On Saturday 13 March, members and supporters of DELGA, the Lib Dem lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender campaign group, joined forces with Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats, Campaign for Gender Balance, Women Liberal Democrats, and Lib Dem Disability Association to hold a reception to celebrate and promote the equalities agenda within the party.
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Liberal Democrat Spring Conference today backed plans to increase the threshold at which people start paying income tax from current levels to £10,000.
Good morning conference this is a very wide ranging motion that will when implemented completely change the face of politics in Britain. And I say 'when implemented' deliberately. This motion must implemented not just because we as Liberal Democrats we think it will be a jolly good idea but because this country needs a step change in the way we do politics, the current political system is broken.
With the issue of bullying featuring high on the British media's agenda, the European Parliament has also witnessed its own recent shocking bout of childish, playground name-calling by UKIP's Nigel Farage MEP.
Park Ward Focus Team have started to deliver their latest Focus leaflet to some 5,000 homes in the Ward. The main stories are:- re the Tories buying the election?, Lib Dems welcome site improvement, Lib Dem councillors act on Parkdale vice threat, "See Something: Say Something".
Shall I tell you the one phrase that bothers me more than any other? It's this.