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News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats - Three Rivers, a Lib Dem Run Council

TfL did not finish the work on the Station Road Bridge on the scheduled dates and are planning a further period of night closures of Station Road from 22-29th May. ……………………………………………………. Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) has teamed up with Wimbletech CIC to create a work hub in Rickmansworth. Operating from vacant space in Basing House, the Hub will create a vibrant home for entrepreneurs, home workers and small businesses in the area. It will offer flexible working space, with fixed and 'hot' desks and meeting rooms available. Training events for the local community will form a key feature of this hub which will promote technology and innovation. The hub is due to open on 1st June. For further details call 020 3290 0225, Email info@rivertech.space or visit www.rivertech.space ……………………………………………………………… TRDC has carried out another successful fly-tipping prosecution. It was an illegal deposit of a large heap of household waste including boxes, packaging and furniture in Chalfont Lane. The of

28 May 2016

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LI executive Tbilisi, Georgia, May 2016 report

Liberal International executive meeting Tblisi, Georgia, May 2016

by Mark Smulian

27 May 2016

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Immigration figures show the Prime Minister’s atrocious failing on Syrian refugees says Tim Farron

Migration statistics released yesterday expose the Tory Government's failing to offer a safe haven to people fleeing the war in Syria.

27 May 2016

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If the world is worried, we should be seriously scared...

World leaders gathering in Japan have warned that a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a "serious threat to global growth", reports EUobserver. In their final statement, G7 leaders have said that "a UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend towards greater global trade and investment, and the jobs they create, and is a further serious risk to growth." The also said that "escalated geopolitical conflicts, terrorism and refugee flows, are complicating factors in the global economic environment": https://euobserver.com/political/133575

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by Peter Morris, European Movement

27 May 2016

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Conference registration deadline - Today Friday 27 May

If you've not been before, Conference costs just £60. That's lower than last year and means you can experience a full conference at a great rate. This year we're in Brighton from 17th- 20th September on the seafront.

27 May 2016

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Do we really have to test our youngsters to destruction?

Testing our schoolchildren has become a bit of a national obsession in recent years. Whether it's Standard Assessment Tests in Primary Schools, Key Stage Tests and GCSE in Secondary Schools, not forgetting A and AS Levels, BTEC and NVQs, according to successive governments, we couldn't get enough of them - until recently. Now groups of concerned parents have reacted by withdrawing their offspring from recent SATs and some people have finally woken up to the fact that grades at GCSE in particular just cannot keep rising exponentially. We have a saying in Lincolnshire that you don't increase the weight of a pig by just weighing it. Many teachers will tell you that 'teaching to the test' can take a great deal of enjoyment out of the job, both for themselves and the recipients of their expertise.

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by Cllr John Marriott - Lincoln, Sleaford and North Hykeham

27 May 2016

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