Switch to an accessible version of this website which is easier to read. (requires cookies)

News 2008: December - October

New Year message from Serge Lourie

Dec 31 Make your tree go further

Dec 31 Dodgy dealers' days are numbered

Dec 31 Stay healthy, get wealthy

Dec 31 £24,000 boost for community projects

Dec 27 Borough excels in Ofsted assessment

Dec 27 Funding boost for young disabled people

Council unveils 'Credit Crunch' plans

Dec 27 Council rues deplorable grant settlement

Dec 19 Richmond and Kingston Councils to lead work on flood management

Dec 19 Your vote for park is vital

Dec 19 Richmond residents live longer

Dec 19 Webb on Energy Prices, Fuel Poverty and Ofgem

Dec 19 Cable quizzes Darling

Dec 19 Kennedy, Keetch and Barrett on Iraq

Dec 18 My first year as Liberal Democrat leader*

Dec 18 Clegg on Brown and the Iraq war

Cable and Leech quiz Harman

Dec 17 Why I am a liberal: Nick Clegg's Demos Speech:

Dec 17 Lamb on NHS Dental Services

Dec 17 Laws quizzes Balls on the Sutherland Enquiry [SATs]

Dec 16 Cable on the Economic Crisis [again]

Dec 16 Clegg and Keetch quiz Brown on the European Council and his visits to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.

Dec 14 Lamb and Hemming on Child Protection

Dec 13 Susan Kramer's response to BAA's consultation on Airtrack.

Dec 11 Willott quizzes Purnell

Dec 11 Clegg & Willis quiz Brown

Crane Valley Park Needs Your Vote!

Dec 10 Davey on European Affairs

Dec 9 Susan Kramer Backs National Campaign For Affordable Warmth For All This Winter

Dec 9 Heathrow plans in disarray

Dec 9 Heathrow Decision Delay Shows Government Is Running Scared - Kramer

Dec 9 Carers urged to claim their cash

Dec 9 Airtrack 'must work closely with borough'

Dec 9 School flags up green

Dec 9 Be first with the news

Dec 9 Hughes and Campbell on the Speaker's Committee on the Search of Offices on the Parliamentary Estate

Sir Ming quizzes the Speaker on 'Greengate'

Dec 6 Huhne on the Queen's Speech

Dec 5 Beith on the Queen's Speech

Dec 5 Please support the policing petition!

Dec 5 Huhne, Hemming, Howarth and Hughes quiz Smith re 'Greengate'

Dec 3 Clegg's response to the Queen's Speech

Dec 2 National Climate Change March: Sat December 6: meet @ 1130 hrs @ Speaker's Corner

--------------------------------------------------

Nov 30 The best start for children, the best deal for families

Nov 30 Growth spurt for Youth Service

Nov 30 Crane Park needs the X factor!

Young people make an impact on Council plan

Nov 30 Heathrow needs independent regulator now

Nov 30 Two stars for Adult Social Services

Nov 30 Work begins on new health and social care centre

Nov 30 Richmond: first outer London borough to trial new pedestrian way-finding system

Nov 30 £5. 3m boost for roads and transport

Nov 28 Goldsworthy quizzes Healey on Local Government Finance

Nov 27 Clegg and Willis quiz Brown

Nov 27 Cable on the 'emergency budget'

Nov 27 Baker quizzes O'brien on future oil prices

Baker quizzes O'Brien on future oil prices

Nov 25 Kramer and Goldsworthy on 'garden grabbing'

Nov 25 Cable, Smith and Heath quiz the chancellor on his 'emergency budget'

Nov 24 Total Politics interviews Nick Clegg

Nov 23 Andrew Marr interviews Vincent Cable

Nov 22 Laws, Featherstone, Harris and Hemming quiz Balls re 'Baby P'

Nov 22 Twickenham Riverside Newsletter Issue #1 Nov 2008

Nov 21 Clegg & Smith quiz Brown

Nov 21 Huhne & Hughes on the Counter-Terrorism Bill

Nov 21 Planning changes 'undemocratic'

Council urges public to have their say on Airtrack

Nov 21 Have your say online

Nov 21 Stopping them young

Nov 19 Get the financial plumbing working

Nov 19 Webb and Horwood on the Energy Bill

Nov 18 Clegg and Rogerson quiz Brown on G20

Nov 18 Laws quizzes Balls on Haringey

Nov 15 Tall buildings in the Borough: Cllr Martin Elengorn sets the record straight

Nov 15 Getting to grips with waste

Nov 15 Post Office Card Account Announcement Ends Months Of Worry For Local People - Kramer

Schools to add classes

Nov 15 All ears for Gordon

Nov 15 Second new children's centre opens in Heathfield

Nov 15 'No Secrets' - protecting vulnerable adults

Nov 15 Stopping them young

Nov 14 Willott, Stunell, Moore, Williams, Bruce, Reid and Webb quiz Purnell over the Post Office card account

Nov 14 Webb quizzes O'Brien over social tariffs

Nov 13 Cable, Kramer and Browne on the current economic crisis

Nov 13 Webb quizzes O'Brien

Nov 13 Clegg, Russell, Mulholland and Featherstone quiz Brown

Kramer on Heathrow

Nov 10 Nick Clegg responds to Comment Central [aka Danny Finkelstein] on tax

Nov 10 MP Delighted At North Sheen Footbridge Victory

Nov 10 Airtrack Consultation Coming to Richmond on Nov 27

Nov 10 "Meals-on-wheels": Cllr Denise Carr sets the record straight

Nov 10 Cable: 'We should think again about the true cost of HBOS merger'

Nov 10 Who is to blame for the financial crisis?

