If you haven't heard of the Lib Dems' new private social networking facility ACT, then you are missing a lot of 'ACTivity'! ALTER now has a Group in ACT, where you can join discussion on topical subjects. We have already recruited new ALTER members this way, in less than a week since creating the Group. So please tell your friends about ALTER in ACT.
Mayor of Bedford Borough Dave Hodgson has announced the launch of the Council's Climate Change fund, a radical move to fund projects which will cut CO2 emissions in the Borough and protect the environment. The fund, which will be open to applications early in the new year, will be launched with an initial £100,000, with the scheme set to grow in future years. It will help organisations including schools, community groups and the council itself undertake capital projects which will have a real impact on protecting the local and wider environment.
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today pledged to put fair taxes at the heart of the party's message to the British people.
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today pledged to put fair taxes at the heart of the party's message to the British people. The party's new tax plans will see tax cuts for millions of people, paid for by closing tax loopholes, making polluters pay and introducing a 'mansion tax' on homes worth over £2m.
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, Lib Dem Treasury spokesman, said:
Liberal Democrat candidate for Bosworth, Michael Mullaney, today welcomed the party's new plans to bring in a fairer tax system.
