Dundee LibDems say "thank you" to Nicol Stephen
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Thursday 3rd July) said "thank you" to Nicol Stephen MSP, for all his work as leader of the party in Scotland, as he stood down as party leader.
3 Jul 2008
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Giving power to people and communities
In early July Nick Clegg gave a major speech to the Local Government Association on giving power to people and communities. Local decision making is a core value for Liberal Democrats and something that differentiates us from the Conservatives and Labour.
3 Jul 2008
Dr Liz Dick
Councillor Fraser Macpherson writes : Dundee Liberal Democrats were extremely saddened to learn yesterday of the death of Dr Elizabeth Dick, a stalwart of the local party, and, before the days of the LibDems, of the Dundee SDP.
2 Jul 2008
arron launches huge offensive to stop ward closures
Local MP Tim Farron is issuing a call to arms in the fight to stop the hospital trust from closing medical emergency wards at Westmorland General Hospital. Mr Farron is writing to the thousands of people in his constituency who have signed petitions against the closures and urging them to write to members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, who have the power to refer the closure plans to the Independent NHS Reconfiguration Panel. More than 28,000 people signed the petition.
2 Jul 2008
Farron re-elected as Vice-Chair of Parliamentary dementia awareness group
Local MP Tim Farron was today re-elected as the Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia at their annual general meeting in the House of Commons. The group has recently conducted an inquiry into the use of anti-psychotic drugs on elderly people in care homes.
2 Jul 2008
NHS review: more centralisation from Brown
Bedford Lib Dem parliamentary candidate, Henry Vann has criticised the Labour peer Lord Darzi's NHS "next stage review" in which new plans were set out for the health service.
2 Jul 2008