The European Commission is likely to decide tomorrow on another crackdown on UK failure to comply with EU clean air standards in regard to pollution due to particles from diesel vehicles, power plants and factories. This could lead to a European Court judgement and a fine.
Edward McMillan-Scott, the Conservative's most senior MEP, has joined the Liberal
Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, is calling for an immediate review on the effects of the Tory budget cuts on the most vulnerable in our community.
Peter Phillips Lib Dem Councillor for Bishops Castle has called on Shropshire Council not to prolong the agony on key services such as meals on wheels and mobile libraries and hold their reviews sooner rather than later. Following revelations that these reviews may not report back till the summer Peter said "There are many elderly and vulnerable residents in our communities that care a great deal about these services and have been badly frightened by the Council's threatened cuts. The Council should do the decent thing and skip the bureaucratic niceties and speed up the process so that people cant find out what is proposed."
Following the decision to press ahead with closing King Edward VII in Melton and the Government's announcement that Leicestershire will not receive BSF funding for Loughborough, the Liberal Democrats have put down a motion to the next full Council Meeting.
Liberal Democrats met in Birmingham over the weekend for the party's last Conference before the General Election. And with the battle for votes looming on the horizon, Nick Clegg launched the Liberal Democrats 4 key policies to change Britain. Nick told Conference: