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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
2011 December - November - October News Stories:
December 28
December 27
December 24
December 23
- • Twickenham Station development: 'scandalous lost opportunity'
- • Tory '˜scrooge' refuses to pay home care workers a living wage
- • Homelessness fear in countdown to New Year housing benefit cuts
- • True quizzed on Teddington Hospital
- • Nick Clegg's speech to Demos and the Open Society Foundation
- • Oakeshott quizzes Freud on Winter Fuel Payments
- • Clegg quizzed at DPMQs
- • Kramer quizzes Sassoon on Public Service Pensions . .
- • . . and on Private Capital Investment
December 20
December 19
- • Tonge on the NHS Bill
- • Williams on the NHS Bill
- • Kramer on the Transport for London Bill
- • Kramer quizzes Sassoon on banking
- • Campbell, Bruce, Horwood, Swinson, Smith, Mulholland, Russell and Hughes quiz Cameron on Europe
- • Kramer quizzes Attlee on Heathrow
- • Tim Farron writes: Sorry Dave, but you're no Mrs. T
- • Julian Huppert writes: promoting innovative science and technology, safeguarding NHS data for research
- • Andrew Stunell writes'¦ Tackling empty homes is shaping up to be a Coalition success story
- • Doocey reports on a very busy 2011
- • Vince Cable on the Andrew Marr show
December 13
- • BBC News - Vince Cable: Britain's future lies with Europe
- • Lib Dem candidate visits Feltham success story
December 12
December 11
- • A quick bluffers guide to what's happened in the EU
- • Mike Tuffrey condemns childish actions of Conservative Assembly Members in blocking debate on cycle safety
December 10
- • Nick Clegg turns fire on David Cameron over Europe veto
- • Decision time for the Twickenham station scheme
- • Tories plan 500% increase in fee for disabled parking badge
- • Richmond Council treats older people as second class citizens
- • Lib Dems win council backing for Whitton bus route campaign
- • Lib Dems call for home care improvements
- • Cable quizzed
- • Thurso and Swales quiz Cameron at PMQs
December 9
December 2
- • Feltham by-election: the first advert
- • Tonge on AIDS
- • Swinson and Williams R quiz Cameron
- • Doocey on the Protection of Freedoms Bill
- • Kramer quizzes Sassoon on the Autumn Statement
December 1
- • Doocey on the Human Trafficking (Further Provisions and Support for Victims) Bill
- • Roger Crouch on the Feltham by-election
- • Feltham and Heston by-election: come and help Lib Dem's Roger Crouch make an impact today!
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November 28
November 26
- • Sky News: Vince Cable on making it easier to hire and fire workers
- • What to do with the Clifden road site: A message from Vince Cable
- • Council told to think again about absurd ˜villages
- • Tiny free schools will be disaster
- • Tories plan £3 million cuts to fund school 6th forms
- • Tory Council scraps affordable housing in favour of new multi-storey car park in Twickenham
November 25
- • Council heads for £3.9 million budget surplus as services axed
- • Cable on Economic Growth and Employment`
- • Burstow on Bowel Cancer Screening
- • Rogerson on Feed-in Tariffs
- • Huhne on Feed-in Tariffs
- • Huhne on the Annual Energy Statement
- • Reid quizzes Cameron at PMQs
- • Doocey on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
November 24
November 23
- • Was there a Clegg coup? Review of The Clegg Coup* " Britain's First Coalition Government Since Lloyd George by Jasper Gerard
- • Andrew Stunell MP writes: Todays Housing Strategy will deliver the homes and growth we need
- • Cleggmania: Round Two?
