Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Spokesman Norman Baker today slammed Peter Mandelson's comments that Friends of the Earth were 'crying wolf' over the ghost ships sent to be dismantled in the UK.
Guests at Totnes Constituency Liberal Democrats Annual Dinner last Saturday were treated to a superb meal of locally produced and sourced food and drink. Over 70 people came to Stoke Fleming Village Hall where they were fed with local vegetables, home made bread, fish fresh from Brixham, cheese from Totnes and Loddiswell, wine produced near Totnes and chocolates from Salcombe. Having enjoyed a veritable feast they were entertained by David Walter, former ITN and BBC political correspondent and now Director of Communications for the Liberal Democrats, who talked about his experiences in reporting politics over two decades. David has recently been selected as Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Torridge and West Devon to succeed John Burnett M.P. who is standing down at the next election.
A report issued by the GMB union shows that South Devon has, for the first time, come bottom of the pay league in the West Country. Commenting on the report Totnes Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, Mike Treleaven said
The Government has still not done enough to stop serious problems with school budgets continuing next year, according to Folkestone MEP Chris Huhne.
Paul Marsden MP, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman today called on the Government to go back to the drawing board and rethink its strategy on managing Britain's crowded skies. He said:
Commenting ahead of the EFRA Select Committee's report on the GM public debate, Liberal Democrat Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary, Andrew George MP, has called for the debate to be re-run now that much more information is available.
