Local Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England in the European Parliament, has signed a parliamentary resolution which aims to cut VAT on e-books. Currently, EU countries may apply reduced rates of VAT for books bought in shops but e-books are often subject to a standard VAT rate of at least 15%.
To mark this Wednesday's European Parliament conference to celebrate the institution's Sakharov prize for freedom of thought, Lib Dem MEP Sir Graham Watson said: "Concern for human dignity lies at the core of the values which created the European Union. I am delighted that this year's Sakharov prize was awarded to 5 activists from across the Arab world, including Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian who set himself on fire and unknowingly provoked the Tunisian, Egyptian, Libyan, Syrian, Bahraini and Yemeni uprisings, and, in the first three countries, the overthrow of the authoritarian regime."
Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Party President ...
The YPSS consists of four schools around the county, including the Trinity Centre in Trowbridge. They deal with pupils who have been excluded from normal secondary schools. Pupils seen as being at risk of exclusion also attend the centres, as do some students with medical conditions for whom mainstream education would not be appropriate. YPSS is one of the few parts of the education system still in the control of the council.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the county council's broadband document 'Connecting Cumbria' but has called on the council to lay down concrete minimum speeds and not just targets.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with county councillors Geoff Cook and Clare Feeney-Johnson to formally launch a fund that will allow small and medium sized businesses in the South Lakes get financial support for taking on apprentices.