MORE HELP FOR PENSIONERS AS PENSION RISES ARE ANNOUNCED
The state pension will rise for single people from next April, it was announced today.
9 Dec 2010
National News
EU must press Israel on why the 'easing' of Gaza blockade never happened - Liz Lynne
Wolverhampton's Euro MP Liz Lynne says the EU should take action after a joint appeal by an alliance of aid charities challenging Israel over the continued blockade of essential supplies to Gaza.
9 Dec 2010
Local Liberal Democrats launch campaign to "Save the Cheque"
Liberal Democrats in Hinckley and Bosworth have backed a campaign to "Save the Cheque".
9 Dec 2010
Cllr Barry Aspinell cleared
Deputy Leader of Brentwood Liberal Democrats, Cllr Barry Aspinell, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Standards Board for England. Following a year long process, Cllr Aspinell was accused and found guilty of bringing Brentwood Council into disrepute by the local standards board, but his appeal has been upheld and the decision of the Standards Committee has been rejected and he should not have been suspended.
8 Dec 2010
Huppert calls for tuition fees to be phased out completely
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert will vote against a rise in tuition fees tomorrow (Thursday, December 9) and call on the government not to try to increase charges again during this Parliament. Julian will put an amendment to Business Secretary, Vince Cable's motion to raise fees saying that they should be phased out entirely and the government should have no legal right to increase them. He wants to ensure that no authorisation for an increase is given under the Higher Education Act. "I have said very clearly that I will vote against an increase in tuition fees in line with my belief that fees are wrong in principle," he said. "I have campaigned against these since Labour initially brought them in, and will not change that position when I vote tomorrow. "I believe that we should work to phase out tuition fees so that students who have the ability to go to university can go without worrying about whether they can afford it. And they deserve peace of mind knowing that this issue won't be up for discussion again w
8 Dec 2010
Nick Clegg raises trade and human rights in Kazakhstan
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg addressed trade and human rights issues at the OSCE summit in Kazakhstan.
8 Dec 2010