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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
2012 March - February - January News Stories:
March 31
- • Sixth forms: A good idea or not? The Liberal Democrat view
- • Tory council hands training contract to A4e linked organisation
- • Unfair fees increase for disabled
- • Community events threatened by new Council charges
- • Brian Paddick's online Q&A with Guardian readers
- • Paddick launches Fair Fares policy
March 28
March 27
March 25
- • Vince Cable at Guardian Open Weekend: Coalition must decide who runs banks
- • 'Councillor for Barbados' resigns at last
March 24
- • Cable on the Budget
- • Kramer on the Budget
- • Reid and Hughes quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Burstow, Hughes and George on the NHS & Social Care Bill [Third Reading]
- • Clegg quizzed at DPMQs
- • Pugh on the NHS & Social Care Bill
- • Owen, Williams, Clement-Jones and Greaves on the Health and Social Care Bill
- • Vince Cable, the man, the myth, the legend
- • Stephen Lloyd MP Writes: £140 A Week For Every Pensioner - Sound Familiar?
- • Six reasons why the Lib Dems shouldn't be written off
- • Savage: ˜We fight on to defend the NHS in England
- • Judith Jolly Writes: Why Lib Dem Peers Have Supported An Amended Health And Social Care Bill
- • Brian Paddick: Lib Dems would make London a beacon of green thinking
- • April 18 is the deadline if you want to vote
- • Brian Paddick: 'Politics is affecting my relationship with my husband'
- • Paddick calls for Boris to appear before Leveson inquiry
- • Ed Davey: Out of the Shadows
- • Paddick's week
March 22
March 18
March 17
- • Vince Cable's Speech to the British Chambers of Commerce [BCC] Annual Conference
- • Orpington anniversary
- • New Met chief is wrong to focus on gang violence, says Paddick
- • Wells MP appointed as Vince Cable's Parliamentary Private Secretary
- • Vince Cable tells why he has gone into coalition with Michael Heseltine
- • Simon Hughes: The rich must be made to pay their share
- • The Lib Dems are being urged leftwards
- • Vince Cable tells City: You are stuck with me
- • Tonge on Israel
- • Cable quizzed
- • Clegg quizzed at DPMQs
- • Kramer quizzes Sassoon on the credit rating agencies
- • Doocey quizzes Henley on police chauffeurs
- • George, Pugh and Birtwistle on the NHS Bill
March 14
- • A Vision for Twickenham Sorting Office: A Community Planning Weekend
- • LOCOGs excessive secrecy on Olympic tickets is shameful - Dee Doocey
- • Spring Conference Blogs [Andrew Sparrow, Guardian]
March 12
March 11
March 10
- • 'Our Shirl' Sorts Out Polly
- • Munira: 'Tories: YES to high rise; NO to affordable housing'
- • Elloy: Plans will destabilise colleges
- • Tory leaders urged to engage brain before opening mouth
- • We don't need Trident
- • This fine Coalition government won't see out 2013 "what a shame for Britain!" [Oborne]
- • Dee Doocey Writes: Legal Aid And Welfare Reform - Spot The Problem
- • Williams, Jolly and Greaves on the NHS Bill
- • Lord Clement-Jones on the NHS Bill
March 9
- • Davey quizzed
- • Kramer quizzes Northover on the gender pay and opportunities gap
- • Hughes on HM The Queen
- • Farron quizzes Cameron at PMQs
- • Campbell and Hughes quiz Cameron on the European Council
- • Hughes on Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy
- • Davey on Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy
March 6
- • Vince Cable's letter and speech on Industrial Strategy
- • Lembit calls for Clegg to go
- • Jo Swinson: The Liberal Democrats are in government on your side
March 5
March 3
- • Tories refuse to let-up on cuts despite record surpluses
- • Tories refuse to invest in extra secondary school places
- • Swales and Smith quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Kramer quizzes Attlee on Traffic Lights
- • Vince Cable: QE Consequences 'Very Imperfectly Understood'
- • Brian Paddick: police approach to rape allegations could encourage offenders
- • Brian Paddick: We need a serious mayor for serious problems
- • Industrial Strategy: next steps, a speech by Vince Cable
- • Liz Barker: How The Private Patient Income Cap Can Benefit The NHS
- • Shock! Lib Dem candidate for London Assembly has a compelling narrative
- • Could the coalition collapse over Lords reform?
