We needed a national economic plan but got a party manifesto instead
"This is a good budget for bingo and boilers but not much else," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
10 Dec 2009
National News
Campaign Gathers Momentum
Hands off Preston Park is the cry being heard across Eaglescliffe and beyond.
10 Dec 2009
SAFTA for Councillor Dale Keeling
Councillor Dale Keeling has become the first City Councillor to receive a SAFTA!
10 Dec 2009
MP raises concerns with minister over Ambleside campus closure
Local MP Tim Farron today met with Higher Education minister David Lammy MP to raise his concerns about the closure of Ambleside Campus and the impact it will have on South Lakeland.
10 Dec 2009
Farron calls on Government to invest in the Uplands to fight climate change
The Government should be looking to invest in Britain's uplands as a carbon sink to fight climate change according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary of State Tim Farron MP.
10 Dec 2009
Farron calls for "honest" system of labelling to protect iconic local sausage
Iconic local products such as the Cumberland and Westmorland sausage should be protected from substandard foreign imports by "honest" country of origin labelling according to Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron MP.
10 Dec 2009