- • Nick Clegg and the rise of celebrity politics in Britain
November 22
- • Tasers in every Met car would undermine community policing across London " Dee Doocey
- • Tasers in every Met car would undermine community policing across London
- • Local Apprenticeships Reach Record High
November 19
- • My haven: Where does Business Secretary, Vince Cable escape the pressures of office? In the library at his London home
- • Tim Farron: Labour 'utterly dishonest' about state of economy
- • Huppert: British drug policy is not working
- • Norman Lamb MP writes: Why we need to keep an open mind on Hinchingbrooke
- • Brian Paddick holds Bushy Park talks
- • Reid on Fuel Duty
- • Doocey on the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill
November 18
- • Clegg quizzed at DPMQs
- • Oakeshott: ˜ . . a sharp rise in unemployment this winter is set in stone . . "
November 15
- • Here is Vince Cable's chance to save the pub
- • Secondary school places: report for the Scrutiny Committee November 21
November 13
November 12
- • Huppert, Munt and Brooke quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Kramer on the Procedure of the House
- • Tonge quizzes Howe on Caesarean Sections
- • Doocey on the Protection of Freedoms Bill
- • Hamwee on the Protection of Freedoms Bill
- • Tonge: ˜ . . I am a simple soul . . I [am] a barefoot doctor trying to protect patients and my staff from the ravages of health service reorganisation . .
- • Brake, Huppert and Hancock quiz May on border controls
- • Hughes quizzes Cameron on the Eurocrisis
- • Crockart, Hughes and Farron quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Williams on the Health and Social Care Bill
November 10
November 8
- • Tories frustrate 20 mph zones
- • New homes MUST be affordable
- • Conservatives reject action on air and water pollution
- • Fares rocket under Boris
- • First Priority: Inclusive Secondary School
- • School starts four months late
- • Cuts Too Far: Conservative-run council hoards millions whilst cutting services for young and old
November 2, 2011
- • Special Council meeting November 1
- • 10 Lib Dems calls for emergency recovery programme
- • Cable on apprenticeships
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October 31, 2011
- • Sheltered housing budgets under threat
- • Lib Dem affordable housing schemes see 216 new homes handed over
- • Fresh veg off the menu at Council day care centres?
October 29
- • Caroline Pidgeon's transport newsletter number 13
- • Cable quizzed
- • Tonge quizzes Hill on Sex and Relationships Education
- • Horwood on the EU Referendum
- • Campbell and Swinson quiz Cameron on Libya and the European council
- • Hames, Lloyd and Brake quiz Cameron at PMQs
- • Shirley Williams on the Health & Social Care Bill
- • Tonge on the Health and Social Care Bill
- • Tonge quizzes Howell on Palestine
October 27
October 26
October 25
October 23
October 20
October 19
October 17
- • Lib Dems call extraordinary council meeting to press for consultation on new school
- • Tories ignore public outcry over Heatham House sell off
- • Secondary schools should maintain links with the council - Eady
October 16
October 15
- • Huhne on the Weightman Report (Fukushima)
- • Clegg quizzed at DPMQs
- • Tonge on the Health & Social Care Bill
- • Greaves on the Health & Social Care Bill
- • Owen on the Health & Social Care Bill - twice
- • Beith and Reid quiz Cameron
October 14
- • Jenny Willott writes: 18 months and over a Billion pounds - Lib Dem victory on Women's State Pension Age
- • Vince Cables speech to Innovate 2011, Design Centre, Islington
- • Where Lynne Featherstone leads, David Cameron follows "once again"
- • Sarah Teather writes: Pupil Premium " coming to a school near you
- • Jeremy Browne writes: World Day Against the Death Penalty
October 13
October 10
- • Abolishing the ˜linked schools system: who gains? who loses? A forecast for Orleans Park
- • 2011 December - November - October News Stories
October 9
- • Vince Cable emerges as Lib Dems' favourite - and candidate to succeed Nick Clegg
- • Vince Cable - EU growth speech, Bucharest, 29 September 2011
- • Vince Cable at WorldSkills Leaders Forum [video]
October 8
- • Brian Paddick writes: Policing the riots
- • Tonge quizzes Wallace on Population Growth
- • Tonge on Female Genital Mutilation
- • Doocey on the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill
- • Hamwee on the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill
- • The Independent View: One of Vince Cable's greatest actions to date
- • Vince Cable on UK's manufacturing future
October 7
- • Thirty children will not be able to start at Orleans Infant School, in St Margaret's, until January [RTT]
- • Lib Dems challenge Richmond's support for ˜Thames Tunnel Commission'
- • Tories frustrate 20 mph limits - Elloy
- • Council uses 340 temps whilst making council staff redundant
- • Tory secondary school policies don't add up - Eady
October 6
- • The debate on the Inclusive Schools petition [Sep 13]
- • Merlene Emerson on Green Technology [video]
October 5