Plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber of Parliament, scrap I.D. cards and the DNA database and referendum on introducing a new voting system - all part of a raft of proposals Nick Clegg unveiled today.
The European Parliament is a place for the countries of Europe to work together on issues that affect us all, and no issue is a bigger threat to our common long term security than climate change. This issue has no respect for borders and it can only be tackled if the world works together.
David Laws MP, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury has written outlining the state of the nation's finances, his letter is below:
Blackburn's community festival, 'Celebrate Blackburn' is back, this year even bigger and better. In fact the theme for this year's Celebrate is all BIG! Celebrate Blackburn's BIG festival is set to take place for two months starting July 1 and will feature a host of larger than life music, arts, food, cultural, fun and sporting events all dedicated to showcasing the best of Blackburn. The showpiece of the celebration will be Blackburn's BIG weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25.
For years services for young people such as the Youth Development Service have been Surrey's Cinderella. Budgets have been cut, with staff posts left unfilled and then frozen.This year a re-organisation at the top takes away the Youth Development Officers who lead the work in each Borough and District and further managers, replacing all thirteen posts with just four operations managers to run youth work for the whole county.
For years services for young people such as the Youth Development Service have been Surrey's Cinderella. Budgets have been cut, with staff posts left unfilled and then frozen.This year a re-organisation at the top takes away the Youth Development Officers who lead the work in each Borough and District and further managers, replacing all thirteen posts with just four operations managers to run youth work for the whole county.
