Sustainable Agriculture in Africa came to Bury St Edmunds on 24th March when David Chappell, in his role as Chairman of the local branch of the United Nations Association, hosted a meeting at the Friends Meeting House in St John's Street.
Alistair Darlings final Budget before the General Election has been described by local MP Tim Farron as a particularly disappointing for rural communities, which offers no real help for either families or business in South Lakeland.
Figures uncovered by Henry Vann show that there are eight Jobseekers Allowance claimants for every vacancy advertised in the jobcentre in Bedford and Kempston.
Philip Latham, Liberal Democrat candidate for Stockton North, was recently elected to the national council of Unlock Democracy, the successor to Charter 88 which also campaigned for electoral reform. Speaking of his success, Philip admitted to being extremely pleased to have been elected to such an important organisation.
Vicky Davies (nee Cook) has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the by-election in Pilgrims Hatch. The by-election is likely to be held on Thursday 6th May, at the same time as the other thirteen seats up for election this year.
Opinion is warming towards land value taxation. See Guardian economics writer Larry Elliott's article yesterday, "Take on the City with a people's budget. Only one omission- Elliott should acknowlege that it is the Libdems, not Labour, who are leading the fight for socially just taxation.