Iconic local products such as the Cumberland and Westmorland sausage should be protected from substandard foreign imports by "honest" country of origin labelling according to Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron MP.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will meet University of Cumbria vice-chancellor Peter McCaffery on Monday afternoon just 48 hours before a crucial university academic board meeting which will decide the fate of Ambleside's university campus.
The big event in Westminster this week has been the Chancellor's Pre Budget Speech. As usual much of it had been trailed beforehand in the media. Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, was one of the first to call the banker's bluff on their bonuses. It really is quite unacceptable that people who only still have a job because of taxpayer's support should behave in this way.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has announced plans to reduce bingo duty from 22% to 20% in the Pre-Budget Report.
Paul Rowen, MP for Rochdale, has criticised the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report for being full of political posturing rather than a coherent plan for economic recovery. The Pre-Budget Report was published yesterday by Alistair Darling.
BRENTWOOD Council has been branded the worst performing council in Essex by an independent report.