The NHS must urgently address failings in dementia care if it is to cope with future demands, a watchdog has said. The number of people with dementia is expected to rise by a third in the next 15 years, but the National Audit Office said it was not enough of a priority. The report said England lagged behind other European countries over early diagnosis and access to drugs.
Local man Stephen Gilbert has been announced as the Lib Dem's choice to run for the new St Austell & Newquay seat in the next General Election - winning nearly three times as many votes as his closest rival.
David Cameron's decision to appoint Sayeeda Warsi as Shadow minister for community cohesion makes a mockery of his claims to support equality for LGBT people, says DELGA Chair Jen Yockney.
Members of the Liberal Democrat group on Brentwood Borough Council have slammed the Conservative administration for snubbing the residents who signed the save Keys Hall petition. The 620 strong petition collected by the Lib Dems was on the agenda at June's Policy Committee but when it came to discussing the item the Conservatives said they simply "noted" it.
A senior Conservative in the by-election seat of Ealing Southall has defected to the Liberal Democrats, following the imposition of a candidate on the local party by Tory spin doctors.
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Tuesday 3rd July) backed a campaign calling for ITV for letting down deaf and hard of hearing viewers by failing to provide enough subtitles.
