LIBERAL DEMOCRATS - LOVE FOOD, HATE WASTE
Liberal Democrats on Essex County Council today urged support for a campaign to encourage people to cut food waste and reduce the tonnes of food thrown away each year by Essex's residents.
14 Nov 2007
Residents of Devizes Constituency throwing away twice war time food rations!
LIBERAL Democrats in Devizes are backing a campaign to encourage people to cut food waste after learning that 10,800 tonnes of food are thrown away each year by local residents.
13 Nov 2007
Home Office's cover-up on immigration figures continues
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is appearing before MPs this afternoon, over claims she tried to conceal the fact that 5,000 illegal immigrants wrongly cleared to work in security posts. Leaked emails showed that Ms Smith was told about the latest immigration fiasco as long ago as July. Instead of informing MPs or the public about the potential security risk caused by her department, she chose to keep the situation quiet, apparently planning to admit the embarrassing events only after an internal inquiry.
13 Nov 2007
Cameron's Council Tax plans are half baked says Huhne
Commenting on David Cameron's proposal that any council wanting to raise council tax above a level determined by ministers in London should call a local referendum before they do so, Liberal Democrat leadership contender Chris Huhne said, "Half-baked half-measures fail either to make council tax fairer, or give power to local communities. We need to axe the council tax entirely, and replace it with a local income tax based on ability to pay. And we need fair votes for councils so that local people can boot out bad councils more easily.
13 Nov 2007
Liberal Democrats to amend Queen's Speech with Referendum on EU Membership
The Liberal Democrats will tomorrow put down an amendment to the Queen's Speech calling for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, so that the British people can have a proper debate about the future of Britain's relationship with the EU.
13 Nov 2007
Farron grills Health Minister on Ambleside dentist
Local MP Tim Farron asked the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson about the provision of NHS dentistry in Ambleside and the surrounding region during Health Questions in the House of Commons today.
13 Nov 2007