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News Stories 2010: December - October

Dec 30, 'FREE' parking is far from free!

Dec 30, Stunell on Local Government Funding

Dec 30, Alexander quizzed on the Private Finance Initiative

Dec 30, Gilbert and Heath on General Matters

Dec 30, Cameron on the European Council

Dec 30, Teather quizzed on Child Care

Dec 30, Huhne quizzed on Electricity Market Reform

Dec 30, Brooke, Gilbert, Lloyd and Stunell on Park Homes

Dec 30, Williams and Teather on Outdoor Learning

Dec 30, Bruce and Ruane quiz Cameron at PMQs

Dec 30, Huhne quizzed on the Cancun Climate Change Conference

Dec 30, Harvey quizzed on Defence

Dec 30, Knight: 2011 - the year the cuts begin to bite

Dec 30, Vince is the business on the dance floor

Dec 30, Baroness Dee Doocey takes her place in the Lords

Dec 30, Vince Cable breaks silence on Daily Telegraph's undercover sting and speaks of 'great damage' caused

Dec 17, Clegg confirms end to child detention

Dec 16, Huhne: The biggest energy market shake-up in 25 years

Dec 16, East Sheen

Dec 16, Mortlake & Barnes Common

Dec 16, Barnes

Dec 14, Vince Cable takes to the dance floor for Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special

Dec 14, London Assembly Lib Dem List Announced

Dec 14, Dan Rogerson writes: the Pupil Premium is launched

Dec 14, Andrew Stunell writes… Localism Bill and finance settlement are defining moment for local government

Dec 14, Featherstone quizzed on the Criminal Records Bureau

Dec 9, Kew

Dec 9, Hughes on local government funding

Dec 9, Featherstone quizzed on Young People (Sexualisation)

Dec 9, Stunell on Gypsy and Traveller Sites

Dec 9, The Independent View: Advice for the Lib Dems - be strong, but also be selfish

Dec 9, Foster on the Daylight Saving Bill

Dec 8, Cable announces improved higher education package

Dec 8, Jeremy Browne writes… Given citizens control over future proposals to give the EU more powers

Dec 7, Clegg: Fairer Britain

Dec 7, Poor kids could get two free years at university

Dec 6, Steel and Rennard on the House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]

Dec 5, Davey on the Daylight Saving Bill (Second Reading)

Dec 4, Now Vince Cable rows back after saying he WOULD vote for tuition fee rise

Dec 4, 2,000+ sign petition to save Tangley Hall intensive day centre

Dec 4, Council must fund Hampton Children's Centre

Dec 4, Council's damning U-turn on funding for London's voluntary groups

Dec 4, Ham Youth Centre under threat

Dec 4, Social Engineering In Tories' New Planning Policy

Dec 4, Tories do 3-point-turn on Heathfield Library consultation

Dec 4, Two new Lib Dem Baronesses congratulated

Dec 3, An Open Letter to MPs from 'Students in Favour Of Tuition Fee Reform'

Dec 3, Russell and Hames on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Dec 3, Heath on the Publication of Information about Complaints against Members

Dec 3, Featherstone quizzed on Women and Equalities

Dec 3, Brake, Williams and Russell quiz Cameron at PMQs

Dec 3, Clegg quizzed at DPMQs

Dec 3, Burstow on Breast Cancer Screening (Young Women)

Dec 3, Leech, Bruce and Willetts on Tuition Fees

Dec 3, Cable on Tuition Fees

Dec 3, Browne on Christians in Iraq

Dec 3, Swinson quizzes Doran on the Speaker's Conference Parliamentary Representation and on taking babies into the Voting Lobbies

Dec 3, Heath quizzed on Orientation Programmes (General Election)

Dec 3, Heath quizzed by Hames on Private Members' Bills

Dec 2, Paul Burstow writes… Healthy lives, healthy people

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Nov 30, Student fees: Cable explains his position [audio]

