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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Dundee Liberal Democrat welcomes 4% Rise in Minimum Wage
More than 1m of some of the country's most disadvantaged workers will receive a pay rise tomorrow when the minimum wage rate increases by just over 4 per cent to £5.05 an hour. Despite protests from business that higher labour costs would cause massive job losses, the introduction of a national minimum wage in 1999, then £3.60 an hour, is generally regarded as having been a success.
30 Sep 2005
Chigwell Lib Dem Councillors Supporting Wheelie Bin Roadshows
Chigwell Lib Dem Councillors will be supporting local roadshows, promoting the new arrangements for refuse collection in the area.
30 Sep 2005
Shepway Council - A Labour Free Zone
Yesterday's by-election result in New Romney Town delivered a body blow to the Labour party in Shepway. Labour lost their only District Council seat in Shepway by a huge margin, where as the Lib Dems held their vote in the face of a vigorous campaign from the other parties.
29 Sep 2005
Labour Government at odds with party members over the NHS
The government's plans to expand the role of the private sector in the NHS, were defeated yesterday after the big trade unions voted against it, despite a plea from the health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, that it was vital to achieving shorter waiting lists and a better service. The health secretary will not moderate her policies as a result of the vote, promising only to consult more and provide protection for any staff transferred into the private sector, claiming she has support in the constituency parties for radical reform.
29 Sep 2005
Liberal Democrats attend the University of Wolverhampton Fresher's Fayre
The annual Fresher's Fayre took place today at the University of the Wolverhampton. The Liberal Democrats were the only mainstream political party to have a stand at the Fayre and signed up a number of new members and took details of many more that expressed an interest.
29 Sep 2005
New Romney Town Goes to Polls
New Romney Town residents are going to the polls today to choose their new District Councillor. Lib Dem candidate Toni Powell has pledged that as your new Councillor she will fight for real action to resolve the Conservative Council's recycling fiasco.
29 Sep 2005