Recycling To Get Greener - Walkergate Councillors support recycling improvements
Lib Dem councillors have agreed plans to improve the Council's household recycling service over the coming year.
24 Mar 2008
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Iraq: Hold Your MP to Account
Britain only invaded Iraq because MPs voted for it. Asked on 18th March 2003 to support Tony Blair's motion for military action against Iraq, Labour and Conservative MPs lined up to vote "aye". Both the Conservative and Labour front benches in the House of Commons, including Folkestone and Hythe MP Michael Howard, supported the war. The Conservatives even argued that the Government wasn't being tough enough.
24 Mar 2008
Hythe West Councillor SHAME: Linda Oliver Misses 6 out of 8 Meetings
Claims by local Conservatives that Hythe West could be properly represented by Councillors who moved to Bath last year have been destroyed by official figures. Attendance records show Conservative Councillor Linda Oliver has attended just TWO of the last 8 Hythe and Shepway Full Council meetings.
24 Mar 2008
LIB DEMS BACK CALL TO INCREASE STATUTORY REDUNDANCY PAY
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat is backing calls to increase statutory redundancy pay.
24 Mar 2008
The Health Service
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24 Mar 2008
Bank of England and Treasury must act decisively to head off a recession
Central bankers stepped up efforts to pump funds into the global financial system today as Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, met heads of the UK's five biggest banks following days of stock market turmoil and rumours of market manipulation by short-sellers. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg urged the Bank of England and the Treasury to act decisively to head off a recession, in a statement he said:
24 Mar 2008