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30 Jun 2012
News
News from West Hertfordshire
Liberal Democrats comfortably hold a County seat and a Chelmsford City seat in Essex Bye-Elections
Liberal Democrat Paul Bentham has just become the first person ever elected as a Chelmsford CITY Councillor, in Patching Hall ward, and Stephen Robinson has been elected in the Chelmsford North division of Essex County Council.
29 Jun 2012
Liberal Democrat Tom Brake MP joins the Bid to fight Tax Avoidance
It's time for Britain's wealthiest individuals and corporations to stop their shady tax avoidance schemes and pay their fair share like the rest of us, Liberal Democrat Tom Brake MP and other sponsors of new legislation in Parliament believe.
28 Jun 2012
Improved Economic Indicators for May – Inflation Falls and Retail Sales Rise
Two pieces of good economic news as the UK carries on making slow but steady economic progress. The formation of the Coalition to give our country a stable government has clearly been a significant factor in maintaining confidence in the UK in the international financial markets. It is essential that the interest rate the government has to pay on its continued borrowings are kept low. These figures will make that more likely.
23 Jun 2012
Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander's Address to the GMB Union
Speaking in Brighton on 12th June, 2012, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander addressed the GMB trade union conference. The speech, his first to a trade union conference, highlighted the historic relationship between Liberals and trade unions and emphasised the common ground between the Liberal Democrats and the union movement.
22 Jun 2012
Successful Liberal Democrat Local Government Conference in Bedford
Leading Liberal Democrat Councillors from all over England gathered on Saturday at the Universityof Bedford for a conference organised by the Local Government Association. The keynote speaker was the Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP who had recently acquitted himself so well at the Leverson Inquiry. Nick arrived fresh from NOT supporting our Conservative coalition partners in the Commons debate on the behaviour of the much-entangled (with the Murdoch Empire) Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt - who was "in it together" with David Cameron, who was "in it together" with Rebekah Wade...and so on.
19 Jun 2012
A New Hospital for Welwyn garden City by 2014?
NHS Hertfordshire has now approved the full business case for the replacement QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City. The planned 4-storey Local General Hospital will replace the existing buildings and is expected to be complete by August 2014.
18 Jun 2012
A Versatile Politician: Lord Tope - Guest Speaker at Dinner for Leading Lib Dem Councillors.
The guest speaker at a dinner in the University of Bedford last Friday organised by the Local Government Organisation for leading Liberal Democrat councillors was Councillor the Lord Tope - an unusual title to put on any business card. But if a "polymath" is a person who has a grasp of many different academic subjects, the Baron Tope just has to be a "polypolitician"!
17 Jun 2012
Liberal Democrats Deliver Fairer Pensions for Women
Even the Guardian, the paper that's been so critical of the Coalition in general and the Lib Dems in particular, these past two years, has had to run this story. This is the announcement that many of us have wanted to see for as long as we've been politically active. That women who take time out of the labour market to care for children or sick relatives will not be penalised in their old age.
16 Jun 2012
Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams: "Extra Credit is a Welcome Boost to the Economy"
Commenting on the Chancellor and the Governor of the Bank of England's plans to create more credit to boost the economy, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Treasury Committee, Stephen Williamssaid:
16 Jun 2012
Rickmansworth: This Week's E-News from the Liberal Democrats
Three Rivers District Council is going to build a new play area in George Vth Playing Fields. Mill End residents of all ages have recently been consulted about what they would like to see there. Pupils in the local primary schools were asked for their views and to comment on possible equipment. Consultative sessions were held at William Penn Leisure Centre, the Children's Centre and at the Mill End Community Celebration Day. Over 330 people responded to the consultation which was an excellent result and the information will be very useful. Thank you to all those involved.
15 Jun 2012
Rickmansworth: This Week's E-News from the Liberal Democrats
Bike Week - Get Fit and Cycle to the Aquadrome on Saturday 23rd June. Gather in front of the cafe and get free cycle security tagging by the police and free cycle safety checks courtesy of Northwood Cycles. The cycle ride to Denham Country Park led by Spokes, South West Herts Cycling Group, leaves the Aquadrome at 10.30am. It will last about 2 hrs and take you along the Colne Valley to Denham Country Park, mainly on tracks. It is suitable for most people over 10 yrs old but those under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
8 Jun 2012