Around 2 million adults in the United Kingdom have responded to a scam mailing in the last year, around half of those scammed have lost more than £50 in total, others have lost more than £5,000. Many of these people receive further contact from the criminals being then asked for even more money and or for personal information. Over £3 billion is lost to scammers each year and it is of growing concern.
In his first major speech as Secretary of State, Vince Cable has outlined how the Government will support business. The speech to business leaders, at the Cass Business School in London, developed the ideas which Prime Minister David Cameron set out in his speech on the economy recently.
Shepway Liberal Democrats are sad to hear that ex-Folkestone Town Cllr Margaret Newcombe passed away yesterday. Best wishes at this time to her family and friends.
New PoliticsHome research reveals that the Liberal Democrat leader receives a higher approval rating from the public than David Cameron.
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne has backed a cross party call in the European Parliament calling for action to tackle growing youth unemployment and the difficulty for workers over 55 to get new jobs.
The Chinese Liberal Democrats have welcomed the elevation of two new ethnic minority Liberal Democrat peers to the House of Lords, in particular Meral Ece, the Chair of Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats.