The Lib Dem spokesperson on LGBT equality has condemned for scrapping tens of thousands of pounds in funding for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. Liberal Democrat Women and Equality Spokesperson Lorely Burt MP has joined the event's organisers in criticising the decision by the Department for Education and Skills.
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In a speech to the IPPR today, Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell will pledge to take the fight on poverty to Labour's heartlands.
The first stage of the East of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA) review of hospital services in the region has only underlined the threat hanging over Bedford Hospital, say Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats.
Liberal Democrats believe that Treasury meddling has made Hertfordshire's healthcare crisis worse than it need have been. Already struggling with chronic deficits, the county's two acute hospital trusts have been further wounded by financial rules that should never have been applied. This turned measured efforts to improve operating efficiency into a financial frenzy that has not only damaged current healthcare provision but has jeopardised the future.
In the two World Wars the Gurkha Brigade suffered 43,000 casualties, and to date it has won 26 Victoria Crosses - 13 by Gurkhas and 13 by British Officers.
Gordon Brown's "obsession" with means testing has created a culture of dependency, Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell warned this week as he unveiled proposals to drastically simplify the welfare system. In a speech to the IPPR, Sir Menzies set out five new Liberal Democrat ideas to improve the benefits system:
