Following the news that a delegation from the UK has failed to win concessions from the European Commission over plans to introduce compulsory EID Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron MP has urged Agricultural Minister Jane Kennedy to continue the campaign against compulsory sheep tagging.
Liberal Democrats and NO2ID members are celebrating their success at campaigning against CLAUSE 152.
Tim Farron was one of the MPs leading a national inquiry into the lack of adequate training for care home staff working with people with dementia. The Alzheimer's Society, who supported the Inquiry, last week revealed that one in three care homes are not providing adequate training for staff to care for people with dementia.
South East Lib Dem European Candidate Catherine Bearder has produced a video looking at the issue of climate change, and new coal power stations like that proposed at Kingsnorth in Kent. You can watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESYctKbXGs and read more about Catherine and her campaigning on the Environment at www.bearder.eu
In advance of the G20 London summit, the Liberal Democrats have challenged the Government to deliver a 'G20 Compact' to protect the developing world from the effects of the global financial crisis.
Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron MP has urged Agricultural Minister Jane Kennedy to push for a complete re-examination of plans to introduce compulsory electronic identification as EU farm ministers today held crunch talks to discuss current plans for the implementation of compulsory sheep tagging.