Steve's YouTube hit
The YouTube video that Bristol West Lib Dem MP Steve Williams made to raise awareness of the "stop homophobic bullying " campaign is the third most popular Lib Dem video on the internet.
25 Oct 2007
United Nations Environment Programme releases a gloomy GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK
"Planet's Tougher Problems Persist" - the UN's fourth Global Environment Outlook reports.
25 Oct 2007
Brighton newsletter
The special edition DELGA newsletter produced for Brighton Autumn Federal Conference is now available online as an Adobe pdf file.
25 Oct 2007
Farron quizzes Secretary of State on Hill Farm top up
Tim Farron, Lib Dem MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming questioned the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn on the adequacy of the Hill Farm Allowance top up. Mr Farron, who yesterday called on Mr Benn to ensure that the HFA top up was delivered on time, asked if he thought the amount pledged was sufficient given many farmers' circumstances.
25 Oct 2007
Brown attacked for backtracking on renewable energy target
Gordon Brown has been warned not to "rat" on EU pledges to generate 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. In an exchange at Prime Minister's Questions today, acting Lib Dem leader Vince Cable asked Mr Brown: "If the government is fully committed to the 20% target for Britain, why did his own energy minister go on television yesterday and say he wanted it cut from 20% to 10%, under pressure from the nuclear lobby? Vince warned the PM could end up looking "less green than Blair".
25 Oct 2007
Bollard scheme to solve parking problem
PARKING problems have driven Epping town councillors to spend over £3,000 on parking bollards across the entrance of the Epping Hall.
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24 Oct 2007