Flood strategy dispute prompts resignation
A COUNCILLOR has resigned his post as Vice Chairman over a dispute about the response to a flood strategy which he fears will destroy parts of the local landscape.
17 Nov 2009
National News
Student Loans Company paid £2m in bonuses
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has paid out nearly £2m in bonuses to staff despite leaving more than 100,000 students waiting weeks to receive their loans this autumn, the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
CW
17 Nov 2009
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Creating a Banking Levy: A Fair Deal for the Taxpayer
The UK banks owe their very existence to the British taxpayer with the Governor of the Bank of England estimating that they have received the equivalent of £1 trillion in taxpayer support.
VCMP
17 Nov 2009
Liberal Democrats call for renewal of our transport networks
Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrats' shadow Secretary of State for Transport, spoke at a public meeting in Epsom recently, hosted by local Liberal Democrats, about the need for renewal of our transport networks. Mr Baker told the meeting about the Liberal Democrats' common-sense policies for improved public transport.
17 Nov 2009
Creating a Banking Levy: A Fair Deal for the Taxpayer - Cable
The UK banks owe their very existence to the British taxpayer with the Governor of the Bank of England estimating that they have received the equivalent of £1 trillion in taxpayer support.
17 Nov 2009
Governments can't continue to blow hot and cold on climate deal - Hughes
Commenting after Barack Obama and other world leaders said that time has run out to secure a legally binding climate deal at Copenhagen, Liberal Democrat Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Simon Hughes said:
17 Nov 2009