Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Dundee LibDem Group Leader today (Friday 28th April) joined local trades union officials, politicians across the political spectrum and others at Discovery Point in the City Centre to mark Workers' Memorial Day.
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield, has joined the Royal College of Nurses in calling on the Government to keep nurses working and keep patients in Chesterfield safe.
The company has now failed and is in the hands of an administrator. This has made part of the refuse freighter fleet unavailable and the service is now being operated on an emergency basis by the District Council's waste management team. The team is reported to have said that residual waste black sack collection will be first priority and that recycling collections will not be made until more vehicles and operatives are available.
Responding to the new King's Fund report, Deficits in the NHS, suggesting that the NHS deficit could exceed £1 billion, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Steve Webb MP said:
Commenting on the publication of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, Paying for Long Term Care, which is critical of the current system of funding and calls for a review, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Minister, Sandra Gidley MP, said:
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In a hard-hitting speech today, Menzies Campbell has spelt out the Liberal Democrat challenge on the environment. He outlined five key principles to form a cross party agreement of tackling climate change, and criticised "A failure of nerve from the government. And a surfeit of spin from the Conservatives."