, voting, questioning, making new contacts and training. There is a good range of what has been said at conference on http://www.libdems.org.uk/conference, so do have a look.
At today's Harrogate Conference Liberal Democrats continued their campaign to save the Post Office and Royal Mail.
At today's Liberal Democrat Spring Party Conference in Harrogate, Stockton Councillor Suzanne Fletcher asked the Parliamentary Party about them taking up the issue of the increasing use of expensive to use 084 numbers.
Councillor Julia Cherrett has been campaigning on the issue of the way that Warmfront is, or is not, working to help people in serious trouble as their existing heating has broken down. A dossier of problems dealt with has been sent in to Stockton Council for officers to look through and see if anything can be done.
Conservative run SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL has been officially graded as one of the WORST in the country after The Independent Audit Commission has awarded the Conservative-run Surrey County Council one star, the lowest possible score, in assessing its overall performance.