Nov 28, The case for the Alternative Vote

Nov 27, Crockart and Huppert quiz Cameron at PMQs

Nov 27, Webb on housing benefit

Nov 27, Teather quizzed on the Pupil Premium

Nov 27, Vince Cable's speech on 'responsible capitalism' at Marlborough House

Nov 23, In Government for all the right reasons: the David Laws interview

Nov 22, Andrew Stunell MP Writes: Your Chance to Influence Coalition's Housing Policy

Nov 22, Hampton North

Nov 21, Lib Dems broke no tuition fee promise - Vince Cable

Nov 21, David Laws' book: Part 2

Nov 20, Williams on the Council's redundancy fund

Nov 20, Phillips, Roberts and McNally on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Nov 20, Stunell on Houses in Multiple Occupation

Nov 20, Featherstone quizzed on Custodial Sentences for Women

Nov 20, Featherstone quizzed on trafficking

Nov 20, Featherstone on the Socio-economic Equality Duty

Nov 20, Cable and Davey quizzed

Nov 20, Davey on the future of the Post Office Network

Nov 20, Strathclyde on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Motion to refer to the Examiners

Nov 20, Stunell on Sheltered Accommodation

Nov 20, Burstow on NHS Reorganisation

Nov 20, Rennard, Oakeshott and Teverson on the Second Reading (1st Day) of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Nov 20, Huhne on the Redfern Inquiry

Nov 20, Alexander on the Comprehensive Spending Review

Nov 19, 15 new Liberal Democrat Peers appointed

Nov 19, Jeremy Browne writes… Human rights, six months in

Nov 18, Public Anger Grows as Tory Cuts Target Dementia Services

Nov 18, Gilbert and Bruce quiz Cameron at PMQs

Nov 17, Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, sets out his plans for political reform

Nov 17, Vince Cable signs for festive 'Strictly'

Nov 16, Paul Burstow writes… Our vision for social care

Nov 16, Vince Cable speech: Association of Colleges Conference, Birmingham

Nov 16, Steve Webb writes… Why Liberal Democrats should welcome the welfare reforms

Nov 16, '22 Days In May' by David Laws: first extract

Nov 14, Vince Cable to appear on a Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special?

Nov 13, Lib Dems call for cuts to personal care budgets to be phased in

Nov 13, Council projects budget surplus of £1.7 million as vital services are slashed

Nov 13, Council cuts funding for local charities by £77,782

Nov 13, Council admits it has no plans for new affordable homes

Nov 13, Council 'consultation' on social care cuts is rigged

Nov 13, Baroness Liz Barker writes… Reasons to be cheerful

Nov 13, Willott, Russell, Munt and Webb on Housing Benefit

Nov 13, Browne quizzed on Burma

Nov 13, Clegg quizzed at PMQs

Nov 13, Harvey quizzed on Service issues

Nov 13, Huppert on Reconstructing Gaza

Nov 13, Farron wins Lib Dem Presidential Contest

Nov 11, Universal Credit Briefing

Nov 11, Harvey on Cyber Warfare

Nov 9, Paul Burstow writes… We are taking radical action to deliver better health and care

Nov 7, Ward on Cheques

Nov 6, Russell and Harvey on the Strategic Defence and Security Review

Nov 6, Hughes on Work and Pensions

Nov 6, Williams, Kennedy, Hughes, Huppert, George, Mulholland, Farrelly, Hames and Munt quiz Willetts on Student Fees

Nov 6, Clegg, Reid and Hughes on the third reading of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Nov 6, Burt and Davey on the Post Office Network

Nov 6, Kennedy, Thurso, George and Heath on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Nov 6, Kennedy and Campbell quiz Cameron

Nov 6, Vince Cable MP: Housing crisis will not be easy to solve

Nov 3, Student finance: details of the Government's proposals

Nov 2, Chris Huhne: Green Deal is a massive economic opportunity

Nov 2, St Margaret's and East Twickenham 4 year olds face shortage of school places

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Oct 31, Lib Dems challenge cuts to personal care budgets

Oct 31, Where is the promised consultation on closure of Heathfield Library?

