Howard's negative campaign set for double defeat
Michael Howard is set to lose both the General Election AND his own Parliamentary seat in the Folkestone & Hythe Constituency on Thursday.
4 Apr 2005
New fines welcome, but Government should put 24 hour drinking on hold
Parmjit Singh Gill MP, Member of Parliament for Leicester South, responding to new moves by the Government to fine bar staff who serve drunken customers, said:
1 Apr 2005
Bedford Council Tax bills to rocket after election, warn Liberal Democrats
Council Tax payers in Bedford & Kempston face a post-election tax bombshell if Labour or the Tories form the next government, Liberal Democrats warned today.
1 Apr 2005
The most educated dinner ladies in Britain!
Lib Dem Leader of Rochdale Council - Cllr. Paul Rowen has praised dinner ladies in Rochdale as "the best" in response to the continuing debate regarding children's school meals. He has however written to Ann Tipton, Boss of Young People's Services in Rochdale asking what we are doing to improve the quality of our school meals even further.
31 Mar 2005
Charles Kennedy Launches Manifesto For The LGBT Community
The Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP last night launched the Liberal Democrat mini-manifesto for the LGBT community, at the Proud Art Gallery in Central London.
31 Mar 2005
Liberal Democrats launch their manifesto for young people
The Liberal Democrats yesterday launched their manifesto for young people with policies promising to reform the New Deal to get more young people into work; focus on vocational and skills training so that young people are helped to achieve their potential; scrap tuition fees and top-up fees - making Higher Education affordable for every student; tackle social exclusion by dealing more effectively with anti-social behaviour and drug abuse and improve health and transport services for young people. The manifesto also highlights the need to give young people a voice in how society is run by encouraging political involvement.
31 Mar 2005