News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Successful stalls in Wombourne and Albrighton

Fund-raising stalls have been held at the Wombourne Carnival and Albrighton Fair. And very successful they were too. In very hot sunshine in Wombourne on July 2nd there was a continuous queue of people which lasted three hours. Albrighton on 8th July was much cooler yet still they came to the Lib Dem stall. A Shropshire Star reporter decided the stall was the place to be and took numerous photos with Penn member June Hemsley as the star. A number of Albrighton ladies of a blue rinse nature opened their purses to support the Lib Dems urging us to fight Labour as the local Tories were either invisible or useless. Yes madam we will. We will use your donation to defeat Labour in Park Ward. We have already trounced the Tories and they are no longer in the running!

9 Jul 2006

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Lib Dem MP accuses Prescott of taking tycoon's gifts

The Metropolitan Police have been asked to investigate whether John Prescott broke anti-corruption laws when he accepted an invitation to stay with Philip Anschutz, the billionaire owner of the Millennium Dome. Norman Baker, the sleaze-busting Liberal Democrat MP, wrote to The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, John Yates, asking him to investigate whether John Prescott broke anti-corruption laws when he accepted an invitation to stay with Philip Anschutz, the billionaire owner of the Millennium Dome.

9 Jul 2006

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ASBO Success In Eyres Monsell

Nathan March has now been given a anti-social behaviour order (ASBO), which bans him from entering the Eyres Monsell estate until June 2008. Residents of the area who see him on the estate before then should contact the Police at Welford Road on 222 2222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

8 Jul 2006

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Digital TV switch must be "green" to prevent extra CO2 emissions

Liberal Democrats have warned the Government that a failure to make the switch to digital television 'green' will result in 137 000 tonnes of extra C02 emissions.

8 Jul 2006

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UK National Identity Card (Design Mock-up)

Government is covering up the facts about ID cards

The Freedom of Information watchdog ordered the Department of Work and Pensions to publish its findings about how the cards could fight ID fraud, the department has decided to appeal against the ruling. Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said "The public has a right to know if the billions of pounds the government is committing to this massive project will be money well spent. It is a measure of the government's failure to justify ID cards that during the passage of the bill they never once released a full estimate of its costs and impact."

7 Jul 2006

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Official: They Just DON'T Care

A recent spot check on a Folkestone Town Centre car park confirms the decline in our area. Shellons Street car park near Guildhall Street was selected at random, but the check revealed at least seven major issues with the state of the car park, from litter to graffiti, uncut verges to damaged kerbs.

7 Jul 2006

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