Plans promoted by David Cameron's chief strategist, Steve Hilton, to abolish unfair dismissal laws have been rejected by the business secretary, Vince Cable, as "unnecessary, based on no evidence and unlikely to improve labour market flexibility".
On Saturday, Stephen Gilbert MP visited the Outpost Housing Project in Newcastle which helps young LGBT people from the city to find somewhere safe to live.
For the second time, Brentwood Council has failed to get its accounts signed off by the Auditor and Lib Dem Leader Cllr David Kendall has branded the report as damning and deeply embarrassing to the Conservative administration. He is calling for a senior member of the administration to finally take responsibility and resign.
Bedford Borough Council is facing a £36m funding gap over the next 4 years. This is caused by a combination of reducing government funding and greater needs, such as more older people needing support.
Unfortunately, the new season started with a return to parking problems for local residents on Sundays. Some of the parking restrictions put in
Now seems a good time to try to raise awareness of Bedford Borough Council's excellent 'Warmer Beds' home insulation Scheme. For a start, it's Energy Saving Week this week. It's also finally beginning to get colder after the 'Indian Summer'' experienced over recent weeks. Another key reason why I want to make sure as many local residents as possible know about this scheme and just how it can help households is the widely-reported rocketing cost of energy, which is only going to make it harder and harder for people to stay warm in their homes this winter.