Colin Ross News Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wolverhampton City Council has tonight passed the Liberal Democrat motion and joined the 10:10 campaign. The motion was submitted by Councillors Robin Lawrence and Claire Darke.
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Liberal Democrat MP David Howarth today announced that he would be standing down from Parliament at the next election to concentrate on his career as an academic. David Howarth said: “After nearly 22 years of elected public office, the time has come for me to concentrate on my other life, as an academic. It has been a [...]
Liberal England (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Once again there 14 Liberal Democrat blogs in the Wikio top 100 British political blogs. Liberal Bureaucracy has dropped out, but Andrew Reeves is a new entry and keeps up the Lib Dem numbers. 1 (5) Liberal Democrat Voice Falls 1 2 (12) Mark Reckons Climbs 1 3 (13) Charlotte Gore Falls 2 4 (27) Liberal England Falls 1 5 (28) Liberal Vision Falls 9 6 (34) Stephen's Linlithgow Journal Climbs 13 7 (44)...
Irfan Ahmed (Free subscription) | yesterday
I would have really enjoyed going to the Liberal Democrats Bloggers Unconference , but with it being in Edinburgh and me not living anywhere near the City and not wanting to go to Scotland I am afraid that I will not be attending the conference. Maybe an Unconference would come to Pendle or near me so I can attend; I wouldn't mind being part of the organisation for the conference to come to somewhere...
Giles McNeill (Free subscription) | yesterday
A senior Liberal Democrat councillor from Lincolnshire has come under fire after saying that drug possession should start to be legalised. The mother of a 15-year-old girl from Lincoln who almost died after a suspected drugs overdose blasted county councillor John Marriott's comments as 'rubbish'. Councillors, the city's MP, the Home Office and a senior lawyer have all lined up to attack his argument....
Wind Energy Planning (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cheltenham Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood stood up for wind energy this week, opposing a bill for a new rule dictating wind turbines should be 2km from houses. The bill introduced by a few anti wind energy MP's could bring an overnight halt to the UK's renewable energy progress if passed. Horwood explained the problem with an example close to his home; "Cheltenham’s first wind turbine is planned...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Galen Milne With the Liberal Democrats in Scotland looking to gain at least 4 seats from Labour at the next General Election and the party reportedly well placed to make simi
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Liberal Democrat MP David Howarth announces he will stand down at the next general election.
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The headline recommendations from Sir Christopher Kelley’s review of MPs’ expenses have been widely covered. Despite this coverage, there is a series of detailed proposals which have been largely overlooked – including one which may yet put the leaders of political parties on the spot over cases involving their own MPs which they thought they [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Welcome to part five of our “Introduction to blogging” guide for Liberal Democrat bloggers or would-be bloggers. It’s appearing each Saturday between now and Christmas, with all the posts available via this page. The series will then be revised and collated into an e-book, so please do post up your comments as the series progresses. Today [...]
The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A special Commons committee chaired by Sir Ming Campbell is currently inquiring into the arrest of Damian Green MP last year, and search of his Parliamentary offices; and last Monday they heard evidence from the former Speaker, now Lord Martin. You can watch the full session here, and if you're interested in this affair, you should. This evidence is the final proof that Martin was unfit for his office.A...
Lynne Featherstone's Parliament and Haringey diary (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
It was a good experiment - holding an advice surgery in Budgens in Crouch End - to see if putting myself where people are enabled those who normally might not get round to making an actual appointment to see me as their MP - bring their worries to my attention. First thanks to Budgens - who [...]
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Baker has warned that any weakening down of the Kelly proposals on expenses would lead to suspicion among the public” of a “stitch-up”. Mr Baker said he was “deeply dismayed” by newspaper reports that the proposals may not be implemented in full. “It’s a good package, well received by the public at large, MPs would swallow it, [...]...
Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
By inclination, I am much more interested in modern history than in antiquity, yet each time I come to Leptis Magna, on the outskirts of Al Khoms in Libya, I am moved by the place. The setting alone, on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, gives the site a certain romance. Not only is it the largest Roman [...]
Colin Ross News Stories (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
I had to chuckle on reading that not only did BNP Leader, and MEP, Nick Griffin claim to have been racially abused and that a Court had found the accused not guilty.
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bsalmons | 07/09/2009
Michael Moore says his film Capitalism: A Love Story is dedicated to "good people . . . who've had their lives ruined" by the quest for profit. After success at Cannes, Moore's film was to premiere yesterday in his first appearance at the Venice Film Festival. It was warmly received at a press showing Saturday and won positive reviews. Variety called it one of Moore's "best pics."
boatangdemetriou | 23/07/2009
Today is the day the Teddy Bears get shafted. That is the hope of millions of people around this country and it falls to the people of Norwich to deliver. No pressure. So, if you are a person in Norwich and are reading this during your break, please do the right thing and vote Libertarian. Here is a list of the candidates and as you can see, they are all useless bar one. Thomas Burridge . Many people
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