Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Newcastle North campaigner Ron Beadle is backing a regional Liberal Democrat campaign to bring the Olympic flame to our region as part of the UK celebrations in 2012.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Robin Lawrence said "The food and oil price crises of last year forced 150 million people in the developing world back into extreme poverty and the current global downturn will trap another 90 million people in poverty. At the 2005 Gleneagles summit the G8 agreed to increase aid levels by $50bn per year by 2010, these pledges have not been honoured in years of sustained global economic growth. We should still, in a time of economic downturn, take action to fulfil these outstanding pledges is now essential to prevent a dramatic reversal of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)."
"If there were ever a time for the Liberal Democrats, this is it," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
Conference today noted that despite pressure from MPs, campaign groups and the media, the Government refuses to set up a full public inquiry into allegations that the UK Government had a policy between 2002 and 2005 that permitted British Intelligence Services to act in ways that may have given rise to complicity in torture and illegal abduction.
Heather Kidd continued with her high profile status with an interview for Central Television at the Liberal Democrat conference with Richard Burt, parliamentary candidate for West Worcestershire.
Following the revelations earlier in the year about Parliamentary expenses the Liberal Democrats today debated the way forward at conference.