Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne has launched a new bid in the European Parliament to step up action against human trafficking gangs and to protect the victims of the modern day slave trade.
Commenting on Alan Johnson's refusal to block the extradition of Gary McKinnon to the US on medical grounds, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said "It is appalling that this Government places a higher value on a deeply unfair extradition agreement than it does on the welfare of a British citizen."
Finchley and Golders Green Residents' Forum is always a good place to start the week. Last Monday's meeting was better attended than usual. The Council suggested that the good turn out was because of the promise of consultation on the Council's budget and the Council's new planning document "Direction of Travel".
Following the Public Meeting held at the Phoenix Club about Tesco's planning application to develop a new store in the Upper High Street, the meeting chairman Paul Linscott wrote to the Planning Department to pass on the main comments made at the meeting by members of the public. The text of his letter has now been posted on this website.
Topic 5: Should an emergency super-tax be imposed to the bankers who are in steady recovery? But can this be a dangerous move as the banks are just starting to function again?
It has now been announced that the council will not after all be able to decide on Tesco's application to develop a new store in the Upper High Street at the December 10 meeting of the Planning Committee. Instead it will be decided at their meeting on 21 January 2010. It is understood that more time is needed because of the complexity of the application and to get replies from the other official bodies that the council needs to consult.