Alzheimer's drugs policy outrage
Alzheimer's disease groups have attacked draft guidance from the NHS medicines watchdog restricting access to certain drugs.
27 May 2006
LIB DEMS TAKE CONTROL OF THE COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
It was smiles all round on Thursday when Cllr Sue Smith arrived at Woking Borough Council surrounded by her jubilant team to take control of Woking. The promise to residents is an attitude of openness, transparency, accountability and genuine consultation - not deciding first and then consulting. At the Council meeting that followed Sue outlined the Lib Dem programme for the year which includes introducing Neighbourhood Forums with genuine commitment to putting local people at the heart of decision making stating "what we can do is bring a different attitude to government".
27 May 2006
Sign up now to scrap Strasbourg
Liberal Democrat MEPs are asking Epping Forest residents to back a new campaign to scrap the monthly European travelling circus to Strasbourg. A Liberal initiative, the 'One Seat' petition (www.oneseat.eu) needs the support of one million EU citizens before being given to the European Commission in protest against an absurd agreement that is costing EU taxpayers 200 million euros a year.
27 May 2006
Rowen "On the bus" for Green Transport Week.
Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson and Rochdale MP, Paul Rowen will be undertaking a review of bus services in Rochdale for Green Transport Week. This will be held between 10th and 18th June. Paul is asking bus passengers to get in touch with him and let him know any problem routes. Paul will then meet them on that bus out and do a questionnaire with other passengers and discuss the problems during their journey. He will then take these results and send them to the GMPTE and demand action.
27 May 2006
Clive Sneddon welcomes LibDems topping Green Poll on Climate Change
Dundee East Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson Dr Clive Sneddon has welcomed the result of an online poll conducted by Friends of the Earth. This poll puts the Liberal Democrats far ahead of the other main parties in caring about climate change.
27 May 2006
LIB DEMS ROMP TO VICTORY IN STUNNING BY-ELECTION RESULT
Liberal Democrat, Trevor Fisher romped home in a shock result in the Bentswood by-election. He overturned a Labour majority of over 200 to win a majority of 46, pushing Labour into third place.
26 May 2006