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ELDR Congress calls for global solutions for a global problem

Prolonged international co-operation and actions are needed as the world faces up to tackling climate change. This was the message from a debate, entitled 'International action on climate change', during the recent congress of the European Liberal Democrats (ELDR) held in Berlin

29 Oct 2007
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Wolverhampton's celebrity hermit has died.

Josef Stawinoga, a Polish war veteran, had lived in a tent in the middle Wolverhampton's ring road for more than 35 years. West Midlands Police confirmed the body of an 87-year-old man, named locally as Mr Stawinoga, was found in a tent on Sunday afternoon. The city council paid tribute to him saying he was part and parcel of life in the city for decades. If no next of kin or friends come forward to organise the funeral, the council will make the necessary arrangements.

28 Oct 2007
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Wolverhampton members prepare to choose a new Party leader

A large contingent from Wolverhampton were in a packed house at Benn Hall in Rugby to see Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne go head to head at the West Midlands Leadership Hustings on Saturday 27 October. Both Chris and Nick said that they wanted to project the Liberal Democrats as the radical party of change and set themselves a quest to break the mould of two party politics over two parliaments. Both spoke eloquently with their own particular style, and either will make a leader who is capable of delivering on the party's aspirations.

28 Oct 2007
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Brown is not Green - The Prime Minister is shirking the Environmental Challenge

A year on from the publication of the Stern report and promising to "safeguard the planet for the generations to come", the Prime Minister is failing to match up his rhetoric on climate change with actions. This has been confirmed by Gordon Brown's own environmental adviser, Jonathan Porritt, who has accused the Prime Minister of failing to match his words with deeds.

26 Oct 2007
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