Scarborough and Whitby Liberal Democrats are supporting the Climate Change Action Day with a stall in Scarborough Town Centre on Saturday 3 December. The Climate Change Action Day has been called to lobby world leaders who are meeting in Montreal to consider next steps following the expiry of the Kyoto Agreement on CO2 emissions.
Questions asked by the Lib Dems to Tory run Shepway Council have revealed that the new recycling scheme has broken its budget by more than £500,000. The majority of the losses are due to the withdrawal of the collection vehicles and reduced income from the recycling being collected together rather than separated at kerbside.
Commenting on the Prime Minister's attempts to broker a budget deal at the EU conference in Hungary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable MP said "The bottom line is that any deal must involve reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as the Government have promised."
Sharon Bowles MEP was the guest speaker at Epsom & Ewell Lib Dems AGM, held recently at the Phoenix Club in Epsom. Sharon succeeded Chris Huhne MP when he stood down as an MEP on being elected to the Westminster parliament. She arrived directly from Strasbourg, where the European Parliament's rotating sessions had been held that week, and regaled members with her accounts of the reality of life in the European goldfish bowl.
At our annual general meeting, Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats unanimously elected Tim Murphy as our new constituency Chair. He replaces Steve Dixon who has worked hard for the party over the last five years.
Members of Parliament voted last week on whether a Bill should be introduced to reduce the voting age to 16. The vote was on a move by Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams MP to introduce a Private Members Bill but unfortunately the bill was defeated by only eight votes. Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Dundee City Council Liberal Democrat Group Leader, said the defeat of the bill was "really disappointing and very short-sighted."