The Liberal Democrats' Federal Policy Committee is inviting party members to apply for the Policy Working Group on Immigration and Identity, and is encouraging members of Humanist & Secularist Liberal Democrats to apply.
Two bits of good news on Sandgate Parking - one for this weekend, and one for the New Year!
Government Minister David Laws MP has joined with South Lakes MP Tim Farron to announce that schools in Cumbria will be given over £11 million in 2013/14. Tim described the funding as 'an early Christmas present for local schools.'
Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government have given schools in Hinckley and Bosworth a £1,932,000 Christmas present. The cash is an increase in the Pupil Premium funding, which targets extra money to schools depending on the number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds they have.
The Conservatives were pushed into an unprecedented fourth place in the Sunbury Common by-election yesterday, as Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Spoor stormed to victory, gaining more than double the number of votes of his nearest rival.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson expressing concern over Sport England's decision to cut funding to the Rugby Football League by £10.1 million in its next round of grants.