Today over 100 members of the Liberal Democrats attended the West Midlands Regional Conference in Birmingham. The conference was addressed by four MPs - Paul Keetch, Matthew Green, Party President Simon Hughes and Home Affairs spokesperson Mark Oaten as well as the West Midlands Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne.
This morning Colin Ross, Liberal Democrat candidate for Wolverhampton South West took part in the Pensioners Convention Question Time. Almost seventy pensioners attended and each of the three candidates were given ten minutes to speak followed by questions from the floor.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner, Michael Headley, welcomed the news that at long last pensioners look set to be entitled to free local bus travel.
Responding to the government's budget, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner, Michael Headley said:
Liberal Democrat campaigner, Mike Treleaven will be taking his petition calling for 'Water Justice' to Totnes on Saturday. This petition calls for Government action to stop the grossly unfair situation we have now where 3% of the country's population pay for the clean up of 30% of the nation's beaches.
Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Robinson has challenged our MP to support a Lib Dem bill to bring mobile phone masts under strict planning control. He said, "The Conservatives did a deal with the phone companies when they were in government to cut planning controls for masts. It is easier to get planning permission for a mast than it is for a front porch. This is an alarming situation and needs to be addressed."