News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Teaching to the test fails students - says Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary

Responding to the OFSTED report into the teaching of maths in schools, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Sarah Teather MP said:"This report is a terrible indictment of the Government's policies on testing and league tables. Teaching to the test is the inevitable consequence of the government obsession with ranking schools by their exam results. Despite millions spent on advertising, increased salaries and golden hellos the Government still can't attract enough graduates into teaching. Standards in maths, science and modern languages are all under threat because of a lack of expert staff to teach them."

17 May 2006

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"Hill Farming Allowance should be extended to give hill farmers stability" - Farron

Local MP Tim Farron used a Parliamentary Debate on the Hill Farming Allowance yesterday to ask the Government to extend the current scheme for a further two years.

17 May 2006

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"Fear of crime is still unacceptably high" says Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary

Commenting ahead of the publication of the Audit Commission's report on Neighbourhood Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said:

17 May 2006

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New Liberal Democrat Leader announced

Blackburn with Darwen Liberal Democrats elected Cllr. David Foster as their new Group Leader for 2006/7. Cllr. Foster paid tribute to Cllr. Paul Browne who had been Leader for over 20 years and commented on how the Party had grown from 2 seats to 13 under his leadership.

16 May 2006

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Farron highlights threat to Coronary Care Unit in House of Commons

Local MP Tim Farron today used Health Questions in the House of Commons to highlight the threat to the Westmorland General's Coronary Care Unit. He pointed out the unit could close due to the local hospital trust's deficit, which pales into insignificance when compared to the over spend on the new NHS IT system 'Connecting for Health'.

16 May 2006

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Letter to local newspapers about the review of Older People's Services

Following the vote by Spelthorne Borough Council on the proposals for Older People's Services and Spelride this letter, written by local Liberal Democrat Lawrence Nichols, was printed in both the Surrey Herald and Guardian newspapers.

16 May 2006

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