Liberal Democrats Force Tories to Admit Road Repair Failures
Surrey's Conservative-led County Council were today forced to admit that road repairs in the county were at an unacceptable level.
14 Jun 2006
Lib Dems launch 4Rs commission on primary education
The Liberal Democrats have announced the launch of a '4Rs commission' to encourage innovative thinking on primary education policies. The commission, which will be independent of the parliamentary party will be chaired by Dr Bethan Marshall, senior lecturer in education at King's College London and includes former children's TV presenter Floella Benjamin. The neglect of the '4th R' - articulation, will be among the commission's priority topics. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Sarah Teather MP said: "Mountains of tests and targets for reading, writing and arithmetic have led to neglect of vital speaking and listening skills among our youngest children. Language skills are essential if we want pupils to express themselves with confidence and improve their learning and behaviour. But children's speaking and listening skills seem to be deteriorating year on year.
14 Jun 2006
MP expresses outrage at DEFRA's latest admissions over Single Farm Payments
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed outrage at DEFRA's refusal to take seriously concerns about cash-flow problems being suffered by farmers whose Single Farm Payments have been delayed, as DEFRA finally admit that they are not going to make the June 30th deadline to make all payments by.
14 Jun 2006
Blair hangs mill-stones around the neck of British economy - Campbell
Today Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell delivered a keynote speech at the Annual General Meeting of the CBI. Sir Menzies said "Underlying the Government's growing problems is a fundamentally flawed approach to management which rests on controlling everything from the centre."
13 Jun 2006
Lib Dem's leader to visit Guantanamo
Sir Menzies Campbell plans to become the first British politician to visit Guantanamo Bay. His office is looking into the logistics of a trip to the US detention centre in Cuba. Washington has said it is open to allowing visitors but in the past has place restrictions on the degree of access allowed.
13 Jun 2006
Lib Dems pull out of climate change agreement with the Conservatives
The Liberal Democrats have suspended their participation in a cross-party approach to climate change due to failure of the Conservatives to reach agreement on the development of specific policies.
13 Jun 2006