Tory green tax proposals lack substance - Huhne
Responding to George Osborne's announcement that the Tories are considering raising green taxes, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:
31 Aug 2006
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Lib Dems use their own "MeetUp" for green tax action week
The Liberal Democrats are using an online organising tool similar to MeetUp.com - which was made famous by Howard Dean's Presidential campaign - to organise environmental campaigning across the UK.
26 Aug 2006
Shoplifters should be made to work for community - Hunter
Commenting on the Sentencing Advisory Panel's consultation paper on shoplifting, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Mark Hunter MP said:
26 Aug 2006
Mass Labour defection to Liberal Democrats in Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett's constituency
Dozens of Labour Party members in Margaret Beckett's constituency defected to the Liberal Democrats today in protest at her handling of the Lebanon crisis. They announced their decision at 3.15pm today at the Pakistani Community Centre in Derby.
25 Aug 2006
Conservatives fail to come clean on loans - Rennard
Today quarterly returns published by the Electoral Commission show that the Conservatives have failed to come clean with regard to loans received prior to 1st April 2006.
23 Aug 2006
Immigration scaremongering achieves nothing - Davey
Commenting on the news that more than 427,000 Eastern Europeans have come to work in Britain since the expansion of the European Union, Liberal Democrat Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary, Edward Davey MP said:
22 Aug 2006
David Cameron still avoiding genuine policy commitments
Commenting on David Cameron unveiling the final draft of the Conservative Party's 'Built to Last' document, Chief of Staff to Sir Menzies Campbell, Norman Lamb MP said:
17 Aug 2006
Innovative solutions needed to help first time buyers - Rogerson
Commenting on David Cameron's proposal to massively extend "right to buy" home ownership schemes, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson, Dan Rogerson MP said:
17 Aug 2006
DON'T LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
Important information, which will enable Woking Borough Council to compile the electoral register, will be dropping through every resident's letter box at the end of this week (Friday 18 August).
15 Aug 2006
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