Lib Dems Head for Brighton Conference in Upbeat Mood
Liberal Democrats from across Britain are heading for Brighton this weekend to put in place the policy framework that will take the party through the rest of this Parliament.
17 Sep 2006
National News
Rochdale Council sets out support for MEN Off-Road Bikes Campaign!
Rochdale Council has backed the Manchester Evening News' Campaign for a new registration scheme that would require all off-road bikes to be registered with the DVLA. The Council have a passed a Motion at their Full Council Meeting that also call for 'appropriate, clear signage on hotspots across the Rochdale Borough that would constitute as a warning and enable police to have tougher powers to confiscate straight away when catching offenders.
17 Sep 2006
North East Ladies live in the Real World
Liberal Democrats have been discussing ways to involve more women, people with disabilities, black and minority ethnic people and lesbian and gay men, at their party conference in Brighton this week.
17 Sep 2006
Save the British Conker!
South East England's Horse Chestnut trees, which have provided conkers for generations of schoolchildren, are currently dying in their thousands in the worst case of tree blight since Dutch Elm Disease 30 years ago.
16 Sep 2006
Shepway Lib Dems Jubilant as Local Schools Saved: More Reaction
Shepway Lib Dems have reacted with jubilation at the news that Harcourt School in Cheriton and Selsted Primary School have been saved from the recent round of school closures threatened by Conservative Kent County Council. The decision was announced on 15th September 2006 after a long period of consultation and campaigning by local people.
16 Sep 2006
Lib Dem leader criticises Gordon Brown over centralisation and authoritarianism
Writing in the Guardian Newspaper, Sir Menzies Campbell, the Lib Dem leader said, "The approach was unlikely to change if Mr Brown was prime minister, the Lib Dem leader told the Guardian. He said: "There is no reason to suggest a Prime Minister Brown would depart from the centralisation and authoritarianism which we have seen." Sir Menzies said the chancellor had a "statist" approach, and added: "I wonder whether the prime minister, left to his own devices, might not have taken a different one."
16 Sep 2006