Postcode Lottery.............
Cllr Heather Kidd, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen, has uncovered a major problem with postcodes in rural areas when trying to deal with a problem for an elderly resident.
2 Nov 2009
National News
Making Tony Blair President of European Council would be disastrous mistake, says Liz Lynne MEP
An illegal war, complicity in torture and a 'peculiar relationship with truth' mean Tony Blair must not become President of the EU Council of Ministers, Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne said.
2 Nov 2009
Kendall: Tories must accept responsibility for this financial mess
Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr David Kendall has slammed the Conservative administration running Brentwood Borough Council for the damning report they have received from the Audit Commission and has demanded to know if anyone is going to accept responsibility for the financial mess?
1 Nov 2009
Website award
The Hitchin and Harpenden website won an award at the Liberal Democrat regional conference in Huntingdon on Saturday. Alan Window, who handed out the awards, commended the use of images and the fact that the website had been recently updated. Said parliamentary candidate, Nigel Quinton, "I am delighted with this award - thanks to Amelia, Rob, Anthony and Louise who have helped develop the site over the past 24 months".
1 Nov 2009
Lib Dem motion to adopt 10:10 referred to Cabinet for decision
At the Spelthorne Council meeting on 29th October the Liberal Democrat group proposed a motion seeking to get the Council to sign-up to the 10:10 campaign. This is a grass roots campaign to get individuals and organisations to cut their energy consumption by 10% in 2010 to help arrest the progress of climate change.
1 Nov 2009
Darling must stop unfair Caribbean tax say Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has stepped up the pressure on the government to rethink the unfair Caribbean passenger tax. Joined by popular broadcaster Floella Benjamin, as well as representatives of leading Caribbean organisations, Sarah handed in a petition to Chancellor of the Exchequer.
1 Nov 2009