Future of Leicester's Hospitals Discussed
Protesters have called on NHS bosses to publicly discuss their plans for Leicester's three hospitals.
6 Sep 2007
Senior Judge misguided on database say Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Nick Clegg has denounced a Senior Judge's call for the expansion of the UK DNA database as 'misguided'. At present, over four million profiles are held on a nationwide criminal database, which the Home Office claim has helped solve complex criminal cases. The largest of its kind in the world, it is reported to be growing at a rate of 30,000 samples a month, taken from suspects at crime scenes. There has already been criticism of the present system as people who are found innocent usually cannot get their details removed.
6 Sep 2007
Support for Ming Campbell in a letter to the Independent
Sir: Having read Dominic Lawson's wise words on Ming Campbell (4 September), I wonder whether we have entered a parallel universe. If Iraq has become the defining moral and political issue of our age, then Ming stands out as a man whose voice has, from the beginning, been in accord not only with that of the majority of the British people but also with what looks increasingly like being the verdict of history. And yet he is struggling in the polls, and largely derided and dismissed by the media.
6 Sep 2007
Energy Campaigners welcome Paul Rowen MP's support for reducing carbon emissions
A broad coalition of organisations have today welcomed local MP Paul Rowen's support in Parliament for a campaign to reduce carbon emissions from the public sector.
6 Sep 2007
Council Leader speaks out on Council's Climate Change record
Council Leader Alan Taylor has promised to look into whether or not Rochdale Council should sign the 'Nottingham Declaration' on Climate Change. He has claimed however that Rochdale Council is already showing their commitment to Climate Change in various ways and believes that some elements of the 'Nottingham Declaration' are a publicity stunt.
6 Sep 2007
Holmes Calls on Ministers to Wake Up to the Affordable Housing Crisis
Commenting on surveys released by the Royal Institution of Chartered of Surveyors (RICS) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Paul Holmes MP, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesman said
6 Sep 2007