In January's issue of Park Ward Focus local Lib Dems started a campaign to get door to door recycling collection in Park Ward. The Council promised to try to get it done in September.
The United Nations World summit, which begins today may be set to end in disagreement as rows continue over a number of key issues, including the definition of terrorism, non-proliferation, and reform of the UN. The United Nations final draft document has little progress on plans for UN reform or on aid. There is no new money for aid or debt relief, and the language on fair trade has been weakened. Nor has there been movement on climate change, arms proliferation or expansion of the Security Council.
Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake and former speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly Lord Alderdice are hosting a seminar, sponsored by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, between Israeli and Palestinian politicians from today until 15th September in Belfast.
The Conservative administration at County Hall has announced that they will be hiring Consultants to carry out a financial review - less than one year after the Council completed the last review. The Liberal Democrat councillors on Surrey County Council are pressing the Conservative Administration to make savings in administrative costs, to make the County Council more efficient and to cut wasted spending.
Rail passengers can look forward to compensation if their trains are delayed, following a vote by the European Parliament's Transport Committee on 19 April. MEPs are also insisting that compensation - whether cash refunds or vouchers - should be given not just to international rail passengers but also to passengers on domestic journeys, including commuters. And they want cash refunds to be based on a simple, easy-to-understand scale.
The Liberal Democrats have condemned the fact countries with poor human rights records, such as China, Columbia and Indonesia have been invited to biennial Defence Systems and Equipment International in Docklands.