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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 13]: I HAVE a very simple message. We, the Liberal Democrats, were right about the financial crisis. We warned of the dangers and we led the debate when the crisis came. And now we have a clear vision for the future of the British economy. The Queen is said to have asked why no one warned about the crisis in the banking system. Actually, we did.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 11] Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green, Liberal Democrat): ' . . MY right hon. Friend the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said that my party expects to increase the number of women in this House after the election. Should that fail to be the case, he has said that he will consider an appropriate mechanism, because there does come a point when one will be needed.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 09] . . Susan Kramer : I PARTICULARLY appreciate this opportunity to speak in the debate in defence of my local hospital, Kingston hospital. I am joined in my campaign by my hon. Friend Mr. Davey. We first learned of the risk to the hospital's A&E and maternity departments towards the end of last year. We told NHS officials that we thought the plans were outrageous. Kingston's maternity department deals with nearly 6,000 births a year, and the A and E unit treats more than 100,000 patients a year. It is therefore busier than almost any other hospital that has been mentioned. We agreed that we would hold back from going public with our campaign until the documents had been published. However, we were told in January that the documents would be withheld until after the general election, so we went public with our campaign anyway.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• . . Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon, Liberal Democrat): ON a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am glad that the Leader of the House is in her place-or nearly in her place-for this point of order. Last Thursday, historically, the House agreed without a Division to set up a Back-Bench Business Committee in time for the start of the next Parliament. Will you confirm, Mr. Speaker, that the only way that can be done is if a Standing Order is passed in this Parliament to do that job?
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 10] Nicholas Clegg: ' . . WILL the Prime Minister now admit the truth-that this Government are not tough on criminals, because they are turning the young offenders of today into the hardened criminals of tomorrow?'
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 08] Christopher Huhne (Eastleigh, Liberal Democrat): I am always delighted to follow Keith Vaz who, as usual, has been speaking an awful lot of good sense. I am delighted that his Committee was able to reach a unanimous view on this sensitive issue, and I hope that the Minister and his officials were listening to the points that he raised.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 04] Susan Kramer : TO ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will instruct BRB (Residuary) Ltd. to ensure that no commercial development takes place under the platforms of Waterloo International Terminal which would significantly delay bringing into use the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo for domestic passengers.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• [Mar 04] Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton, Liberal Democrat): I JOIN in the tributes to the late Michael Foot. He was a fantastic campaigner for peace and nuclear disarmament and it is right that hon. Members should mention him at the start of their remarks.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
• Mark Pack writes: IF you go to Amazon searching for "Why vote Liberal Democrat?", edited by Danny Alexander and just published by Biteback, you may be surprised to find yourself being presented instead with a book of the same title from 1997, written by William Wallace. The new book is misfiled by Amazon under the title "Why vote Lib Dem?" but actually the 1997 volume provides an interesting contrast with the 2010 version.
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Fri 12th Mar 2010
• [10 Mar] Baroness Tonge: ' . . THE main reason for the changes to the regulations for Richmond Park and Bushy Park is to raise revenue to rebuild the roads in them. These were originally sandy tracks, which have in recent years been covered in tarmac. They have never been properly metalled or constructed. This means that pollutants from the traffic drain into the park, destroying the special grasslands and thus the whole ecology of the park . .'
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Fri 12th Mar 2010
• SEE, we're not the only ones to love The Almighty Vince.
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
• [Independent, Mar 11]: IN an exclusive interview, Nick Clegg explains how he will decide between Labour and Tories in the event of a hung parliament.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• PUPILS and parents from the Vineyard School have launched a new walking bus to help them get to and from lessons in a safe and healthy way.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• RICHMOND Council is making almost £1 million available for initiatives to boost local economic recovery. The centre piece of this programme will be an intern scheme to support local businesses and help recent graduates to start their careers.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• [Mar 05]: SUSAN Kramer and Vince Cable have reacted with shock at the announcement that Conservatives in the House of Lords will not support a motion that would stop parking charges being introduced in Richmond and Bushy Parks.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• RICHMOND Council's external auditor, private firm PKF, has given the authority an overall grade of 'performing well' in its annual audit letter - an independent review of operational and financial management.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• [Mar 02]: OVER 1,500 Richmond upon Thames pupils will receive offers for secondary school places today, with nearly two-thirds receiving a place at their first preference school.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• SCHOOLS Minister Vernon Coaker has approved the funding agreement for the Hampton and Twickenham Academies - meaning the existing schools are on course to be re-opened as academies in September.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• FIFTEEN young people from Richmond upon Thames have gained NVQs after completing voluntary work placements at Richmond Council. They were presented with their awards at a ceremony in central London, where they were also among the first ever to receive the Prime Minister's Award for National Civic Service, which recognises the contribution children and young people make to the community.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• RESIDENTS are being encouraged to have their say on plans for the future of education for secondary age pupils with special educational needs (SEN), in a consultation launched by Richmond Council this week.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• PROGRESS achieved by Richmond Council and its partners in enabling local people to have more choice and control over their care and support has been recognised after they reached the shortlist for a top government award.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• EVERY road in the Ham and Petersham Low Carbon Zone will have a volunteer Street Champion to promote energy saving measures to their neighbours, in the next step towards significantly reducing the area's carbon footprint.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
[Feb 27]: Caroline Pidgeon MLA writes: 'This week at City Hall I was accused by Boris Johnson of being a "negative Liberal Democrat" when I dared to question him over some of the problems that have happened as a result of the extension of Oyster Pay as You Go to national rail services across London.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
• [Mar 06] Vince Cable: ' . . I THINK we could work with other parties. Why not? I think the public expect us to be grown up and businesslike, and that's how we would approach this . . '
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Vince Cable writes: ' . . I HAVE a generally law-abiding constituency. Yet I had a very atypical advice surgery in Twickenham last week when several cases surfaced involving serious crime. Each caused me to question the role played by prison in dealing with the individuals concerned.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
• [Mar 04] David Heath (Somerton & Frome, Liberal Democrat): ' . . MOST importantly, I hope that amendment (a) is passed. This is the key vote to give control of the timetable of debate in the House back to Members of the House, taking it away from the Executive. If we cannot achieve that, we will have failed as a House in our debates on this matter. I hope that the House is up to the task of agreeing to amendment (a) today . . ' [It was!]
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
• Sarah Teather (Brent East, Liberal Democrat): ' . . I WISH that housing were a greater political issue during the election. I am grateful for Shelter's campaign ahead of the election to raise awareness of the issue, but encouraging people who are in deep housing need and misery to vote is perhaps the most important thing that it can do. The Government have failed significantly to provide affordable housing for my constituents, and I have no faith in the Conservative party's ability to provide for them. I desperately wish that people in housing need would shout louder now. Prospective Governments might then listen to them in the run-up to the election when they are looking for votes.
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Sat 6th Mar 2010
• [Mar 01] Christopher Huhne (Eastleigh, Liberal Democrat): ' . . THE Liberal party's position on control orders is well known, and it has not changed over the past year. They are a violation of fundamental rights and an expensive failure to boot. What has changed is the Government's legal problem. The control order regime has been dealt a major blow by the House of Lords judgment in the case of the Secretary of State for the Home Department v. AF, in which nine Law Lords were unanimous in their view that failure to disclose adequate details of the case against people subject to control orders breached their right to a fair trial under article 6 of the European convention on human rights . . '
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Wed 3rd Mar 2010
• [Mar 02] Cllr Stephen Knight: ' . . I AM pleased to confirm that we are able to set a budget that maintains our services without needing any increase in Council Tax . . '
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