Liberal Democrat Councillor Peter Lambell (Reigate Central) has condemned the recent refusal by Surrey County Council's Conservative administration to sign up to the national 10:10 climate change campaign. This high profile initiative is supported by all the main national party leaders. It seeks to achieve a 10% cut in carbon emissions in 2010.
National supermarket chains are still not supporting the local economy - that was the message that came out of a survey of supermarkets carried out by local Liberal Democrats across South Shropshire over the last few weeks.
Dr Charles West and Prof. Steve Webb Liberal Democrat spokesman on work and pensions met representatives of the Shropshire Association of Senior Citizens Forums to discuss pensions and pensioners.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, Councillor Robin Lawrence and local campaigner Zahid Shah discovered fly-tipping and dangerous broken glass Reansway Square in Whitmore Reans.
Research published today by two of the UK's leading carers' charities, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads Care, reveals that up to 80% of the funding allocated by the Government for carers' support across the country is failing to reach the people it was intended to help, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Chesterfield said:
At a meeting of Full Council of Essex County Council today, 13 October, the ruling Conservative group voted down a Liberal Democrat proposal for Essex County Council to join to 10:10 Campaign, which seeks to deliver 10% cuts in carbon dioxide emissions during 2010. The 10:10 Campaign is backed by the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parliamentary front benches and is also supported by many councils and significant organisations such as Microsoft, O2 and NHS Trusts.
