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Urban derelict land should be transformed for the community
Tue 8th Jul 2008
Derelict land in urban areas should be transformed to meet the need for more quality public spaces that foster community bonds and reduce anti-social behaviour, Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg said at an event hosted by the think-tank Demos.
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Lib Dem commitment on MP expenses
Mon 7th Jul 2008
Crawley Liberal Democrats have welcomed the announcement by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg that his party is to unilaterally introduce many of the expenses proposals that were rejected last week by MPs at Westminster.
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![Westminster Clock Tower Big Ben / Houses of Parliament [Photo: Emma Cooley]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/130.jpeg "Westminster Clock Tower Big Ben / Houses of Parliament [Photo: Emma Cooley]")
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Take the Neighbourhood Watch Quiz
Sun 22nd Jun 2008
The Neighbourhood & Homewatch Network (England and Wales) web-site (www.mynhw.co.uk) is now up and running with lots of useful tips and advice on home and neighbourhood safety. They also list events and training guides you can download to find out about all aspects of Neighbourhood watch.
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Lib Dems plan green firms' rebate
Fri 20th Jun 2008
Speaking at a joint press event with Greenpeace, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said that companies that "green" their premises with energy-saving improvements should be offered a rebate or reduced bill.
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Don't go without your card warns Lib Dem MEP!
Fri 20th Jun 2008
Holidaymakers should make sure they have a card that entitles them to free medical treatment across Europe. In 2006 the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) replaced the old E111 form needed to get medical treatment in the EU.
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If China, Russia and America don't need it, why do we?"
Thu 12th Jun 2008
Lib Dem MP, Jenny Willott has presented to parliament a Bill in parliament to remove DNA records for individuals who are not charged or are acquitted of crimes in an attempt to stem the flow of personal data held by government agencies on British citizens.
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Laura Moffatt fails to defend freedom in Commons vote on 42 days
Thu 12th Jun 2008
Sir Menzies Campbell used his first parliamentary speech since resigning as the Liberal Democrat leader to issue a rallying call to MPs to accept that their duty to protect freedom "transcends all of our other responsibilities". Crawley's Labour MP, Laura Moffatt failed to respond to that call and allowed the Government's 42 days detention without trial bill to get through the House of Commons by just nine votes.
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NHS should be transformed into a People's Health Service
Tue 10th Jun 2008
Speaking ahead of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has criticised the Government's record of waste and inefficient centralised control in the health service, which has led to widening health inequalities.
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ID cards 'could threaten privacy' - Select Committee Report
Mon 9th Jun 2008
The Home Affairs Select Committee has called for proper safeguards on the plans for compulsory ID cards to stop "function creep" threatening privacy. It wants a guarantee that the scheme will not be expanded without MPs' approval. The government says that the scheme would not be used as a surveillance tool. However, the Committee's report said "We seek the further assurance that any initiative to broaden the scope of the scheme will only be proposed after consulting the information commissioner and on the basis that proposals will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny in draft form,". Committee chairman Keith Vaz said there could be "potentially disastrous consequences" if data was mishandled.
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World Environment Day: Government wasting time on climate change
Thu 5th Jun 2008
Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson has marked World Environment Day by criticising the Government for wasting time in the fight against climate change. Figures produced this week by the Office of National Statistics reveal that the UK's greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by just 0.4% since 1999.
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Tory come lately
Sun 25th May 2008
The Conservatives have recently been making a great deal of noise about the need to compensate people who lose out as a result of Labour's decision to double the 10p income tax starter rate. But they refused to support a compensation package when one was proposed last year!
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Strasbourg chaos for another year.
Fri 23rd May 2008
One of Crawley's Lib Dem MEPs, Sharon Bowles, reports that on one day MEPs voted on dates for next year's Strasbourg calendar and the next they get stranded.
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Lib Dem candidate no longer a "Fire Hazard"
Wed 21st May 2008
Darren Wise, Lib Dem candidate at the last local elections in Southgate and previously in Furnace Green, is celebrating the fact he is no longer classed as a "Fire Hazard" by UGC Cinemas. Darren, who is a wheelchair user, has been prevented for the last 10 years from going to the Cinema on his own as he was deemed a "Fire Hazard" by them - and they insisted he could only go if he was accompanied.
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New database an Orwellian step too far
Tue 20th May 2008
Ministers are to consider plans for a database of electronic information holding details of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK, it has emerged. The plans, reported in the Times, are at an early stage and may be included in the draft Communications Bill later this year, the Home Office confirmed.
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Clegg voices Afghan campaign fears
Sun 18th May 2008
Failure in Afghanistan would be "devastating" while the Nato mission was "hanging in the balance", Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said on a visit. Speaking during his first trip there, Mr Clegg warned that without lasting peace and stability Afghanistan could revert to a "pariah state. The consequences of failure would be devastating," he said.
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New Hospital for Crawley
Sat 17th May 2008
Northgate Councillor, Gordon Seekings, was the representative of the Liberal Democrats at today's rally for a new hospital for Crawley. The text of his speech is below:
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Government Departments failing to make Green travel choices
Thu 8th May 2008
Government departments are failing to reduce unnecessary travel or investigate green alternatives to air travel. The Tandberg report, published today, found departments are failing to adequately record travel and rarely ask civil servants to justify their journeys, for example by asking if they had considered tele or video conferencing as an alternative.
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56.7%
Conservative: 19796 (+3.2%)
27.7%
Liberal Democrat: 9680 (+1.7%)
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Green Party: 1321 (+0.5%)
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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