Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg visited Bedford last night and held a 'Town Hall' meeting at the Harpur Suite. The open public meeting was chaired by Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate Dave Hodgson, and was attended by a large audience of local people. Clegg tackled a vast range of questions head on, and was widely praised after the meeting for his open, straight-talking approach.
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Further confirmation that Windsor's Conservatives are keeping Council Tax down artificially by massive borrowing emerged at a Council Scrutiny Committee last night. In papers brought before the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel the Conservatives outlined plans to borrow in the region of £6million annually.
Cllr Heather Kidd, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Ludlow, has called on the authorities to make greater efforts to end nuisance telephone calls, especially to the elderly.
Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Councillor Robin Lawrence has slammed the new Conservative proposals to charge elderly people £8,000 for residential care should they fall ill.
Employers in England and Wales are forcing job applicants to undergo criminal records checks in Scotland because equivalent powers are not yet in force in England and Wales despite having been on the statute book for over a decade. The number of people being checked has quadrupled in the last six years, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.