Oct 31, Deputy Leader refuses to visit day centre he plans to close in his own ward

Oct 31, Progress of schools in danger

Oct 31, Huhne: Myth-busting: what the Coalition's plans for nuclear energy really mean

Oct 30, Cable quizzed on the Local Growth White Paper

Oct 30, Alexander, Williams, Russell and Lloyd on the Comprehensive Spending Review

Oct 30, Cable on the Postal Services Bill [Second Reading]

Oct 30, Stunell on Housing

Oct 30, Burt, Pugh and Davey on the Postal Services Bill [Second Reading]

Oct 30, Munt, Huppert and Russell Quiz Cameron

Oct 30, Burstow on Suicide and Self-Harm in a Recession

Oct 30, Leech and Burstow on the Treatment of Rarer Cancers

Oct 30, Clegg quizzed at DPMQs

Oct 30, Webb quizzed on Housing Benefit

Oct 30, Hughes and Davey on Marine Training and Employment (River Thames)

Oct 27, Postal Services Bill Second Reading: Vince Cable's Opening Speech

Oct 26, Pidgeon's London Transport News

Oct 25, Laws on the pupil premium

Oct 25, Cable at the CBI

Oct 25, Dee Doocey writes… Just the ticket?

Oct 25, Desert Island Discs

Oct 24, Three Richmond Borough Lib Dems seek support in the ballot for the London Assembly list

Oct 24, Brooke and Hames quiz Cameron

Oct 24, Williams, Russell and Hughes quiz Osborne on the Spending Review

Oct 24, Campbell quizzes Cameron on Trident

Oct 24, Russell, Hughes and Webb on housing benefit

Oct 23, Burstow on Epilepsy

Oct 23, Davey on Post Offices

Oct 23, Stunell writes… Myth-busting: what the Coalition's plans for houses really mean

Oct 21, Teather on the Schools Budget

Oct 20, Baroness Williams: Defence review significant step towards disarmament

Oct 20, Spending Review: Stunell's FAQs

Oct 19, London Liberal Democrats announce Assembly shortlist for 2012

Oct 15, 50 Years of Heathfield Library - Celebration or Wake?

Oct 15, Liberal Democrats back campaign for living wage for school dinner ladies

Oct 15, Fight to Save Day Centres

Oct 15, Cuts to school and family support

Oct 15, The Croft and Hampton Children's Centres

Oct 15, Knight Denounces Council Cuts

Oct 15, Skinner quizzes Cable

Oct 14, Mayoral candidate selection suspended

Oct 14, Susan Kramer: why you should back me for Party President

Oct 14, Tim Farron: why you should back me for Party President

Oct 13, The Postal Services Bill 2010

Oct 13, Vince Cable reports back

Oct 13, Geoff Pope reports back

Oct 13, Cllr Stephen Knight reports back . .

Oct 12, Cable quizzed on tuition fees

Oct 12, Sham Consultation is an Insult to Pre-election Pledge to Consult Properly

Oct 12, University funding must be fair and progressive - Hughes

Oct 11, Vince Cable: Privatisation of the Royal Mail

Oct 11, Tim Farron: my six commitments to the Liberal Democrats

Oct 11, Susan Kramer unlikely to stand again in Richmond Park

Oct 11, "My mother caught my grand-dad rocking me in the pram, saying, 'Repeat after me: I'm a member of the Liberal party'"

Oct 11, Just what is the real cost of the Jubilee Line upgrade fiasco? - Caroline Pidgeon

Oct 11, South West Trains must start selling Oyster tickets - Caroline Pidgeon

Oct 9, Shortage of school places shows education in a mess

Oct 8, Dublin Dee on the up

Oct 8, Tories threaten voluntary sector

Oct 8, Tories plan a 'Richmond for the rich'

Oct 8, Users horrified at day centre closures

Oct 7, The deadline for applications for the Twickenham Panel is November 8.

Oct 6, The mess this country is in

Oct 6, Heathfield

Oct 5, Library users' survey

Oct 4, Ambache joins the race to be Lib Dem London Mayoral candidate

Oct 3, Simulating the Effects of the Alternative Vote in the 2010 UK General Election

Oct 3, The AV Referendum: What Ed M said in his speech

Oct 2, Tories threaten voluntary sector

Oct 2, Susan Kramer: Why I Want To Be Party President

Oct 1, Conference on the Future of Twickenham

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