Government "lurching from one crisis to another" says Farron
Reflecting on today's announcement by Chancellor Alistair Darling, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron commented:
6 Oct 2008
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Forward Diary - 6 to 12 October 2008
Monday 6th October:
6 Oct 2008
Standards Committee Complaint: No Further Action
Councillor Lynne Beaumont has been informed that Shepway Standards Committee have decided to take no further action on a complaint received from Mr T Philpott, saying that the complaint was "too trivial to warrant further action, was malicious, politically motivated or tit-for-tat and not serious."
7 Oct 2008
COUNCIL TAX - IT'S BROKE AND WE MUST FIX IT -LIB DEMS
Commenting on Conservative plans on Council Tax, Tania Exley-Moore, Liberal Democrat PPC said "The council tax system is flawed and the Tories' plan doesn't address the long term problems. The only way to get local government finance on a stable footing would be root and branch reform of how councils are funded so that they are less reliant on money from the Government. We believe that the only fair way of doing this is a Local Income Tax, which fairly reflects people's ability to pay.
7 Oct 2008
SATURDAY - FREEDOM NOT FEAR DAY
Saturday 11 October: Freedom Not Fear 2008 - International action day
10 Oct 2008
Tavish Scott to visit Dundee
Tavish Scott, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland, is coming to Dundee later this month to speak with students at the University of Abertay.
6 Oct 2008