Stockton tenants in Council owned homes have been losing out for 20 years it was revealed at a Council meeting last night. Councillor Suzanne Fletcher (Lib Dem) had put down a formal question to find out how long tenants had been paying money to the Government, and how much was being paid.
Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics Spokesperson, has received an assurance from the Mayor that he will seek to ensure that the Paralympic Games can be viewed on 'free to view' television and not just be limited to subscription channels.
Today I joined a trip down the river with some other councillors. The Council are thinking hard about how best use can be made of this great and currently underused asset that Borough has.
An unofficial source has revealed that the Conservative administration has finally listened to the Liberal Democrat opposition, businesses and residents of the town and agreed to free parking on Saturdays for the remainder of 2009.
The Liberal Democrat airbrushing campaign is backed by the National Centre for Eating Disorders, Girlguiding UK and leading academics. It encourages people to report adverts featuring heavily airbrushed images of women to advertising watchdogs.
The Tories have released proposals to cut MP's salaries, car benefits and food subsidies. This may seem like a populist move but for the senior Tories who are proposing this, having to pay a little more for their lunch will make only a pin prick in parliamentary expenses.