Latest News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
More than a year and a half after chief architect of English Heritage David Heath quit the organisation amid a seething attack over low morale, his replacement has finally been appointed.
Liberal England (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Guardian reports that Nick Clegg has reappointed Alistair Carmichael, Tim Farron and David Heath to the Lib Dem front bench: Carmichael returns to his former Scotland and Northern Ireland brief, while Farron, the former countryside spokesman, will now become environment spokesman David Heath, the former justice spokesman and another EU rebel, returns to lead a commission on privacy in the UK. They...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
Seattle Times investigative reporters David Heath and Hal Bernton have won the national Clark Mollenhoff Award for Excellence in Investigative Journalism.
Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Institute on Political Journalism The Institute on Political Journalism's $10,000 Clark Mollenhoff Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting goes to Seattle Times reporters David Heath and Hal Bernton . The Times-Picayune's Rebecca Mowbray wins the $10,000 award for Excellence in Economic Reporting. The Thomas L. Phillips Collegiate Award goes to Robert Faturechi of the UCLA Daily Bruin.
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Am I jinxed? It's been bright sunshine for six days now, and what happens as soon as I go out to College Green to do an interview with LibDem MP David Heath? It starts raining. I was interviewing David about his Fixed Term Parliament Bill which will be read on Friday. I'll upload the video on here later. David came second in the Private Members' Ballot. As some of you know, I fully support the Campaign...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 20/03/2008
By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Mar. 20--The annual dead-fish odor is going to be worse this spring. David Heath, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Mississippi River fish biologist in La Crosse, said the snowier winter will yield more fish kills than in the past.
Colin Ross News Stories (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
It would seem 15 Liberal Democrat MPs (different news websites are using different figures) rebelled yesterday and defied the Whip on abstaining on the Conservative amendment calling for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Three frontbenchers - Alistair Carmichael, Tim Farron, David Heath all resignedly from their positions.
Lindyloo's Muze (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
It could have all been so different........a free vote? The outcome would have been the same. But, frankly it has been a bit of a cockup, however, a cockup that Nick Clegg can and will ride out. Primarily because none of us have all our eggs in the European basket and he has much to say about issues that impact upon our society far more than Europe. And secondly because this has demonstrated the maturity...
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Three Lib Dem MPs ready to quit over treaty (Greg Hurst, 3/05/08, Times of London) Nick Clegg faced the first crisis of his leadership of the Liberal Democrats today as three of his senior spokesman prepared to quit the front bench to vote for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. David Heath, Alistair Carmichael and Tim Farron, his spokesmen on justice, Scotland and the countryside respectively, were...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Jonathan Isaby on Three Line Whip has a very informative post on likely LibDem resignations, who are said to include Alastair Carmichael, David Heath and Tim Farron. Many more and the LibDems will be able to hold their weekly so-called Shadow Cabinet meetings in the proverbial telephone box. Isaby tells us that there may well be a raft of junior spokespeople voting for a referendum, but under some...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
According, at any rate, to the Daily Mail's Ben Brogan: My colleague Jane Merrick has learned that Susan Kramer walked out of a “shadow cabinet” meeting this morning in a symbolic show of frustration over the leader’s confused position on an EU referendum. She was followed by David Heath. Bizarrely, Ms Kramer will abstain with Mr [...]
British Blogs (Free subscription) | 22/02/2008
As rumoured earlier this week, David Heath MP, Lib Dem Shadow Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, has confirmed on his website that he intends to vote in favour of a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty: "The best thing would be for a proper informed debate and a referendum on the real issue - whether Britain stays [...]... Nick Clegg's New Year message Colin Ross News Stories Nick Clegg's New Year...
Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 22/02/2008
Commenting on today's announcement that foreign prisoners are to be released early because of overcrowding in jails, Liberal Democrat Shadow Justice Secretary , David Heath said: "This Government's mismanagement of our penal system has led to record levels of overcrowding and forced desperate ministers to take ever more drastic measures to reduce prison numbers. "Originally, foreign criminals were...
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 18/02/2008
Many regular readers have taken part in the poll I have been running over the weekend about whether David Heath, the Lib Dem MP for Somerton and Frome, should keep his job in the Lib Dem shadow cabinet after voting against the party line on the EU referendum issue. David Heath has, like many other Lib Dems, made it clear that he feels the EU reform treaty is so similar to the EU constitution that the...
Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 18/02/2008
Commenting on reports that the Government has decided upon four trial areas for the disclosure of information on sex offenders, Liberal Democrat Shadow Justice Secretary , David Heath said: “Very serious doubts remain about how these arrangements will work in practice. “Everyone wants to see the strongest possible protection for children against sex offenders. “However, experts have serious concerns...
