The disaster of Iraq and Tony Blair's failure to influence US policy will overshadow his time as Prime Minister, a leading UK think tank, Chatham House, has said. The Chatham House report found that, despite military, political and financial sacrifices by the UK, Mr Blair had been unable to influence the Bush administration in any significant way.
Liberal Democrats on Bedford Borough Council are calling for a zero carbon growth planning policy as part of the fight against climate change.
Responding to the Government's announcement today on the future of the post office network, Liberal Democrat Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary Edward Davey MP has attacked the Government for failing to address the future of Royal Mail.
The East of England Regional Assembly is again demanding that the Government provides a significant package of funding for the region, following the publication of the Government's proposed changes to the draft East of England Plan today (19th December).
An on-line campaign to Save OUR Royal Victoria Hospital has been launched at www.sorv.org.uk - and people from across Shepway are being urged to get involved. The SORV site was launched by the Shepway Liberal Democrats on Tuesday and features an on-line petition and also asks for local people to send their experiences at and memories of the Royal Victoria.
A planning application for a new passenger terminal and extended runway at a Lydd (London Ashford) Airport has been submitted. The plans seek to build capacity at the airport to 500,000 passengers a year and offer flights further afield than presently.