Kent County Council seem to be at it again. defending Kent TV, saying "more than 2.2 million people have sought out and watched Kent TV over the last two years is a strong indicator of public opinion." But have they? Have they really?
Mayor Dave Hodgson and Deputy Mayor Charles Royden attended an innovative trial at Everard Road in Goldington on Tuesday, as an environmentally friendly product using waste vegetable oil was used for road resurfacing. The trial substituted the usual binding substance for Vegetex, which uses recycled vegetable oil, cutting the carbon footprint of works with no loss of quality.
The South Central Liberal Democrats are holding their Spring Regional Conference on Saturday 6th February 2010.
Commenting on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill to be debated by the Uganda Parliament today, Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg said "It is deeply shocking that the Ugandan Government or anyone else believes that is acceptable to rehash dangerous ideas like banning homosexuality. It is outrageous that the Government in Kampala calls itself a modern democracy yet dares to propose a death penalty for people whose only crime is having different sexual orientation. If this odious bill is passed Britain should stand up for human rights and expel Uganda from the Commonwealth."
The China News Agency has named 2009 as "1 AD", YEAR ONE in the history of Chinese Politics in the UK. The Chinese Liberal Democrats have been proud to have been part of this, supporting and working with other organisations to make a difference for the community.
The full Council meeting on Monday descended in to farce. I cannot recall any Council meeting under any political control that ever ended up in such a shambles. There were so many vignettes that I would be blogging well into the New Year with these delights.