Commenting on today's report by 'Friends of the Earth', which states that Britain is missing the Kyoto target for reducing carbon emission, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary said:
Shepway's Euro MP, Sharon Bowles, has discovered that local councils across the South East, including Shepway, are struggling to bring about energy efficiency improvements in line with government targets.
Mark Oaten, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, has told Radio 4's Today programme that Britain's prison system is a shambles with suicides, widespread drug-taking and half of inmates re-offending on release; and that the problems of prisons had to be addressed if Britain was to get crime under control.
Serena Tierney has campaigned ever since it was first suggested that this unit might be closed or downgraded. Lib Dems believe that Mid Sussex needs a fully functional A & E unit at the PRH, not a low-grade injuries only unit. To be fair, before the election, the Tories were saying the same. Yet look at what they are saying now: "Why I agree PRH surgery switch was the right move". What sort of behaviour is this? One thing before the election, and then change of heart immediately after, when the electorate cannot sling him out. This is just the sort of behaviour that gets all politicians a bad name - and we deplore it. If he had any moral courage, he would resign for such a basic change of heart on an issue that was central to the election in Mid Sussex.
The September 2005 Focus for Springvale ward can be found in the Download Area of this site.
PLANS to redevelop commercial buildings in Epping have been slammed by the town council as an attack on the town's heritage.
