Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | yesterday
European Liberal Democrats, meeting at the annual congress of the ELDR in Barcelona, this morning passed a resolution (which I proposed) stating clearly our support for Turkish accession to the European Union, providing Ankara fulfils all of the so-called Copenhagen criteria for membership. This is in sharp contrast to the negative comments about Turkey´s EU [...]
Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Mick Bates, Assembly Member for Montgomery, relates how cross-party resolution was obtained over Wales' commitment to reduce our impact on climate change.
TorrentFreak (Free subscription) | yesterday
Details of Lord Mandelson's draconian pro-copyright plans contained in the Digital Economy Bill leaked out yesterday, provoking a wave of dissent. The Liberal Democrats have now made a statement, voicing dismay at this "utterly shameless" attempt to introduce major rules without proper Commons assessment.
Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mike Powell and the Pontypridd Liberal Democrats welcome Chris Rosser, town councillor and former chair of the local Plaid Cymru branch, to the party.
Always win when you're singing (Free subscription) | yesterday
A month ago, I emailed my MP Claire Ward, asking her to support the Liberal Democrats’ Opposition Day debate to support the 10:10 campaign and commit the government to sign up to the campaign and cut greenhouse gas emissions from its estate and the public sector by 10% in 2010. With a government three line [...]
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Putting more responsibility in the hands of local people makes for better decisions and saves money,” said Julia Goldsworthy, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary. Commenting on today’s LGA report outlining measures to save £4.5bn of public money without cutting back on frontline services, Julia Goldsworthy said: “This report confirms...
Valleys Mam (Free subscription) | yesterday
A poll of AMs from all parties identified Edwina Hart as the Assembly’s top performer, just ahead of Rhodri Morgan.She gained 25% of the poll, while Rhodri Morgan attracted the support of 22% of AMs. Carwyn Jones and Huw Lewis tied with Conservative David Melding on 5%. Only half of the AMs were polled , wonder who they were?The survey says nine Labour AMs, nine Conservatives, seven from Plaid...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here’s the full statement just released by the Electoral Commission: Donations by 5th Avenue Partners Limited to the Liberal Democrats: statement 20 Nov 2009 The Electoral Commission, the independent elections and party finance watchdog, today announced the outcome of its investigation into donations made by the company 5th Avenue Partners Ltd to the Liberal Democrats. Donations totalling over...
PoliticalHackUK (Free subscription) | yesterday
Very lucky. It seems that the Electoral Commission has decided that the convicted fraudster Michael Brown did not use his UK company to channel £2.4 million to the Liberal Democrats to get around pesky little things like the law, even though he was the sole director of that company. Brown wasn't able to donate and nor was the parent company, which was based in Switzerland, but the UK arm was...
First Read (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration,” the Washington Post writes. “President Obama's allies in the Congressional Black Caucus, exasperated by the administration's handling of the economy, unexpectedly blocked one his...
A View from Middle England (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here's a quango at work in the political arena. The Electoral Commission in fact. In a toss of coins they come down in favour of the Liberal Democrats retaining a dodgy loan of £2.4 million and get quite exercised over a UKIP donation of £363,697. The LibDems keep their cash because they could not be held to have realised that the money came from a convicted fraudster. UKIP on the other...
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | yesterday
At the Council meeting in September the Liberal Democrats and Tories who run Brent Council rejected a Labour motion to pursue the compulsory purchase of land adjoining the new Crest Academies (formerly John Kelly schools) to ensure outdoor sports facilities. They rejected the motion on the basis that further delay would jeopardise government funding. The Council's failure to pursue the purchase of...
Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | yesterday
From the BBC : The elections watchdog has ruled that the Liberal Democrats can keep £2.4m in donations which it had been suggested came from a man convicted of fraud. Michael Brown was convicted of stealing more than £30m from clients last year. The court case heard he channelled money through a company called 5th Avenue Partners to the Lib Dems. But the Electoral Commission said there...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
INFORMATION uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that top earners in the public sector are costing the taxpayer over £400 million annually, worth £1.25 in every £10
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday
INFORMATION uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that top earners in the public sector are costing the taxpayer over £400 million annually, worth £1.25 in every £10
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