Heather Kidd Slams Broadband Tax As Unfair
Heather Kidd has slammed the government for plans to charge people with fixed phone lines 50p per month to help fund ultra-fast broadband has been condemned as "unfair".
3 Mar 2010
Heather Kidd has slammed the government for plans to charge people with fixed phone lines 50p per month to help fund ultra-fast broadband has been condemned as "unfair".
Heather Kidd expressed outrage after Liberal Democrat research revealed that Tory party donor Lord Ashcroft is estimated to have saved £127m in tax. It is estimated he has saved more than £127m in British tax since he became a member of the House of Lords, according to Liberal Democrat research.
Ken Clarke's legendary hush puppies made no sound this week as they padded their way to EU Commission President Barroso's office. True, the Daily Telegraph got wind of the story last Monday, but between then and the Shadow Business Secretary's return home there was no further media comment, no photographic evidence and not so much as a press release to mark the occasion. For the Tories, this silence qualifies as a result. Their only pro-European big gun, Clarke's mission was to build bridges in advance of a General Election which, if the Tories were to win it, would usher in the most destructive, anti-European government in British history. This task was not an easy one. The last thing David Cameron wanted is to carry it out in public. Either his emissary went to Barroso with all eurosceptic guns blazing and annoyed those who matter most or else he makes cooing noises that would set off spasms of fury from the Tories' euro-hostile majority. You can understand why this meeting was not for public consumption.
Delga welcomes last night's vote by the House of Lords voted to amend and improve the law on Civil Partnerships. The change means that Civil Partnership ceremonies will be able to be held in religious venues, and may include religious language. The amendment was supported by 25 Liberal Democrat peers, with no Lib Dem opposition; a majority of Tory peers voted against the amendment, and Labour's support was not unanimous.
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable in a speech to the Green Alliance has re-affirmed the Liberal Democrat commitment to environmentalism.
Tim Farron has welcomed agreement from the Minister for Higher Education David Lammy MP to consider allowing the University of Cumbria to increase its income by £4million a year by recruiting an additional one thousand students.