Chinese Lib Dem member Anna Lo MBE MLA reports back
Anna Lo writes to her constituents in her Autumn report:
1 Oct 2010
National News
Lib Dem councillor cleared of wrongdoing over Scientology tweet
Liberal Democrat Councillor John Dixon, from Cardiff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the council's Standards and Ethics Committee after calling Scientology "stupid" in a post on Twitter in 2009.
1 Oct 2010
Last chance to cut poverty by 2015" - Local MEP Bill Newton Dunn at UN Millennium Development Goals Summit
East Midlands LibDem Euro-MP Bill Newton Dunn and his MEP colleagues in New York last week urged nations of the world to "sprint to the finish line" in the race to meet global poverty-reduction targets by their 2015 deadline. Newton Dunn was one of the EU's official representatives alongside 150 heads of state and government at a three-day UN summit to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, a planetary roadmap to fight hunger, disease and maternal and child mortality, provide basic education for all and protect the environment.
1 Oct 2010
Liz Lynne backs battery recycling and recharging campaign at European Parliament
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne hosted a major drive to promote battery recycling and recharging in the European Parliament this week, backed by MEPs from several other parties.
1 Oct 2010
How Desperate Can They Get!
One local Residents Association, a member of the registered political party Residents Associations of Epsom & Ewell, has obliquely blamed opposition councillors for the introduction of Blue Badge-holder parking charges.
1 Oct 2010
BBC Songs of Praise at Holy Trinity Church
As expected, BBC Songs of Praise is nothing like you expect it to be when you see it on TV. The conductor, the producer, the floor manager and the director got us to sing with a smile and encouraged us to be animated as we sang. Cameras weaved in and out and took on a personality of their own. 'Jimmy' was the long armed camera, whose very mobile lens reminded me of a 'triffid', picked out likely candidates for a close up shot.
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1 Oct 2010