Nov 8 Accolade for Council's carbon cutting efforts

Nov 8 Get wise, get warm

Nov 8 Residents given LINk to care services

Huhne on Crime

Nov 7 End Of Post Office Card Account Leaves More Post Offices Under Threat - Kramer

Nov 6 Leech and Clegg quiz Brown

Nov 5 Kramer quizzes Fitzpatrick on Heathrow mixed-mode

Nov 5 Lamb , Harris , George , Mulholland, and Burstow quiz Johnson on Access to Medicines

Nov 5 Lamb , Harris , George , Mulholland, and Burstow quiz Johnson on Access to Medicines

Nov 1 Kramer on Ministers and Civil Servants

Nov 1 Cable quizzes Darling on Iceland

Nov 1 Harvey on Defence Policy

Nov 1 Webb quizzes O'Brien on solar energy from Africa

Huhne and Beith quiz Smith

Nov 1 Cable and Kramer quiz Darling

--------------------------------------------------


Oct 30 Heathrow Airtrack Agrees To Richmond Exhibition

Oct 30 Airtrack Consultation Starts With No Exhibition In Richmond

Oct 30 Banks Must Support Local Businesses And Residents

Oct 30 Clegg and Holmes quiz Brown

Oct 29 Baker and Howarth quiz Coaker on the Kingsnorth Climate Camp

Oct 29 Webb, Swinson, Howarth and Hemming quiz Ruddock on the Climate Change Bill

Oct 29 Steve Webb on the Climate Change Bill

Oct 27 Vince Cable and the bees

Air your views on River Centre plans

Oct 26 The way forward for public consultation

Oct 26 Kramer Welcomes Staff Challenge To Kingston Hospital Car Parking Charges

Oct 26 First businesses awarded in Council green scheme

Oct 26 New plans for the Avenue Centre

Oct 25 Richmond Celebrates 'London: Fairtrade Capital of the World'

Oct 25 Boris' bendy bus plan will push pollution up, not down

Oct 23 Clegg, George, Reid and Sanders quiz Brown

Oct 22 Cable on Waterloo International

Oct 22 Baker quizzes Hoon

Huhne on Immigration

Oct 22 Clegg and Hemmings quiz Brown

Oct 22 Cable quizzes Ussher on repossession

Oct 22 Cable quizzes Ussher on 'distress cases'

Oct 20 Cable quizzes Harman

Oct 20 Webb quizzes Miliband on Climate Change

Oct 20 Goldsworthy quizzes Timms [oct 09]

Oct 20 Clegg quizzes Brown [Oct 08]

Oct 20 Kramer quizzes Byrne [Oct 08]

Oct 20 Financial Crisis: Cable and Hemmings quiz the Chancellor [Oct 08]

Financial Markets: Cable and Kramer quiz the Chancellor [Oct 06]

Oct 20 Cllr Martin Elengorn explains the Borough's Development Plan[s]

Oct 19 New children's centre opens in Ham

Oct 19 All day flights worse than third runway

Oct 19 Lourie slams Tories' Twickenham lies

Oct 19 Riverside development moves ahead

Oct 19 Lord Adonis reshuffle threatens academies

Oct 18 Sustainability watchdog urges aviation review

Oct 18 Don't waste your energy

Oct 18 New recycling box scheme to start before Christmas

Outdoor gyms are here to stay

Oct 18 Looking good for Twickenham Embankment

Oct 18 Lower bills, warmer homes and a more environmentally friendly borough

Oct 18 Council acts to further safeguard bank deposits

Oct 18 Council tightens belt as credit crunch bites

Oct 18 Government Backs Liberal Democrat Plans To Offer Smaller Glasses Of Wine - Kramer

Oct 18 BAA Not Living In The Real World Over Airtrack - Kramer

Oct 18 Road re-opens ahead of schedule

Oct 18 Youngsters get the WoW factor

Oct 18 Everybody needs good neighb

The only way is up

Oct 18 Campaign brings dignity to older people's services

Oct 18 Youth Manifesto launch

Oct 18 Over 60s free to take the plunge

Oct 18 Hampton Hill Borrowers on the move

Oct 18 Council funds £30,000 regeneration of running track

Oct 18 Boris displays "amazing ignorance on transport"

Oct 16 Public invited to put banking crisis questions to Big Three

Oct 14 Vince Cable backs Ros Scott for President

Oct 13 No loans by Richmond to Iceland's b

Lib Dem Automated Phone Calls Banned

--------------------------------------------------


What would you like to do next?

  • Subscribe for updates

    Read updates from this website in your desktop or online news reader

    • On a news reader website

      •  
      •  
      •  

      In a desktop news reader or a website not listed above

      •  
    • Example monthly digest email
      •  
      •  
      •  
    • If you submit your contact details, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting


    • Generate different image

    Join our email list

    • If you submit your contact details, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting


    • Generate different image

    Follow the party's activity on...

  • Share this page

    Share this page on another website

    Link to this page

    On websites and printed material:
    twickenhamlibdems.co.uk/en/page/news-2008-december-october
    In text messages, Twitter, or reading over the phone:
    ric.lib.dm/p7nf

    Email this page to a friend


    • Generate different image
  • Help out or donate

    Help out in your local area

      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
    • If you submit your contact details, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting


    • Generate different image
  • Tell us what you think

    Send us your views

    • If you agree, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image