Shepway Lib Dems have reacted with jubilation at the news that Harcourt School in Cheriton and Selsted Primary School have been saved from the recent round of school closures threatened by Conservative Kent County Council. The decision was announced on 15th September 2006 after a long period of consultation and campaigning by local people.
Writing in the Guardian Newspaper, Sir Menzies Campbell, the Lib Dem leader said, "The approach was unlikely to change if Mr Brown was prime minister, the Lib Dem leader told the Guardian. He said: "There is no reason to suggest a Prime Minister Brown would depart from the centralisation and authoritarianism which we have seen." Sir Menzies said the chancellor had a "statist" approach, and added: "I wonder whether the prime minister, left to his own devices, might not have taken a different one."
The children's commissioner for England has said it is shameful that the country is failing to provide adequately for children with autism.
Thousands of Liberal Democrats are today heading to Brighton for their annual conference. The two centre-pieces of the week are expected to be the tax reform paper, to be debated on Tuesday, and the report of the Meeting the Challenge Working Group - 'Trust in People: Make Britain free, fair and green', which will be debated on Wednesday.
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Saturday 16th September) welcomed preparations for next week's Liberal Democrat Federal Conference, putting in place the policy framework that will take the party through the rest of this Parliament.
It's over 2 years since I got elected to the Council and I must tell you that things seem to have changed in that short time. We now have an excellent Liberal Democrat MP in Paul Rowen, Liberal Democrats now have all the members on the influential Cabinet and I continue to work hard alongside my colleague - Councillor Zulfiqar Ali for the residents of Central Rochdale. Lots of positive things have happened in Central Rochdale since electing Liberal Democrat Councillors, these include the fabulous regeneration of Unique Mill and many more. I know that my former colleague - Shah Wazir played a major role in this and is rightly proud of the work that has been done. I don't pretend though that everything is perfect, work is need, especially to improve our environment and I look forward to the challenges ahead.
