Labour and Tory MPs reject Liberal Democrat plan to cut crime

A Liberal Democrat plan to cut crime was voted down by 293 votes to 57 in the House of Commons last night. Labour MPs voted against, and Conservative MPs abstained on, a Lib Dem motion proposing a new direction in government policy to deal with the crisis in the criminal justice system. The motion proposed reforming prisons to make education and training compulsory, and triple the number of prisoners doing paid work, with contributions from earnings going towards a victim compensation fund. More use of restorative justice, an expansion of secure mental health facilities and providing more police officers (paid for with the money saved by scrapping ID card) were also proposed.

8 Feb 2007
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Anti-airport expansion ad

Carroll publishes Anti-Airport Expansion Ad

Liberal Democrat Campaigner Peter Carroll has published an advert in this weeks Herald newspaper on behalf of the Keep The Marsh Special Alliance (KMSA) against proposals to expand Lydd Airport.

8 Feb 2007
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Labour Fails To Fund Derbyshire Schools

Commenting on the disclosure of the level of funding per pupil in Derbyshire during Education and Skills Questions today in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:

8 Feb 2007
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