ROCHDALE BOROUGH LIBERAL DEMOCRAT MANIFESTO FOR 2006/07
Local Elections 2006
12 Apr 2006
Party President launches Rochdale Borough Liberal Democrat Manifesto!
National President of the Liberal Democrats - Simon Hughes MP has taken time out to officially launch Rochdale Borough Liberal Democrat's ambitious plan to take control of Rochdale Council. Simon came to the Drake Street Campaign HQ to meet Party Workers and then officially launch their Local Election Campaign at Roeacre Court in Heywood.
12 Apr 2006
Local MEP welcomes crackdown on credit card companies
North West Euro MP Sajjad Karim, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on International Trade, has welcomed the European Commission's report that the EU credit card industry is too confined to national markets, generating huge discrepancies in customer charges from country to country.
12 Apr 2006
Ming offers support to local election campaign
Sir Menzies Campbell, leader of the Liberal Democrats, visited Ambleside today to offer his support to the Liberal Democrat campaign for the local elections on May 4th.
12 Apr 2006
Postal Vote Deadline - Tuesday 18th April
Remember the deadline for Postal Vote Application for the local elections on May 4 is Tuesday 4th April at 5 pm. Applications need to be received by the Returning Officer at the Town Hall by that time.
12 Apr 2006
More than extra money needed to bridge vocational academic divide - Sarah Teather
Responding to Jacqui Smith's announcement of £50m to help fund vocational diplomas in schools and colleges, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Sarah Teather MP said: "We cannot afford to have such high numbers of young people giving up on their education at 16. "The Government should launch a full scale reassessment of what is taught in secondary schools. Plans for a few new diplomas will still preserve the divide between academic learning and vocational training. We have to dispel the old fashioned idea that study is for the gifted and skills are only for the less bright. To pursue successful careers all young people need to leave school, college or university with both knowledge and know-how."
12 Apr 2006