"If Gordon Brown has nothing to hide then he should have no qualms making it crystal clear to Sir Gus that the Iraq Inquiry must have what it needs," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.
Following the Scottish Liberal Democrats publishing figures on Thursday showing that many colleges are turning away four times as many applicants as last year and long waiting lists at many colleges, Dundee City Council Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Cllr Fraser Macpherson, today (Saturday 30th January) said that through a Freedom of Information Request made by the Liberal Democrats, it had been revealed that Dundee College has a waiting list of 765.
"A lasting and sustainable recovery can only be achieved if we correct these fundamental imbalances," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
Dave Hodgson was elected Mayor of Bedford Borough in October last year, and took office 100 days ago this week. Despite this short timeframe and a toxic financial inheritance from the Conservative County Council, a review of the first months of Dave Hodgson's period in office shows that he is getting things done for local residents and is working with his Liberal Democrat colleagues to make Bedford Borough a great place to live, work and do business.
Councillor Robin Lawrence, who is standing as the next MP for Wolverhampton South Wets for the Liberal Democrats, says pensioners are missing out on Cold Weather Payments due to a ridiculously complicated central government system for making claims.
Whitby Liberal Democrats have selected their candidate to fight the borough council by-election in Mayfield Ward. They have selected 67 year old ex-teacher Chris Cawood. Chris was born in the West Riding where he worked as a teacher for 27 years. He moved to Whitby and ran the Lealholm Village Shop for 14 years but is now retired.