Liberal Democrat Councillor John Dixon, from Cardiff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the council's Standards and Ethics Committee after calling Scientology "stupid" in a post on Twitter in 2009.
East Midlands LibDem Euro-MP Bill Newton Dunn and his MEP colleagues in New York last week urged nations of the world to "sprint to the finish line" in the race to meet global poverty-reduction targets by their 2015 deadline. Newton Dunn was one of the EU's official representatives alongside 150 heads of state and government at a three-day UN summit to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, a planetary roadmap to fight hunger, disease and maternal and child mortality, provide basic education for all and protect the environment.
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne hosted a major drive to promote battery recycling and recharging in the European Parliament this week, backed by MEPs from several other parties.
One local Residents Association, a member of the registered political party Residents Associations of Epsom & Ewell, has obliquely blamed opposition councillors for the introduction of Blue Badge-holder parking charges.
As expected, BBC Songs of Praise is nothing like you expect it to be when you see it on TV. The conductor, the producer, the floor manager and the director got us to sing with a smile and encouraged us to be animated as we sang. Cameras weaved in and out and took on a personality of their own. 'Jimmy' was the long armed camera, whose very mobile lens reminded me of a 'triffid', picked out likely candidates for a close up shot.
On Wednesday the Chinese Embassy hosted a celebration for the 61st Anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. It brought together many of those who have worked with the Embassy as well as diplomats as diverse as Denmark and Sweden to Algeria and U.A.E.
