National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

200 Patient groups and Euro MEPs give backing to the call for action

Liz Lynne MEP were among a group of Euro MPs who today backed calls for a major awareness and prevention campaign against the chronic liver disease Hepatitis. To mark World Hepatitis Day today, May 19th, Liz Lynne and MEPs from all parties have supported a call by 200 Patients' groups to back a World Health Organization (WHO) resolution on viral hepatitis. The resolution is being debated at the 63rd World Health Assembly in Geneva this week.

19 May 2010

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Two men attack a disabled man with his own stick.

A 52-year-old disabled man was found with a broken leg and collapsed lung after being attacked with his own walking stick at his Rochdale home. The victim let two men whom he recognised into his home on Whitehall Street at 0300 BST on Saturday. The men became angry when the victim said he did not have cigarettes, drugs or money and one began assaulting him, police said.

19 May 2010

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Disabled student's case on student loan is upheld.

The Public Services Ombudsman has upheld a disabled student's complaint about the stress he suffered over the management of his grant claims. The student, known as Mr K, said Gwynedd council made unnecessary grant reassessments and unreasonably withheld payments of his disability allowance. The report blamed a "catalogue of communication failures" between the council and the Student Loans Company.

19 May 2010

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Nick Clegg announces his plans for political reform

"Today I have given my first set-piece speech as Deputy Prime Minister - you can read the full speech below. I'm proud that this speech was on a topic which I know is close to every Liberal Democrat heart, political reform.

19 May 2010

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New report predicts a bright future for Britain's offshore resources. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian

UK on course to reap massive renewable energy harvest

Independent study says North Sea wind and wave power could make Britain the 'Saudi Arabia of renewable energy'.

by Terry Macalister

19 May 2010

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Nick Clegg, "This government is going to transform our politics so that the state has far less control over you, and you have far more control over the state"

Political Reform - Handing power back to people.

Plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber of Parliament, scrap I.D. cards and the DNA database and referendum on introducing a new voting system - all part of a raft of proposals Nick Clegg unveiled today.

19 May 2010

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