In a keynote speech today to young people, Charles Kennedy has called for young people to given more respect by politicians, and made a call for the voting age to be lowered to 16 so that more youngsters can take part in elections and have a direct say in policies. Local Lib Dem campaigner Sam Matthews has strongly welcomed the call as reaffirming the Party's strong commitment to treating young people with respect.
Charles Kennedy has criticised the police for their support of a Bill to allow the detention of terror suspects for 90 days without charge. Charles said that Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, "overstepped the mark" in his endorsement of the controversial terror Bill.
The Liberal Democrats have uncovered figures that show the housing waiting lists in the West Midlands have increased by massively since Labour came to power, there are 137,992 families on waiting lists an increase from the 92,103 families in 1997.
Liberal Democrats on Essex County Council have pledged their support to a parliamentary motion that seeks to remove the 'veil of secrecy' from family legal proceedings.
A large number of Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats travelled to Stratford on Saturday 12 November. They did not go to see a Shakespeare play or the tourist sights but to attend a Liberal Democrat conference.
The Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley, Mr John Hemming, has given his backing to Robin Lawrence who is the Liberal Democrat candidate in Wolverhampton's Park Ward.