- • Tim Clement-Jones: Plugging The Loopholes Left By Labour
- • Cable backs industry in diploma row
- • The Lib Dem ambition for fairer tax
March 2
- • Radiologists vote for withdrawal of the Health and Social Care Bill
- • Boris Johnson breaks Olympic ticket promise for 30,000 London school children - Dee Doocey
- • The NHS and Social Care Bill: a message from the Social Liberals
March 1
- • Jenny Tonge resigns party whip in row over anti-Israeli remarks
- • Tonge quizzes Howell on Jerusalem
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February 27
February 26
- • Bell: Introducing Lib Dems Against Factionalism
- • Stunell: Creating The Conditions - The Coalition's Approach To Integration
February 25
- • The Clegg paradox
- • Huppert, Brake, Swinson and Baker on Cycling
- • Huppert and Crockhart quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Pugh on the NHS Risk Register
- • George on the NHS Risk Register
- • Cable quizzed on the Office for Fair Access
February 21
- • Nick Clegg "An extra £60 in your wages each month"
- • Munira Backs RNIB Campaign To Improve Safety At Local Crossings
- • Housing powers move over
- • 2012 Tickets
- • Holding the Metropolitan Police to account
February 20
February 18
- • Lord Tyler writes¦ Only the Governments Bill can take the hereditary principle out of Parliament
- • Survey: LibDems are hopelessly romantic
- • Good afternoon, Mr. Deputy Prime Minister¦ Interview with Nick Clegg
- • Cable urges long-term plan for industry
- • Tonge quizzes Verma on Female Genital Mutilation
- • Kramer quizzes Wilcox on the Office of Fair Trading
February 17
- • Tonge quizzes Howe on Smear Tests
- • Peoples Question Time, Wednesday 7th March
- • Questions remain unanswered over TfLs contract with Associated Newspapers Ltd
- • 10 million Tube passengers missing out on compensation due to delays
- • London Assembly condemns secrecy surrounding 2012 tickets
February 14
February 13
- • Arbour hopelessly out of touch with local commuters
- • The Liberal Left - less Cameron and Clegg, more Gladstone and Beveridge
February 11
- • Ed Davey MP writes¦ Solar power for the many, not the few
- • Cable unveils £50m centre to boost UK offshore renewables
- • Paddick: London is increasingly policed by force not consent - thanks to its mayors
- • Liberal Democrats can again enjoy the reflection in the mirror
- • Lib-Dems fight changes to electoral boundaries
- • Nick Clegg: Rowing through the Storms
- • Jenny Willott MP writes¦ The Welfare Reform Bill - What's happened on ESA?
- • Is your local party taking part in the Mid-Term Review?
- • Birtwistle and Campbell quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Clegg quizzed at DPMQs
- • Hamwee quizzes Henley on Abu Qatada
February 8
February 7
- • Liberal Democrat peers rebel against coalition plans: Susan Kramer interviewed
- • Still Fatally Flawed: the Proposed NHS for England: A Statement by the Rt Hon Lord David Owen on the eve of the report stage of the Health and Social Care Bill
February 5
February 4
- • Tory councillor Richard Montague has moved to Barbados but hasn't resigned
- • Council projects £9.3 million budget surplus as services axed
- • Richmond lends to elderly residents at 8.0 % but to Lancashire County Council at 0.4 %
- • Paul Burstow MP writes¦ Lets talk about poo
- • Vince Cable: Big cities are holding the UK back
- • Trevor Smith: War with Iran? How should Britain proceed?
