Over the last three years it has been my privilege as Camden Eco Champion to have a remit to scour this land for best practice on the environmental agenda. Two things have struck me forcibly: the best practice out there is mostly being done by Lib Dem councils and none of the leaders on this agenda are doing what central government is telling them to do.
The Pride season is gathering steam into August, and the Lib Dems will be out with Cornwall Pride in Truro on 8th August. If you'd like to help out, please contact Hamish on cornwall.pride@lgbt.libdems.org.uk
Clive Strutt raised some important issues in his letter (EADT 24th July) with regard to the selection of MP's and Parliamentary procedures. Indeed the Mother of Parliaments is increasingly known around the world as the Grand Mother of Parliaments these days. Many of the procedures such as requiring 100MP's to be present to close a debate frustrate democracy and allow important measures to be 'talked out.' The Government frequently blocks private members bills on important subjects; the absence of MP's for whatever reason is used as tactic to block important measures.
Surrey County Council's Chief Executive has evaluated the Council as being arrogant, bureaucratic, lacking in vision, direction and strategy, obsessed with itself, inefficient, unsophisticated, with a culture of blame and bullying, a lack of leadership and in denial about its shortcomings.
Brentwood & Ongar's Parliamentary Spokesman Cllr David Kendall has welcomed Vince Cable's recent speech outlining reforms of UK banking regulation.
Reported on the Windsor Express / Advertiser website, teachers from Windsor and Ascot spoke out about concerns that Windsor Schools are missing out on their fair share of funding within the borough at the Royal Borough's children's services overview and scrutiny panel on Tuesday.
