Lib Dem Chani Sanger elected to Shepway Youth Forum
Shepway Liberal Democrat Executive member Chani Sanger has been elected co-Secretary of the Shepway Youth Forum at their annual election on Thursday last week.
19 Sep 2007
News
Accounting for the Environment
Conference this afternoon debated a motion from Solihull and Meriden local party called "Accounting for the Environment" Conference noted that while the UK domestic economy is currently estimated to contribute just 2% of global emissions, UK companies are responsible for between 12%-15% of emissions globally when international operations are taken into account. The Labour Government restricted the Operating and Financial Review (OFR) in the Company Law Reform Bill to require only the 1,300 firms publicly quoted on the London Stock Exchange to submit environmental and social strategies but the OFR requirement is only enforceable by company shareholders, and legal action can only be taken if a director's failure to consider these issues leads to financial loss.
19 Sep 2007
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats win the Albert Ingham Award
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats' successful Park Ward campaign has won the Albert Ingham Award at the Party's conference in Brighton. The Award is in recognition of campaign that saw Robin Lawrence elected in May.
19 Sep 2007
Liberal Democrats call for better governance
Conference this afternoon debated the Better Governance Policy Paper - For the People, By the People. Conference agreed that there is a serious crisis in British democracy, marked by low - and declining - turnout in elections, widespread disillusionment with politics and politicians, a sense among the electorate of powerlessness to achieve change and public alienation from the political process, particularly among the young and ethnic minorities. Conference welcomed the Green Paper from the Government, The Governance of Britain. Conference noted that major changes both to the structure and personnel of government took place in June 2007 with no recourse whatsoever either to Parliament or to the people.
19 Sep 2007
Cut excess packaging say Liberal Democrats
Conference today debated the issue of excess packaging. Total domestic waste produced in Britain has increased 21% since 1997, to over 26 million tonnes and whilst household recycling in the UK has increased from 6% to 23%, but this has only managed to keep pace with the total increase. A large proportion of this waste, around 5 million tonnes, is made up of packaging and packaging accounts for around 17% of the average household food budget.
19 Sep 2007
Light rail, not heavy says Paul Rowen
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has told transport bosses to, "look no further than Greater Manchester for an example of all-party campaigning for trams." Mr Rowen was speaking at a fringe meeting on the 'Future of Light Rail' at the Lib Dem Conference in Brighton.
19 Sep 2007