Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Antony Wood met former director of the BBC Greg Dyke last night at an event organised by the Windsor Festival. Greg Dyke announced to a startled audience that he would no longer be supporting the current Labour government and would be voting Liberal Democrat, "Like many former members of the party, I can no longer stomach the present administration," said Dyke.
I rushed back from our conference in Bournemouth on Thursday in order to be at the consultation meeting called by Brixham21 to discuss the proposed regeneration plans, and am I glad I did!
Eastleigh Liberal Democrats were today presented with a national award in recognition of their achievements in boosting party membership and involving its members in the party's activities.
Local Gurkhas received three standing ovations at the National Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth. The Gurkhas had been invited to the conference by local Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll. Mr Carroll has been helping the Gurkhas in a nationwide campaign to get the right to live in the UK as citizens when they retire. The Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy was present during the debate.
Environmentally friendly behaviour will be financially rewarded under new plans to link environmental and economic policy, the Liberal Democrats announced today.
