87 hours to go - we need you
Late on Sunday night in the by-election HQ I was with the team looking at canvass returns that show we are on the verge of a strong result on Thursday. How strong is up to you.
SRDCE
17 Oct 2016
National News
£20 Million Construction of Two New Schools for Wixams Gets Underway
Mayor Dave Hodgson lent a hand as the first sod was cut to mark the start of work that will create two new schools at a site in Green Lane, Wixams.
17 Oct 2016
Clegg: PM should 'delay' triggering Article 50
The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said the Prime Minister "would have to go back and improve her negotiating stance" if she presented a vision of Brexit to the House of Commons that MPs did not agree with. Speaking to Andrew Marr, he said delaying triggering Article 50 would be a "very good thing" because Theresa May's negotiating timetable will overlap with the campaign period for the French and German elections.
17 Oct 2016
Who Decides? Paul Tyler’s book is well worth a read
Who Decides? is like an excellent after dinner speaker - not too long, with plenty of laughs and a bit of knowledge imparted. The book intertwines Lib Dem peer and former MP Lord Tyler's amusing recollections of collective decision making during his political career (including Parliamentary committees, candidate selection meetings and party management bodies) with extracts from the guide to understanding, managing and exploiting committees published in 1962 by the former government chief psychologist, Edgar Anstey.
MP
17 Oct 2016
GMP Reported to Police Watchdog
Lib Dem Leader in Rochdale, Councillor Andy Kelly has reported Greater Manchester Police to a police watchdog for failing to log calls. Greater Manchester Police has failed to log more than 38,000 calls - including an astonishing 25% of violent crimes. Now the Lib Dems are calling for a thorough investigation by the Independent Police Complaint's Commission. The force, run by Labour politician and current Mayor Tony Lloyd, has been slammed as 'inadequate' by national watchdog - Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary .
17 Oct 2016
Conference a Huge Success
Saturday's Regional Conference was a huge success with the biggest attendance for many years - with over 120 people in the closing session and more taking part earlier on during the day.
17 Oct 2016