- • Dan Rogerson MP writes¦ Welcoming more transparent school performance data
- • Julian Huppert MP writes¦ A new Lib Dem science and research policy
- • Paddick: I will bring better policing to London's streets
- • Hughes: Scared out of university? Analysed properly, the latest application figures show that students are not distracted by myths about new tuition fees
- • Browne: An independent inquiry shows our commitment to ending torture
- • Stunell: The Building Regulations: Taking the Next Step Towards Zero Carbon Homes
- • Chris Huhne replacement Ed Davey is 'right man', says Nick Clegg
February 3
- • Alexander quizzed on Tax Avoidance (Public Servants):
- • Davey quizzed on the Daylight Saving Bill
- • Mulholland quizzes Davey re Pubs
- • Cable quizzed
- • Doocey and Hamwee on People Trafficking
- • Brake, Huppert and Mulholland quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Cameron quizzed on the Informal European Council
February 2
- • The rise and fall of Chris Huhne
- • Vince Cable: the View from Westminster
- • Geoff Pope on the Year Ahead
- • Stephen Knight on the battle lines in local politics: schools and homes
February 1
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January 29
- • Lansley forced into major climbdown on planned health reforms [Observer Jan 29]
January 28
- • 'Blind support' for front bench [Letter to the RTT Jan 27]
- • Liberal Democrats win ˜living wage for council staff paid poverty wages
- • Nick Clegg's tax cut speech at the Resolution Foundation [Jan 26]
- • Lynne Featherstone writes¦ We do not just elect individuals, we elect people to be members of a team
- • Liberal Democrat alternative 2012/13 GLA budget
- • Paul Burstow writes¦ Want to know how we can improve three million lives?
- • David Heath MP writes¦ Action at last on a lobbyists' register
- • Julian Huppert writes¦ Boris Island is no more than an election ploy
- • Smith and Bruce quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Tonge quizzes Northover on Food Stockpiles
- • Alexander quizzed
- • Cable quizzed
- • Kramer on UK Civil Aviation
- • Ashdown and Greaves on Benefit Reform
January 24
January 22
- • Nick Clegg interviewed by Andrew Marr
- • Electric Vehicles in London - coming 'soon' but WHEN?
- • Olympic Park now a ˜Mayoral Development Area"
- • Cyclists facing feast or famine in search of hire bikes - Caroline Pidgeon urges Mayor to improve bike hire scheme
- • Mayor rejects Richmonds bids to Outer London Fund in snub to local Tory Assembly member
- • Big cuts in school maintenance programme
- • Liberal Democrats call for ˜living wage" for council staff paid poverty wages
- • Council ˜forgets" to ask developer for affordable housing contribution
- • George and Munt quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Doocey on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
January 20
- • Shas Sheehan and Munira Wilson picked for Leadership Programme
- • Michael Moore MP's Westminster Notes
- • Tim Farron writes¦ Are two Eds better than one?
- • Comeback Clegg: the Times' reasons to be cheerful about the Lib Dems"
- • Norman Lamb writes: Our time to lead the debate: Employee ownership
- • London Liberal Democrats: helping those with the smallest pockets get to work
- • Andrew George writes¦ A veil of initiatives
- • The end of the MPA "an update from Dee Doocey"
- • Who rises if Huhne falls?
January 17
- • Use of the Clifden Road Site, Twickenham [Consultation of residents by the borough council]
- • Paddick on the campaign trail at St Mary's, Twickenham
- • Nick Clegg's speech at the Mansion House
January 15
- • Farron: Miliband talks about fairness, Liberal Democrats deliver it
- • David Williams on Twickenham station: ˜everyone can now count the eight storeys the Tories have approved [Letter to the RTT Jan 13]
January 14
- • Campbell, Bruce, Reid, Thurso, Smith and Swinson quiz Moore on the Scottish Referendum
- • Huppert, Swinson and Mulholland quiz Greening on High Speed rail
- • Pugh, Swales and George quiz Lansley on Breast Implants
- • Mulholland, Crockart and Russell quiz Cameron at PMQs
January 13
- • Pre-publication of the Twickenham Area Action Plan
- • Stephen Gilbert MP writes¦ Park home residents must be looked after properly
- • Julian Huppert MP writes¦ Liberal Democrats have convinced other parties about High Speed Rail
- • Joint Statement: European Liberal Democrat Leaders Meeting
- • Jeremy Browne MP writes¦ The Olympic Games are just 200 days away
January 9
January 8
January 7
- • Boris must intervene on lack of affordable housing in Twickenham Station plans
- • Boris Johnson's fare rises hit local residents
- • Community Notice Boards left tatty and out of date for months
- • Twickenham Riverside plan a ˜miserable lost opportunity'
January 2
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