Historic powers in the Localism Act pass down to communities
A host of new powers to put communities back in charge of their own affairs has become a reality as the Coalition Government's localism agenda takes another major step forward.
20 Jan 2012
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Action in Brookvale and Kings Furlong
Basingstoke Lib Dems believe in keeping you informed of action in their area. Here are some of the highlights of action from Cllr Doris Jones.
18 Jan 2012
Nick Clegg hails big step towards ending ‘who you know, not what you know’ culture
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg MP ...
21 Jan 2012
Tesco Fails To Impress
"Tesco has failed to impress both the County Council's highway engineers and the Borough Council's retail consultant with its planning application for a new superstore on the former Smiths Industries site. Both have serious concerns about the viability of Tesco's application," reports councillor Doris Jones.
18 Jan 2012
Stephen Williams: Miliband talks while Liberal Democrats deliver
Responding to Ed Miliband's comments on the Andrew Marr Show, Co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Treasury Committee, Stephen Williams said:
19 Jan 2012
Changes to disability payment qualification time welcome – Thomas
Commenting on the news the Coalition Government has accepted a Liberal Democrat amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill to halve the time seriously disabled people will have to wait to be eligible for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) from six months to three months, Member of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Work and Pensions, Baroness [Celia] Thomas, who tabled the amendment, said:
18 Jan 2012