UP TO 1.7M PENSIONERS TO MISS OUT ON COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS
Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
20 Jan 2010
National News
Rosie Sharpley Condemns "Unfairness" of Tory Tax Plans
Rosie Sharpley the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Woking today criticised the Tories' marriage tax proposals as being yet another example of unfairness by giving tax breaks to the well off while penalising ordinary working couples.
20 Jan 2010
Was it Abuse of Town Hall Facilities?
Whilst all other political parties were not allowed to use the Town Hall for their meetings, it seems that the Residents' Association supremos were exempt from the policy.
20 Jan 2010
Heather Kidd Dismayed At Climate Change Survey Result
A survey of possible Conservative MPs has revealed that they place the issue of climate change at the bottom of their list of priorities. In a poll of 141 Conservative candidates 'Reducing Britain's Carbon Footprint' came 19/19 in a list of possible priorities for a Conservative government.
20 Jan 2010
Brown only major Government figure to duck Iraq Inquiry
"It is absurd that voters are being denied the chance to hear him account for his actions before being asked to re-elect him," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.
20 Jan 2010
'No unworkable new red tape" - Liz Lynne demands from new EU Commissioner designate at Parliamentary hearing
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne, who is first Vice President of the powerful Employment and Social Affairs Committee in the European Parliament, will today grill the proposed new Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner László Andor during his official hearing in Brussels.
20 Jan 2010