Chris Davies hails £6bn plan for carbon capture coal power
European governments have agreed to invest up to €6 billion in the development of clean coal technology, the largest programme in the world.
21 Mar 2010
National News
Leaving the nasty party behind
In yet another sign of Cameron's flight from the centre ground, Yorkshire and the Humber MEP Edward McMillan-Scott left the Conservative party for the Liberal Democrats after a long running battle over Britain's future in Europe.
21 Mar 2010
A disgrace to Britain's proud reputation
Many of us will have been acutely embarrassed by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage's televised tirade against EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
21 Mar 2010
Cameron 'castrates' Tory councillors in Europe
David Cameron's insistence on leaving the Conservative EPP group in the European Parliament for a ragtag mix of far right extremists has had unforeseen consequences, undermining Tory councillors at the Committee of the Regions (CoR).
21 Mar 2010
Liberal Democrats back fairer taxes
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference has backed plans to increase the threshold at which people start paying income tax from current levels to £10,000.
21 Mar 2010
UKIP's Nigel Farage MEP disciplined
The President of the European Parliament has used new powers to dock the allowances of UKIP MEP Nigel Farage, who refused to apologise for gratuitously insulting the new President of the European Council, thanks to an initiative taken in the last parliament by Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson to ensure that such powers existed.
21 Mar 2010