Dundee LibDems back 4p cut in income tax
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Tuesday 18th September) backed radical new tax plans that will drop the basic rate of income tax to its lowest level since 1916.
18 Sep 2007
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'FUTURE OF TOURISM DEPENDS ON FUTURE OF FARMING' - FARRON
Local MP Tim Farron, speaking yesterday in the tourism debate on the floor of the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Brighton, has highlighted the vital link between farming and tourism. Mr Farron said that landscape is the foundation of our tourism industry and it is therefore essential to protect farming given that that landscape is maintained and managed by our farmers.
18 Sep 2007
FARRON CHAIRS FARMERS FRINGE MEETING
Local MP Tim Farron has called for a regionalised relaxation to the Foot and Mouth movement ban while chairing a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton. Tim was joined at the meeting by Peter Kendall (President, NFU), Dr Helen Phillips (CEO, Natural England) and Roger Williams MP (Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesman).
18 Sep 2007
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats win the Albert Ingham Award
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats' successful Park Ward campaign has won the Albert Ingham Award at the Party's conference in Brighton. The Award is in recognition of campaign that saw Robin Lawrence elected in May.
19 Sep 2007
Consultation Announced on Cheriton Tesco Expansion Plan
Tesco has announced plans to extend it's store in Cheriton, Folkestone, and will will be launching an exhibition of the proposals in the store next month. The proposed expansion of the store would increase the current floor area from around 6,500 sq. metres with 401 car parking spaces to 10,200 sq. metres with 633 parking spaces.
18 Sep 2007
Benefit system too complex says Paul Rowen
Paul Rowen MP, in Brighton for the Liberal Democrat Conference, has told a Fringe Meeting of the Public and Commercial Services Union that, "The Government has failed the most vulnerable people over the last decade." Mr Rowen was speaking at the meeting called: 'The future of welfare delivery.'
18 Sep 2007