Farron welcomes dairy profit improvement but calls for more to be done
South Lakes MP Tim Farron welcomes dairy industry progress from deficit to profit but urges that the industry still needs ongoing support.
14 Nov 2011
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Farron fights for local cockling rights
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has raised the issue of illegal cockling in Parliament, amid the closure of the North West cockle beds.
14 Nov 2011
Local Lib Dem Euro MP Sharon Bowles’ radical plan to make lending to SMEs more attractive
SE England Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles is regularly named as one of the most influential Members of the European Parliament,...
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14 Nov 2011
UKIP jobs claim "deluded" says Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson
Following a heated exchange between UKIP leader Nigel Farage MEP and Lib Dem MEP Sir Graham Watson during a BBC debate this weekend, in which the UKIP leader stated that "not one single British job depends on EU membership", Watson has called on Farage to justify his statements.
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14 Nov 2011
UK could legislate to curb excessive pay - Cable
(Reported by Reuters) The government could introduce legislation next year to curb excessive executive pay, Business Secretary Vince Cable said on Sunday.
14 Nov 2011
Free early years education for two-year olds in Blackburn & Darwen
Free early education will be extended to 140,000 disadvantaged two-year- olds, and parents will be able to access the free entitlement more flexibly, under plans published by the Government last week. In Blackburn and Darwen, around 600 two-year olds are expected to benefit from the proposals.
14 Nov 2011